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Provides Final Response to NRC Bulletin 88-001, Defects in Westinhouse Circuit Breakers. Alignment Check Specified in 871201 Submittal Satisfactorily Performed During Installation of Replacement Pole Shaft in Breakers
ML20235J165
Person / Time
Site: Comanche Peak  Luminant icon.png
Issue date: 02/17/1989
From: William Cahill
TEXAS UTILITIES ELECTRIC CO. (TU ELECTRIC)
To:
NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM)
References
IEB-88-001, IEB-88-1, TAC-65955, TAC-65956, TXX-89080, NUDOCS 8902240196
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. Log. # TXX-89080 File # 10119 980.3 7t# ELECTRIC -Ref. #.10CFR50.71 Feb ruary '17, 1989 '

W.J.Cahul Executive Vice President .

U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Attn: Docunent Control Desk Washington, D.C. '20555

SUBJECT:

COMANCHE PEAK STEAM ELECTRIC STATION'(CPSES)

DOCKET NOS. 50-445 AND 50-446 NRC BULLETIN 88-01 (TACS 65955/65956)

DEFECTS IN WESTINGHOUSE CIRCUIT BREAKERS REF: 1) NRC Bul_letin 88-01; Defects in Westinghouse Circuit Breakers, dated February 5,1988

2) Westinghouse Technical Bulletin NSID-TB-87-11, Westinghouse Circuit' Breakers Type DS/DSL: Welds on Pole Sheft, dated December 1, 1987 3)' .TU Electric Letter TXX-88377 from W. G. Counsil to U.S.N.R.C. dated April 8, 1988
4) NRC Letter from C.1. Grimes to W. G. Counsil dated June 1,.1988 Gentlemen:

Reference 1) requested addressees to perform certain inspections of 4

Westinghouse DS series circuit breakers used in Class 1E applications.

Reference.3) provided TV Electric's interim response. Reference 4) provided the results of the NRC review of TV Electric's interim response. Provided below.is TV Electric's final response to NRC Bulletin 88-01 for Unit 1. Our final response for Unit 2 will be provided prior to Unit 2 fuel load.

We have determined that there are a total o; 48 Westinghouse type DS-416 breakers installed in Unit 1 Class 1E applications. No other type DS or DSL breakers identified in reference 1 are used in Unit 1 Class 1E applications The pole shafts on all 48 Unit 1 05-416 Class IE breakers have been replaced with new pole shafts from the vendor. The replacement pole shafts were receipt inspected and accepted per the short term and long term inspection requirements contained in reference 2 as modified by reference 1. The alignment check specified by reference 2 was satisfactorily performed during the installation of the replacement pole shafts in the breakers.

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4 TXX-89080 February 17, 1989 Page 2 of 2 The removed pole shafts were examined to the requirements of reference 2. On all 48 removed pole shafts, the welds attaching pieces 2, 3, and 6 (figure 1,,

reference 2) to the shaft did not meet the weld criteria specified in

, reference 2. Pieces.2, 3, and 6 have been rewelded and.the pole shafts r

. retained for possible use in non-Class 1E applications.

Sincerely, William J. ahill, Jr.

WJH:mbk Attachment c - Mr. R. D. Martin, Region IV Resident Inspectors, CPSES (3)

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- Attachment to TXX-89080 r February 17, 1989 f

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION In the Matter of Texas Utilities Electric Company ) Docket Nos. 50-445 50-446 (Comanche Peak Steam Electric

- Station, Units .1 F 2)

AFFIDAVIT W. J. Cahill, Jr. being duly sworn, hereby deposes and says that he is '

Executive Vice President, Nuclear of TV Electric, the Applicant herein; that he is duly authorized to sign and file with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission this response to NRC Bulletin 88-01 (TACS 65955/65956) that he is familiar with the content thereof; and that the matters s?+ forth therein are true and correct to the best of his. knowledge, information ant' belief.

W. Jpabill, Jr./ // I '

Executive Vice Preffdent, Nuclear canot.vN s. wiu.iAus STATE OF TEXAS

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1989.

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