ML20154R294

Clarifies Staff Position That,Absent Good Cause,Nrc Expects Util to Complete short-term & long-term Insps Required by Bulletin 88-001 & to Confirm in Writing That Corrective Actions Have Been Completed by Fuel Load

ML20154R294
Person / Time
Site:	Comanche Peak
Issue date:	06/01/1988
From:	Charemagne Grimes NRC OFFICE OF SPECIAL PROJECTS
To:	Counsil W TEXAS UTILITIES ELECTRIC CO. (TU ELECTRIC)
References
IEB-88-001, IEB-88-1, NUDOCS 8806070259
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June 1, 1988 Docket Nos, o0-445 and 50-446 Mr. William G. Counsil Executive Vice President Texas Utilities Electric Company 400 No. Olive Street, L.B. 81 Dallas, Texas 75201

SUBJECT:

NRC BULLETIN 88-01, DEFECTS IN WESTINGHOUSE CIRCUIT BREAKERS We have reviewed your interim response to NRC Bulletin 88-01 (NRCB 88-01) dated April 8, 1988 (TXX-88377). Your response comits to perform inspections outlined in Westinghouse Technical Bulletin NSID-TB-87-11 dated December 1, 1987 on the 48 Class 1E DS-416 breakers in Comanche Peak Unit 1 by fuel load (June 1,1989) and the Unit 2 Class 1E DS-416 breakers by Unit 2 fuel load (unscheduled). You have also committed to documenting and maintaining the inspection results in accordance with plant procedures, and plar.ing in inoperable status and controlling under site procedures any breakers not meeting the acceptance criteria of the technical bulletin.

The purpose of this letter is to clarify the staff's position that, absent good cause, the staff expects you to complete the short-term and long-term inspections required by NRCB 88-01 and to confirm in writing to the NRC that the corrective actions, if needed, have been completed, by no later than fuel load for each of your units. In providing this confirmation, you should follow the specific reporting requirements contained in the NRCB.

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Docket Nos. 50-445 and 50-446 Mr. William G. Counsil Executive Vice President Texas Utilities Electric Company 400 No. Olive Street, L.B. 81 Dallas, Texas 75201

SUBJECT:

NRC BULLETIN 88-01, DEFECTS IN WESTINGHOUSE CIRCUIT BREAKERS We have reviewed your interim response to NRC Bulletin 88-01 (NRCB 88-01) dated April 8, 1988 (TXX-88377). Your response comits to perfonn inspections outlined in Westinghouse Technical Bulletin NSID-TB-87-11 dated December 1, 1987 on the 48 Class IE 05-416 breakers in Comanche Peak Unit 1 by fuel load:

(June 1,.1989) and the Unit 2 Class 1E 05-416 breakers by Unit 2' fuel load (unscheduled). You have also comitted to documenting and maintaining the inspection results in accordance with plant procedures, and placing in inoperable status and controlling under site procedures any breakers not meeting the acceptance criteria of the technical bulletin.

The purpose of this letter is to clarify the staff's position that, absent good cause, the staff expects you to complete the short-term and long-term inspections required by NRCB 88-01 and to confirm in writing to the NRC that the corrective actions, if needed, nave been completed, by no later than fuel load for each of your units. In providing til!? confirmation, you should follow the specific reporting requirements contained in t.h3 NRCB.

Sincerely,

. y C ristophe I. Grimes, Director

, Comanche Peak Project Division l Office of Special Projects cc: See next page s

W. G. Counsil Comanche Peak Steam Electric Station Texas Utilities Electric Company Units 1 and 2 cc:

Jack R. Newman, Esq. Asst. Director for Inspec. Programs Newman & Holtzinger, P.C. Comanche Peak Project Division Suite 1000 U.S. Nuclesr Regulatory Commission 1615 L Street, N.W. P. O. Box 1029 Washington, D.C. 20036 Granbury. Texas 76048 Robert A. Wooldridge, Esq. Regional Administrator, Region IV Worsham, Forsythe, Sampels & U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Wooldridge 611 Ryan Plaza Drive, Suite 1000 2001 Bryan Tower, Suite 2500 Arlington, Texas 76011 Dallas, Texas 75201 Lanny A. Sinkin Mr. Homer C. Schmidt Christic Institute Director of Nuclear Services 1324 North Capitol Street Texas Utilities Electric Company Washington, D.C. 20002 Skyway Tower 400 North Olive Street, L.B. 81 Ms. Billie Pirner Garde, Esq.

Dallas, Texas 75201 Government Accountability Project Midwest Office Mr. R. W. Ackley 104 East Wisconsin Avenue Stone & Webster Appleton, Wisconsin 54911 Comanche Peak Steam Electric Station P. O. Box 1002 David R. Pigott, Esq.

Glen Rose, Texas 76043 Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe 600 Montgomery Street Mr. J. L. Vota San Francisco, California 94111 Westinghouse Electric Corporation P. O. Box 355 Anthony Z. Roisman, Esq.

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15230 Suite 600 1401 New York Avenue, NW Susan M. Theisen Washington, D.C. 20005 ,

t Assistant Attorney General Environmental Proter. tion Division Robert Jablon P. O. Box 12548 Capitcl Station Bonnie S. Blair ,

Austin, Texas 78711-1548 Spiegel & McDiannid l 1350 New York Avenue, NW i Mrs. Juanita Ellis, President Washington, D.C. 20005-4798 Citizens Association for Sound Energy 1426 South Polk George A. Parker, Chairman 1 l

Dallas, Texas 75224 Public Utility Comittee Senior Citizens Alliance Of Ms. Nancy H. Williams Tarrant County, Inc.

CYGNA Energy Services 6048 Wonder Drive 2121 N. California Blvd., Suite 390 Fort Worth, Texas 76133 Walnut Creek, CA 94596

.4 W. G. Counsil Comanche Peak Electric Station Texas Utilities Electric Company Units 1 and 2 cc:

Joseph F. Fulbright Fulbright & Jaworski 1301 McKinney Street Houston, Texas 77010 Roger D. Walker Manager, Nuclear Licensing Texas Utilities Electric Company Skyway Tower 400 North Olive Street, L.B. 81 Dallas, Texas 75201 Mr. Jack Redding c/o Bethesda Licensing Texas Utilities Electric Company 3 Metro Center, Suite 610 Bethesda, Maryland 20814 William A. Burchette Esq.

Counsel for Tex-La Electric Cooperative of Texas Heron, Burchette, Ruckert & Rothwell Suite 700 1025 Thomas Jefferson Street, NW Washington, D.C. 20007 GDS ASSOCIATES, INC.

Suite 720 1850 Parkway Place Marietta, Georgia 30067-8237 Administrative Judge Peter Bloch U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Connission Washington, D.C. 20555 Elizabeth B. Johnson Administrative Judge Oak Ridge National Laboratory P. O. Box X Building 3500 Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37830 Dr. Kenneth A. McCollom 1107 West Knapp Stillwater, Oklahoma 74075 Dr. Walter H. Jordan 881 West Outer Drive Oak Ridge, TN 37830 l