ML20238D743

Ack Receipt of 871123 & 1207 Ltrs Informing NRC of Steps Taken to Correct Violations & Deviations Noted in Insp Repts 50-445/87-16 & 50-446/87-13.Review of Response to Violation Item C Will Be Completed When Addl Info Received

ML20238D743
Person / Time
Site:	Comanche Peak
Issue date:	12/18/1987
From:	Warnick R NRC OFFICE OF SPECIAL PROJECTS
To:	Counsil W TEXAS UTILITIES ELECTRIC CO. (TU ELECTRIC)
References
NUDOCS 8801040407
Download: ML20238D743 (5)

See also: IR 05000445/1987016

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DEC I 81987  ;

In Reply Refer To:

Dockets: 50-445/87-16 j

50-446/87-13 1

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TU Electric

ATTN: Mr. W. G. Counsil 4

Executive Vice President J

400 North Olive, Lock Box 81 l

Dallas, Texas 75201

Gentlemen:

Thank you for your letters of November 23, 1987 and December 7,

1987, in response to our letter, dated October 23, 1987. We have

reviewed your response and have no further questions at this time

relative to Notice of Violation (NOV) Items A and B and the )

Notice of Deviation. We will review the implementation of your l

corrective and preventive actions during future inspections to l

determine if full compliance has been achieved and will be

maintained. ,

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We will complete our review of your response to NOV Item C when j

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the additional information is received., duc by January 15, 1988.

Concerning the corrective steps taken for NOV Item B, you stated

that, " ...any undersized weld segment which does not exceed 5/8" j

in length is acceptable." We interpret this acceptance criteria j

as meaning for any circumferential weld length the cumulative l

total of fillet weld size less than 1/8" will not exceed 5/8" in j

length. If this understanding is incorrect, please advise, i

Sincerely, j

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Comanche Peak Project Division

Office of Special Projects j

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ATTN: Mr. W. G. Counsil

Executive Vice President

400 North Olive, Lock Box 81

Dallas, Texas 75201 I

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Gentlemen:

Thank you for your letters of November 23, 1987,- and December 7,

1987, in response to our letter, dated October 23, 1987. We have

reviewed your response and have no further questions at this time

relative to Notice of Violation (NOV) Items A and B and the

Notice of Deviation. We will review the implementation of your

corrective and preventive actions during future inspections to

determine if full compliance has been achieved and will be

maintained.

We will complete our review of your response to NOV Item C when

the additional information is received, due by January 15, 1988.

Concerning the corrective steps taken for NOV Item B, you stated

that, "...any undersized weld segment which does not exceed S/8

inch in length is acceptable." We. interpret this acceptance

criterion as meaning: for any circumferential weld length the

cumulative total of fillet weld size less than 1/8" will not

exceed 5/8" in length. If this understanding is incorrect,

please advise. j

Sincerely,

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R. F. Warnick, Assistant Director

for Inspection Programs

Comanche Peak Project Division

Office of Special Projects-

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CC:

Roger D. Walker

Manager, Nuclear Licensing Bureau of Radiation Control '

State of Texas

Texas Utilities Electric Company 1100 West 49th Street

Skyway Tower Austin, TX 78756

400 North Olive Street, L.B. 81

Dallas, TX 75201 Nancy H. Williams

CYGNA Energy Services

Juanita Ellis Suite 390

President - CASE 2121 N. California Blvd

1426 South Polk Street Walnut Creek, CA 94596

Dallas, TX 75224

Thomas G. Dignan, Jr. j

Renea Hicks, Esq. Ropes & Gray

Assistant Attorney General j

225 Franklin Street

Environmental Protection Division Boston, MA 02110

P.O. Box 12548, Capitol Station

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Austin, TX 78711-2548 Robert A. Wooldridge, Esq. l

Worsham, Forsythe, Sampels

Administrative Judge Peter Bloch and Wooldridge

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 2001 Bryan Tower

Washington, DC 20555 Suite 2500 q

Dallas, TX 75201

Elizabeth B. Johnson i

Administrative Judge Mr. Homer C. Schmidt

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Oak Ridge National Laboratory Director of Nuclear

Post Office Box X, Building 3500 Services

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Skyway Tower j

Dr. Kenneth A. McCollom 400 N. Olive St., L.B. 81

l 1107 West Knapp Dallas, TX 75201

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Stillwater, OK i

74075

Mr. Robert E. Ballard, Jr.

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Dr. Walter H. Jordan Director of Projects

c/o Carib Terrace Motel Gibbs and Hill, Inc.

522 N. Ocean Boulevard 11 Penn Plaza

Pompano Beach, Florida 33062 New York, NY 10001

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Anthony 2. Roisman, Esq. Mr. R. S. Howard

Suite 600 Westinghouse Electric

1401 New York Avenue, N.W. Corporation

Washington, DC 20005 i

Post Office Box 355 l

Pittsburgh, PA 15230

Ms. Billie Pirner Garde, Esq.

Government Accountability Project Lanny A. Sinkin

Midwest Office Christic Institute

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104 East Wisconsin Avenue 1324 N. Capitol Street

Appleton, WI 54911 Washington, DC 20002

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cc: (continued)

David R. Pigott,.Esq. .

Jack R. Newman, Esq..

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe Newman &-Holtzinger, P.C.

600 Montgomery Street 1615 L Street, N.W.

San Francisco, CA 94111 Washington, D.C. 20036

Robert Jablon

Bonnie S. Blair

Spiegel & McDiarmid

1350 New York Avenue, NW

Washington, DC 20005-4798

George'A. Parker, Chairman

Public Utility Committee

Senior Citizens Alliance of

Tarrant County, Inc.

6048 Wonder Drive

Fort Worth, TX 76133

Joseph F. Fulbright

Fulbright & Jaworski

1301 McKinney Street

Houston, TX 77010

Mr. Jack Redding

c/o Bethesda Licensing

TU Electric

3 Metro Center, Suite 610

Bethesda, MD 20814

William A. Burchette, Esa.

Counsel for Tex-La ElectEic

Cooperative of Texas

Heron, Burchette, Ruckert &

Rothwell

suite 700

1025 Thomas Jefferson St., NW

Washington, DC 20007

James P. McGaughy, Jr.

GDS Associates, Inc.

Suite 720

1850 Parkway Place

Marietta,- GA 30067

Regional Administrator, Region IV

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

611 Ryan Plaza Drive, Suite 1000-

Arlington, Texas 76011

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