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COMPANY CORRESPONDENCE 2136 2136 68 ROM Hugh Hudson ne >TO TO MEMFIO LE OPY ATE E UBJECT November 3 1988 REF ASBESTOS COMPLAINT AND MSHA CITATIONS PWR On November , 1988 at about 3:15 p.m. 1 received a call from Ms. Patsy Tuttle who stated that she was the Business Representative for a Millwright local in Corpus Christi She said that some people working out of their local are presently working in our powerhouse and they were being required to work in a hazardous invironment involving asbestos She said that the men are working for General Electric or Ada Construction who is sub contracting for General Electric Ms. Tuttle said that if we Reynolds didn't do something about it she would Ms. Tuttle was assured that we would check into the matter and someone would call her back at 883-6226 It was ascertained that the job the men are on is the overhaul on No. 2 Turbine Generator The contractor is General Electric and the contractor is Ada Construction The G. E. Superintendent is Jim Gabaldon and the Ade Construction foreman is Carl White Gene Melton is the Reynolds Project Enginee After receiving the information I contacted Gene Melton advised him of my conversation with Ms. Tuttle and asked him about the job He stated that the job had been shut down last week and the men had not been allowed to work in the number area since the job was shut down and asked him to call her and give I gave Gene Ms. Tuttle's her this information I telephone then advised E. W. Warner and Dave Riner of the complaint At about 8:30 a.m. on the following day 11/2/88 MSHA supervisor Alex Baca and MSHA Inspector Lilly arrived at the plant Alex stated that they were at the plant in response to a contractor employee complaint against Reynolds He then referred to the turbine generator overhaul at the powerhouse Dave Riner and E. W. Warner were advised of the MSHA Inspector's arrival and the nature of the call Mr. and allowed to accompany Baca requested that Paul an inspection team to to Bucy 1316 be contacted job site Foreman Howard Cave who is familiar with the job was also called to the plant to make the inspection tour Hugh Hudson D. Harriman Gene Melton Earl Martin and Gilber Myatt were also in attendance when the job site was inspected by the MSHA in- spectors Hourly employee Tom site and talked with Alex Baca around the asbestos Niewoehner 2534 was also at the inspection concerning the contractor employees working As best as could be determined Niewoehner saw the insulation off of a pipe and valve by contractor employees working off a being knocked scaffold under No. and 2 T.G. he then Niewoehner told the men that the insulation was allegedly told the contractor foereman and Gene probably Melton asbestos When he saw that nothing was being done to stop the men from working he contacted Stan Millsap and Hector DeLaGarza This reportedly occurred on Tuesday October 25th Immediately after he was notified Hector went to the powerhouse and took samples from the valve and line in question He then told Ken Romine to discontinue the work shut off the fans being used by the contractor at the job site and rope off the immediate area of concern This was done and a 001022 no one was allowed in the immediate vicinity of the torn insulation since that time. The job site remained status quo until Thursday October 27th when Howard Cave assigned a crew to encapsulate the valve and line with Certane 2050 and clean up the residue according to plant procedures At the time of the MSHA inspection sample results had not been returned However the results were obtained by telephone prior to the MSHA inspectors leaving The results were positive in both samples The sample from the valve insulation showed 30 per cent Chrysotile and the sample from the line insulation showed 50 per cent Chrysotile asbestos MSHA Inspector Ed Lilly issued two citations relating to this incident Citation No. 3276347 states " The Company failed to conduct a health survey on a work area at the powerhouse prior to starting work to determine the adequacy of control measures to be taken Samples taken later were analyzed and showed 30 to 50 Chrysotile asbestos " Also noted " Samples were taken on 10-26-88 should have been 10-25-88 and analyzed on 11-02-88 Citation No. 3276348 states " Employees were allowed to work in an area . of the powerhouse without protective clothing or respirators while removing insulation hat was later found to contain 30 to 50 asbestos Also noted " Protective clothing and respirators were issued to persons working in area During the exit interview with D. stated that the Sherwin Plant has Riner and D. an excellent excellent Packebush procedure present Ed Lilly but the procedures were not followed Proper removal of the insulation commenced during the time th MSHA inspections were still in the plant and both citations were abated On Thursday November 3rd Hector DeLaGarza and I returned to the job site Hector talked with the men doing the clean and it was ascertained that the containers we have are not large enough to contain the insulation coming from the pipe and that which will eventually have to be removed from the belly of the turbine It was decided that an asbestos removal contractor would be called in to complete the job prior to allowing the General Electric people to continue with the overhaul of the T.G. Photos were taken of the pipe valves and residue in question at the time of the inspection tour on November 2nd 001023 COMPARATIVE PRODUCTS TO ASBESTOS than Vendor's products that field better asbestos products now tested in use to be equal to or are as listed below PRODUCT ASBESTOS RECOMMENDATION Gasket Sheet Pipe Gaskets and Equipment Gaskets Klingersil -- 4400 Tenn 11 G.S. . Garlock 10 Blue Nitrile Rubber Binder Garlock -- Blue Styrene Butyloine Rubber Binder SBR3100 Sepco -- ASB Style 6234 Gasket Sheet for Pot Insulation Klingersil -- 4400 Garlock -- SBR3100 Blue Gard Sepco 16 ASB 6234 Square Mechanical Packing General Service Sepco 98 ML 6402 Garlock - 8909 Chesterson -- 1774 Boiler Feedwater Pumps i Pitch Pumps and North Plant Sump Pumps Anode Insulation Block Textured Fiberglass Cloth Tubing Tape and Rope Sepco -- Grafoil Garlock 12 Garfoil Chesterson -- Grafoil G.T.F. . Diform a} Chesterson 00 370 Sepco 94 4460 Garlock 13 48 Brunswick Fabricators 10 Non- Asbestos Monobestas Johns Mansville Pyrotek 11 N2 A Transite Garlock -- Thermo Sepco 10 Fiberglass Products Millboard - asbestos Tenn -- TV500NA Pyrotek -- 1 Fiber CGR Products -- CGR 2150 Marionite -- XL Type C 003846 CONTINUED ... RMC0003941 TINER RMC03941 TX RMC003941 Comparative Products to Asbestos Page Two |PRODUCT Furnace Hoses Carolina Hose Tenn ASBESTOS RECOMMENDATION Caroflex EPDM Hose Reinforced with synthetic yarns and covered with two braids of fiberglass TEMPERATURE LIMITS Fiberglass Untreated Fiberglass Rubber Impregnated Glass Filled Teflon Red Rubber Neoprene Ceramic Filled Teflon Kevlar Aramid Fiber Metalic Foil Acrylic Fiber Board Silicon Rubber Ceramic Fiber Mineral Wool Graphite Fiber Carbon Fiber Calcium - Silicate Board Silicate - Fiber Board Flax EPDM Rubber 1200 500 500 250 250 500 500 450 700 F 400F 2300 1000 2400 1200 1200 1500 - 220 350 003847 TX TINER RMC0003942 ASBESTOS MILL BOARD Construction Density Tensile Strength @ 500 Flexual Strength Compression Thermal Conductivity @ 400 Heat Resistance Electrically Conductive Asbestos Fibers and Inert Binders 60 ftapproximately 150 psi 80 psi 30 percent 1.20 BTU in - 1500 ASBESTOS CLOTH TAPE TUBING ROPE SPECIAL GASKETS AND PACKINGS Construction . Temperature Limits Untreated . Treated Pressure treated Woven Fiberglass 1/16 thick : 1000 260 500 psi SQUARE BRAIDED PACKINGS General Service Packing For general service on rotary pumps and valves To be asbestos synthetic fibers impregnated with graphite speeds -- -- to 3-11 3,600 1,885 fpm temperatures to 260 Boiler Feedwater Pumps Preformed graphite foil laminated packing rings 3/8 square for 1-3 O.D. sleeve speed 3,600 rpm temperatures to 260 . North Plant Sump Pumps and Pitch Pumps graphite fibers ph 1-14 2,000 650 fpm temperatures 003848 TX TINER RMC0003943 _ COMPRESSED ASBESTOS SHEET GASKET Electrically conductive - - MAX OPERATING CONDITIONS Temperature Pressure COMPRESSIBILITY ASTM F36^ . RECOVERY . ASTM F36A HOT COMPRESSION TEST - Thickness decrease 73 7 Thickness decrease 300 572 TENSILE STRENGTH ASTM F152 across grain grain CHANGE IN TENSILE STRENGTH ASTM F152 after immersion in ASTM 3 5h 300 WT INCREASE ASTM F146 after immersion in B Fuel 5h 23 THICKNESS INCREASE ASTM F146 after immersion in ASTM ASTM ASTM ASTM oil 1 5h 150 300 Oil 3 5h 150 300 Fuel A 5h 23 73 Fuel B 5h 23 73 SEALABILITY ASTM F37 0.8mm material 1/32 SPECIFIC GRAVITY STANDARD SHEET SHEET SIZE THICKNESS : COLOR a ~ 400 = 100 Bar ot psil 750 * | 1450 : 78-178 . Min 50 - . . 10 + . % 15 Bar 2200 psi + -25 . Max 15 . . 0-5 0-5 0-5 0-5 4 - of : . .6 hour 1.5 32-1 32-1 60 x 60 = White RMC0003944 values All data are typical and refer to a sheet thickness UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED 1/16 003849 .- . * yare RMC0003944 of 1.6mm 1.6mm _ DATA SHEET * ss ASBESTOS MONOLITHIC lbs Density Density lbs . ft _ . Modulus of Rupture psi Water Absorption 48 hrs @ R.T. . Height increase % . : . . nominal "+ 110 nominal 2,000 nominal * 17 nominal : . * The following data is for information purposes only and is not required for . sat specification compliance compliance _ * = - ~ TYPICAL DATA Brinell Hardness 500 kg mm sec Thermal Conductivity K STU A OA FOF} 70 400 F. 15 nominal y- 7 2.17 7.20 Modulus of Elasticity psi X 105 1.76 Maximum Service Temperature - 800 F. car , . Te 003850 TINER RMC0003945