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Prefiled Testimony of Dr Wright on 840816 in Glen Rose,Tx. Pp 1-9
ML20095C120
Person / Time
Site: Comanche Peak  Luminant icon.png
Issue date: 08/16/1984
From: David Wright
BROWN & ROOT, INC. (SUBS. OF HALLIBURTON CO.), TEXAS UTILITIES ELECTRIC CO. (TU ELECTRIC)
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ML20095C073 List:
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OL-2, NUDOCS 8408220385
Download: ML20095C120 (9)


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'8- PREFILED TESTIMONY OF DANNY RAY WRIGHT 9 AUGUST 16, 1984

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,-:), - 33 l~4- PREFILED TESTIMONY-OF DANNY RAY WRIGHT, taken on

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11 6 and numbered cause, at Glen Rose Motor Inn locatoc 17 a t- liig hwa y 67 &- FM Road 201,,in the City of1 Glen. <

18 --- R o s e , County of Somervell and State of Texas,.before ,

'19 Janet' E.. Schaffer, a' Certified Shorthand Reporter in

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IAPPEARANCES:

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APPEARING FOR APPLICANTS

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2 Ithe-witness hereinbefore. named, being first duly s 3 cautioned and sworn to. testify the truth,-the whole s

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6 MR. WATKINS: My name is McNeill 7 Watkins, counsel for Applicants in these license IL . proceedings.

This is the prepared direct testimony 9 of Danny Wright. Mr. Wright is a Brown &. hoot

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10' employee at Comanche Peak. lie is appearing as a '-

11- ' witness voluntarily.in this proceeding and has not J12 been subpoenaed-by any party.

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15' Q. Mr. Wright, would you state.your full n a m e ','

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17[ A .- Danny Ray Wright. '

18 Q. Wh'o'is-your employer?

A. Brown s Root.

20 Q. And where are you employed? -

21 A. dtiComanche Peak-Steam Electric Station.

x; 2 2 :. Q.' What is your badge number?

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24 'O; What is your job title?

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's 1 . Q. How .long-have you been a welder'at Comanche

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.3: A. . _Approximately 7 and-a-half years.-

4 Q.L Do you know Jackie Ables?

,5. A. Yes, I do.

6 Q '. =Who is Mr. Ables?

7 A. He was a welder for Brown & R o o't .

8 10 . D'o you know when he left his employment at

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' 10' A. Approxicately;two months ago'.

11 Q. Do you know Richard Simpson?

12 A. Yes, I do.

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14. A. He is~.a -pipe fitter for Brown & Root.  !

I 15- Q. Is he employed at Comanche' Peak at this 16 time?

17 A ,. Yes,'he'is.

18 Q. Do you recall working o na welding job with 19' Jackie-Ables'and Richard'Simpson on a Saturday i n 20 January 19847

21 'A . . Yes, I do.

22 , Q. , What was the date?-

, .23 - A. January the 14th. -

24 Q. When did-you begin working with them on.

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45 Q. . >Would-you please describe.'those welds?

E 6 A. ,To.thie best of my memory, two.six-inch

, '7: welds on either side of= a valve.

8 Q. - App rox ima'tely how far' apart were the welds?

, 9 A. I would say two, feet.

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15- A. 'Yes,_I did.

, 16. -Q. What did you do? ,

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3 Q. Mr.. Wright, at any time that you worked on 4 these welds with Mr. Ables, Saturday night and early t

$ Sunday morning, were they presented for a final VT -

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7 A.- 1h) , they weren't. ,

) 8' .Q. At any time during your work with Nr. Ables 9 that night, did~you see'any~0C inspectors?

10 A. No, I didn't.

11 . 0. When you left~ work at 1:30 a.m. were those

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16 THE WITNESS: Yes, it does..

. 17 MR. WATKINSt. Thank you.

18 THE WITNESS: .Thank you.

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16 17 l 1, DANNY RAY WRIGHT, have.rcad the 18' foregoing deposition, and hereby affix my signature that.same is true and correct,-except as noted -

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I' - 20 DANNY RAY WRIGHT -

GUBSCRIBED'and sworn-to:before me this the day of _ _

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k- 2 3 I, Janet E. Schaffer, RPR, Certified Shorthand 4

4 . Reporter in and for the State of Texas, do hereby L

5 certify'that there came before me on the 16th day of

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6 August, A.'D.,'1984, at the Glen Rose Motor Inn, L 2 ,

7 Glen Rose,. Texas, the following named person, to-wit:

8 Danny' Ray Wright, who was-by me duly sworn to 9 testify the truth and nothing but the truth of his 10 knowledge touching and 'concerning the matters in

- 11 controversy in this cause; and that he was thereuponi

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14 said witness before any notary public.

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16 I--further' certify that I am neither attorncy'or.

17' counsel for, nor related to or?e~mployed by, any of a

18' the parties to the action in which this deposition 19^ is taken,-and further that I'am n'ot ~a relative ~ or

20 . employee of any attorney or counsel employed by the 21- parties hereto, or financially intarested in the ,

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24 In' witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand ,

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25 and affixed my seal this . day.of A'ugust , A.D.,

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