IR 05000327/2008403

IR 05000327-08-403, 05000328-08-403, on May 15, 2008, Sequoyah Nuclear Plant

ML082130088
Person / Time
Site:	Sequoyah
Issue date:	07/30/2008
From:	Reyes L Region 2 Administrator
To:	Campbell W Tennessee Valley Authority
References
EA-08-120 IR-08-403
Download: ML082130088 (5)

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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

REGION II

SAM NUNN ATLANTA FEDERAL CENTER 61 FORSYTH STREET, SW, SUITE 23T85 ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303-8931 July 30, 2008 EA-08-120 Tennessee Valley Authority ATTN: Mr. William Chief Nuclear Officer and Executive Vice President 6A Lookout Place 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801 SUBJECT: SEQUOYAH NUCLEAR PLANT - NRC REPORT 05000327/2008403 AND 05000328/2008403

Dear Mr. Campbell:

This refers to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission=s (NRC) in-office inspection of Tennessee Valley Authority=s (TVA) Sequoyah Nuclear Plant, completed on May 15, 2008. The results of the inspection, including the identification of a finding that was preliminarily determined to be greater than very low security significance (i.e., greater than Green as determined by the Physical Protection Significance Determination Process), and an apparent violation, were transmitted to you in NRC Inspection Report 05000327,328/2008402, dated May 21, 2008.

At your request, a Regulatory Conference was held on June 20, 2008, to further discuss your views on this issue. During the meeting your staff described your assessment of the significance of the finding, detailed corrective actions, and your root cause determination for the issue.

The enclosure documents a finding that was determined to be greater than very low security significance (i.e., greater than Green as determined by the Physical Protection Significance Determination Process). The deficiency was identified by TVA and promptly corrected.

You have 30 calendar days from the date of this letter to appeal the staff=s determination of significance for the identified finding and violations. Such appeals will be considered to have merit only if they meet the criteria given in NRC Inspection Manual Chapter 0609, Attachment 2.

Enclosure transmitted herewith contains Sensitive Unclassified Non-Safeguards Information.

When separated from enclosure, this transmittal document is decontrolled. TVA 2 You are required to respond to this letter and should follow the instructions specified in the enclosed Notice when preparing your response.

Because plant performance for this issue has been determined to be in the regulatory response band, we will use the NRC Action Matrix to determine the most appropriate NRC response for this event. We will notify you, by separate correspondence, of that determination.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC=s ARules of Practice,@ a copy of this letter will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRC=s document system (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room). However, because of the security-related concerns contained in the enclosures, and in accordance with 10 CFR 2.390, a copy of this letter=s enclosures will not be available for public inspection.

Should you have any questions concerning this letter, please contact Mr. Kriss Kennedy, Director, Division of Reactor Safety, at (404) 562-4601.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Luis A. Reyes Regional Administrator Docket Nos.: 50-327, 50-328 License Nos.: DPR-77, DPR-79 Enclosures:

1. Inspection Report 05000327/2008403 and 05000328/2008403 (OUO/Security Related Information)

2. Notice of Violation (OUO/Security Related Information)

cc w/encls: See page 3 TVA 3 cc w/encls:

Ashok S. Bhatnagar Beth A. Wetzel Senior Vice President Manager Nuclear Generation Development and Corporate Nuclear Licensing and Industry Construction Affairs Tennessee Valley Authority Tennessee Valley Authority 6A Lookout Place 4X Blue Ridge 1101 Market Street 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801 Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801 (Vacant) Glenn W. Morris, Manager Vice President Corporate Nuclear Licensing and Industry Nuclear Support Affairs Tennessee Valley Authority Tennessee Valley Authority 3R Lookout Place 4X Blue Ridge 1101 Market Street 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801 Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801 Walter M. Justice, II Robert H. Bryan, Jr.

Interim Vice President General Manager Nuclear Engineering & Technical Services Licensing and Industry Affairs Tennessee Valley Authority Tennessee Valley Authority 6A Lookout Place 4X Blue Ridge 1101 Market Street 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801 Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801 Timothy P. Cleary Christopher R. Church Site Vice President Plant Manager Sequoyah Nuclear Plant Sequoyah Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority Tennessee Valley Authority P.O. Box 2000 P.O. Box 2000 Soddy-Daisy, TN 37384-2000 Soddy-Daisy, TN 37384-2000 General Counsel cc w/o encls:

Tennessee Valley Authority Lawrence E. Nanney, Director 6A West Tower TN Dept. of Environment & Conservation 400 West Summit Hill Drive Division of Radiological Health Knoxville, TN 37902 3rd Floor, L&C Annex 401 Church Street John C. Fornicola Nashville, TN 37243-1532 General Manager Nuclear Assurance County Mayor Tennessee Valley Authority Hamilton County 3R Lookout Place Hamilton County Courthouse 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801 Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801 cc w/o encls: Continued on Page 4 TVA 4 cc w/o encls: Continued from Page 3 Ann Harris 341 Swing Loop Rockwood, TN 37854 James H. Bassham Director Tennessee Emergency Management Agency P.O. Box 41502 Nashville, TN 37204-1502 _________________________ G SUNSI REVIEW COMPLETE OFFICE RII:ORA RII:DRS RII:DRS RII:ORA OE NSIR SIGNATURE /RA/ /RA S.Sparks for/ /RA/ /RA via email/ /RA via email/

NAME CEVANS JMUNDAY KKENNEDY VMCCREE R. Barnes R. Correia DATE 7/15/2008 7/15/2008 7/15/2008 7/24/2008 7/21/2008 E-MAIL COPY? YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO