ML20093F512

Informs That Eb Branch Will Be Testifying on Behalf of Util in Place of Dl Leone.Branch Resume & Certificate of Svc Encl.Related Correspondence

ML20093F512
Person / Time
Site:	Braidwood
Issue date:	07/16/1984
From:	Becker B ISHAM, LINCOLN & BEALE
To:	Cassel D BUSINESS & PROFESSIONAL PEOPLE FOR THE PUBLIC INTERES
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OL, NUDOCS 8407190270
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Dear Doug:

Please be advised that Ernest B. Branch will be testifying on behalf of Commonwealth Eison Company in place of Donald L. Leone. Mr. Branch, like Mr. Leone, is an engineer at Sargent & Lundy, and Mr. Branch will adopt Mr. Leone's testimony. Mr. Branch's professional qualifications and job responsibilities will be filed temorrow.

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/g Resume ERNEST B. BRANCH Associate end Mechanical Design Director l

J EDUCATION l

Virginio Polytectnic Institute - B.S. Engineering Mechanics - 1964 REGISTRATION Professional Engineer - Illinois Appointed Associate - 1973 RESPONSIBILITIES Mr. Branch is the mechanical design director with responsibility for the Engineering Mechanics Division and the Mechanical Design & Drafting Division. He is responsible

- for the integration and coordination of the divisions' output with that of other divisions and departments. He assigns crecs of responsibility to each division and ensures that the divisions perform all assigned work within budget, within schedule and with an acceptable level of quality. He performs other functions and tasks os required by the assistant department mone;;er or the department manager.

EXPERIENCE Mr. Branch has extersive experience in the stress analysis of piping systems and mechonical equipment for power plants. Before assuming his position as mechenical design director, he was . the head of Sorgent & Lundy's Engineering Mechanics Division. in this capacity, Mr. Branch directed a group of systems analysts, component onelysts, and computer specialists. The division's scope of work involved stress ano!> sis of the piping systems and associated mechanical equipment for major steam-electric generating stations, both recleor- and fossil-fueled. The division has been responsible for evoluoting the seismic qualifications of the safety-related l mechonical and electrical equipment used in nuclear plants and provided the piping and. equipment criterio used in Safety Analysis Reports. The division also has done design ond analysis for penetration assemblies and performed hydraulic ond thermal transient onelyses for piping and mechanical equipment.

Prior to joining Sorgent & Lundy in 1969, Mr. Branch did stress analysis of piping systems for novol nuclear power plants. He determined the specification

. requirements for the purchase of pip ng, fittings and volves, and qualified certain pieces of equipment for shock analysis and testing.

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. ERNEST B. BRANCH MEMBERSHIPS American Society of Mechanical Engineers ASME - Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code e Section 111 Committee d~ ~ e Section lli Subgroup on Design e Section 111 Working Group on Piping PU5LICATIONS'

" Stress-Limits for Class 2 and Class 3 Components under Upset, Emergency, and Faulted Conditions," E. Branch and J. Gascoyne, ASME Paper #76-PVP-61 "The impact of ASME Section 111," Power Magazine, October 1975

" Economic impact of Seismic Requirements in Nuclear Power Stations," E. Branch and R. Small, Sorgent & Lundy General Engineering Conference - 1971

" Transient Tharmal Gradient Stress," Heating / Piping / Air Conditioning - January 1971 O

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e Resume ERNEST B. BRANCH SELECTED EXPERIENCE RECORD Nuclear Power Plant Desion Preicets Roted Gross Operating Assignment Stetton - Unit MW Date(s) CHent Assionment Date(s)

Zion I&2 1130 1973/1974 Commonwealth Edison Divisicn Head 1974 to 1981 (each) Company Quod Cities 1&2 850 1972 Commcnweetth Edison Division Heod 1973 to 1981 (each) Compey Marble Hill 1&2 l175 1986/1987 Public Service Indiec Division Head 1973 to 1981 (coch)

Clinton I&2 985 1984/ Deferred Illinois Power Company Division Head 1972 to 1981 (each)

Braidwood l&2 1875 ~1985/1986 Commonwealth Edison Division Head 1972 to 1981 (eoch) Company Byron l&2 1875 1984/1985 Commonwealth Edison Division Heod 197! to 1981 (each) Company Dresden 2&3 850 1971 Commonwealth Edison Division Head 1970 to 1931 (coch) Compey ,

La soile l&2 1122 1982/1983 Commonwealth Edison Division Head 1970 to 1981 (esch) Company Zimmer i 839 1984 The Cineimati Ces & Division Heod 1970 to 1981 Electric Company -

Boit!y N3 684 Concelled Northern Indicno Division Heod 1970 to 1981 P4 tic Service Company ,

, Errico Fermi 2 1123 1983 Detroit Edison Cornpony Division Head 1970 to 1981 Corrott County 1875 2000/2001 Commonwealth Edison Division Heod 1978 to 1979 1&2 (coch) Company Fort St.Vroin i 341 - 1979 Public Service Company Division Heod 1970 to 1979 of Colorado M

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