TXX-1264, Responds to NRC Re Violations Noted in Insp Repts 50-445/75-05 & 50-446/75-05.Corrective Actions:Reactor Cavity Areas Containing Most Damage Removed as Part of Safeguards Bldg Excavation

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Responds to NRC Re Violations Noted in Insp Repts 50-445/75-05 & 50-446/75-05.Corrective Actions:Reactor Cavity Areas Containing Most Damage Removed as Part of Safeguards Bldg Excavation
ML20245K017
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Site: Comanche Peak, 05000000
Issue date: 12/12/1975
From: Caudle R
TEXAS UTILITIES ELECTRIC CO. (TU ELECTRIC)
To: Madsen G
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV)
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FOIA-87-535 TXX-1264, NUDOCS 8905040305
Download: ML20245K017 (5)


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10SO-E2 2300 l'W I!:ST3LLATION EEACTOR LUILDI!;G D:CAVATION ELi': CC:; TROL 1:0. }:00507T4 TILE };0. 10110 I;;.r 'r IMdren:

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4, T:O:-667, to you on 2-4-73) crd ycur sub:ce,ucnt we are submittin; the f ollo..in; description of our invectJr.:. tion 107.k,

and corrective action.

Ac previously reported, hori:ontal f racturcs verc discovered when The crecs e>:covation of Units 1 cnd 2 reactor cavitiec were ccepicted.

centeining the cost da: age vere renoved as p-rt of the saf ecuerd building excavation. The methed of removal cf this rech vos as f ollov::

A n:rreu trench was swn to a depth o! crpro:<inntely 30 inchen, a

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dictence of 10 f eet from the perire:et of the contair.nent The reck between these limits vss rc=oved by using a inrge bachhoc.

The exposed surfar.es were then cleaned and inspected, cnd fractures i :

were found to still exist.

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revealed to fractures remaining in t.ds section.

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Vertical frcctures ucre : Iso f ound as a restit of the blastings. All the f ractures were tjght and radiate out fret the center of the con-tain ent excavation with the exception of thor.e described belev vhich occurred wher, the s.,fcguard buildings ucre blasted. There are three fractures in Ur.it No. 1.

These f ractures are en the rnuth side nect

- h the north-scuth centerline. They are tangential to the er.cavation, trending to the east f or an undetermined distance er.d were opened approximately 1/8 it.ch. _ Grout pipes were installed in the d, cuts 1 concrete tackfill, Crnut is to be placed af ter placement of Coetsinment No.1 foundation. There in one f racture in Unit No. 2 which is on the north side and runs from the northeast corner of the saf enur.rd building, curv-ing around f rom an casterly trer.d to a southerly trend, intersecting the centsinment excavation near the north-south centerline. This fracture is open 1/S of an inch in the referenced corner and tight at the txcavation intersection. A grout pipe is to be installed and grout placed af ter placement of the Contain=ent No. 2 foundation and the us11c in the No. 2 safeguard building.

Uurerous record phcto;raphs in cddition to detailed geolo,c,1c nors are evcilabic ensite shculd they be required.

As outlined in your June 4, 1975 Ictter, cil blasting operations have been i=plemented within the frcncuork of the pertinent require. tents of Appendix B to 10CTR50.

If we cay provide any additional information, please cdvise.

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Monthly QA/QC Report for Comanche Peak Steam Electric Station Attached is the Comanche Peak Steam Electric Station QA/QC Report for the month of Eggj Please distribute as required by CP-QCP-1, Organiz-ation ano noministration.

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Pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.201 of the NRC's " Rules of k',

Practice", Part 2, Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations.Section I

2. 201 requires you to submit to this office, within 30 days of your C

l receipt of this notice, a written statement or explanation in reply

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i results achieved; (2) corrective steps which will be taken to avoid further noncompliance; and (3) the date when full compliance will be

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E In accordance with Section 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice",

3 Part 2, Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, a copy of this letter h

and the enclosed inspection report will be placed in the NRC's Public N

Document Room. If the report contains any information that you h

believe to be proprietary, it is necessary that you submit a written h

application to this office / within 20 days of the date of this letter,

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requesting that such information be withheld from public disclosure.

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f claimed that the information is proprietary. The application should 8,

l' be prepared so that any proprietary i:Jormatien identified is contained in an enclosure to th'e application, s'.nce the application without the f

enclosure will also be placed in the 'Public Document Room. If we do q

j not hear from you in this regard within the specified period, the report will be placed in the Public Document Room.

V Should you have any questions concerning this inspection, we will be

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