ML19345E762

Submits Partial Response to IE Bulletin 80-21, Valve Yokes Supplied by Malcolm Foundry Co,Inc. Suppliers of Active Valves Are Submitting Info Re Use of Castings by Malcolm Foundry

ML19345E762
Person / Time
Site:	Limerick
Issue date:	12/30/1980
From:	Kemper J PECO ENERGY CO., (FORMERLY PHILADELPHIA ELECTRIC
To:	Grier B NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
References
IEB-80-21, NUDOCS 8102060050
Download: ML19345E762 (2)

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Mr. Boyce H. Grier, Director ~~

Office of Inspection and Enforosnent, Region 1 United States Nuclear Regulatory Ccmnission 631 Park Avanue King of Prussia, PA 19406

Subject:

Limerick Generating Station, Units 1 & 2 Docket Nos. 50-352 and 50-353 IE Bulletin No. 80-21 Valve Yokes Supplied by Malcolm Fourziry, Inc.

Reference:

Letter, B. H. Grier to J. S. Kenper dated 11/6/80 File: GOVf 1-1 (IE Bulletin 80-21)

Dear Mr..Grier:

This is in partial response to IE Bulletin 80-21 focwarded to us on Noverber 6,1980, concerning valve yokes supplied by Malcolm Foundry Ccx:pany, Inc.

The suppliers of active valves in safety related systans at Limerick are being request.2d to provide us with infonnation concerning use of castings furnished by Malcolm Fourriry Cmpany, Inc. To date, apprtacimately one third have stated that they have never used Malcolm Foundry as a supplier of castings.

Anchor Darling Valve Ccmpany, the ccInpany that first socperienced a problen with the Malcolm Foundry castings, has also assured us that they have not used Malcolm Foundry castings on any valve manfactured by than for Limerick Generating Station.

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o We estimate that our investigaticn will be amplete by March 27, 1981 and a final response to I.E. Bulletin 80-21 will be forwarded to you at that time.

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