[en] During the 1985 outage at Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station, Unit 3, broken surge ring brackets were discovered in a 2,000-horsepower (hp) RHR pump motor and a 600-hp core spray pump motor. Attempts to repair the brackets by welding were unsuccessful, and they were removed from the motors at GE's suggestion. The licensee for Peach Bottom is reevaluating the motor design and the need to replace the brackets. During the week of November 10, 1986, the licensee for Cooper Nuclear Station inspected its 1,000-hp RHR pump motors and discovered that three of four motors had broken lower surge ring brackets and cracked upper and lower end-turn felt blocks. In the B motor, five of six lower brackets were fractured. Repairs were made and periodic visual inspections are being conducted. GE informed the NRC on March 24, 1987 that the equipment affected in BWR plants includes the RHR, core spray, and high-pressure core spray system electric motors. GE recommended that annual inspections be performed until operating experience indicates that this is no longer necessary. At plants where the support brackets have been removed, GE stated that restoration actions should be taken as soon as possible