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FILE NAME: Westinghouse (WH) DATE: 1973 Apr 16 DOC#: WH032 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Memo RE Use of Asbestos Material Soldering Operations * i CO s=3 SBURGH WORKS RMS SERVICE PCkN*MANCE ENGINEERIMS Ml. W. G. CRAIG smi ruicisco omcx 717- 222R ARIL 1. 1473 Use ost or Aatr.srcsw iatn n soldering opcratioib P. C. i t. DTAILO CARVOM St. $nt-AMOO. East Plttlburih Works AC, PCSD *. H. H. Smallwood East Pittsburgh Works 26 Industrial Hygiene Mr. H. W. Spelcher SanSFranclsco PGSD Mr. K. 1. Murphy cei Diablo Canyon Powerplant Messrs. R. Wilburn and R. Morten Because of c her generator work requirements, the soldering operations referred to in past correspondence, the latest being your latter of February 13. 1973 to Mr. Spolchor, has bean postponed until September, 1973. Wa would like to-make use of the time available to further investigate alternative amterlals for this operation so that we will have a autually agreeable understanding with the customer whan the work can be performed. To data, I have not received the laboratory report of the test conducted in the St-3* Laboratory on January 23, 1973. Since we^have not had the benefit of this supporting data, we have not approached the customer foe h' permission to use asbestos i'n this operation. On two separate occasions, customer field personnel V9 ***JV*r site personnel information pertaining to asbeatoasubatitute material. In addition, our field personnel at another customer plant durln turbine inspection observed very hUti. cautions observed by the customer duringJmndllng of ***? material. These occurrences iJTaf is very concerned with the hasard involved with the handling and use af 1m a i f e ? PLAINTIFF'S 1 EXHIBIT i 7 A 1 =3 MMII-SMIS95