IR 05000390/2007403

IR 05000390-07-403 on 05/16 - 05/18/2007, Watts Bar Nuclear Plant - NRC Inspection

ML072640127
Person / Time
Site:	Watts Bar
Issue date:	09/20/2007
From:	Joel Munday NRC/RGN-II/DRS/PSB2
To:	Campbell W Tennessee Valley Authority
References
IR-07-403
Download: ML072640127 (6)

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ber 20, 2007

SUBJECT:

WATTS BAR NUCLEAR PLANT- NRC INSPECTION REPORT 05000390/2007403

Dear Mr. Campbell:

This refers to an in-office inspection conducted from May 16 - 18, 2007. The purpose of the inspection was to verify that the program at your Watts Bar Nuclear Plant to transport or deliver to a carrier for transportation, items containing radioactive materials quantities of concern (RAMQC) has effectively implemented the additional security measures (ASM) imposed by U.S.

NRC Order EA-05-007, Imposing Additional Security Measures on the Transportation of RAMQC, issued July 19, 2005, and to verify that the Safeguards Information - Modified Handling (SGI-M) protection requirements specified in NRC Order EA-04-0191, Imposing Requirements for the Protection of Certain Safeguards Information, issued November 5, 2004, have been successfully incorporated into your information protection strategy. At the conclusion of the inspection, the findings were discussed with J. Bushnell and members of your staff.

Areas examined during the inspection included physical security protection programs. Within these areas, the inspection consisted of selective examinations of procedures and representative records, interviews with personnel, and observation of activities in progress.

Based on the results of this inspection no findings were identified.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRCs Rules 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 NRCs 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). TVA 2 However, because of the security-related concerns contained in the enclosure, and in accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 a copy of this letters enclosure will not be available for public inspection.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390(b)(1)(ii), the NRC is waiving the affidavit requirements for your response, if any. This practice will ensure that your response will not be made available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the NRCs document system, ADAMS. If Safeguards Information is necessary to provide an acceptable response, please provide the level of protection described in 10 CFR 73.21. Otherwise, mark your entire response Security Related Information-Withhold Under 10 CFR 2.390" and follow the instructions for withholding in 10 CFR 2.390 (b)(1).

Should you have any questions concerning this letter, please contact us.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Joel T. Munday, Chief Plant Support Branch 2 Division of Reactor Safety Docket No.: 50-390 License No: NPF-90 Enclosure: NRC Inspection Report No. 05000390/2007403 w/Attachment: Supplemental Information (Official Use Only - Security-Related Information)

cc: Page 3 TVA 3 cc w/encl: Robert H. Bryan, Jr.

Ashok S. Bhatnagar General Manager Senior Vice President Licensing and Industry Affairs Nuclear Generation Development Tennessee Valley Authority and Construction 4X Blue Ridge Tennessee Valley Authority 1101 Market Street 6A Lookout Place Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801 Beth A. Wetzel, Manager Corporate Nuclear Licensing and James R. Douet Industry Affairs Vice President Tennessee Valley Authority Nuclear Support 4X Blue Ridge 3R Lookout Place 1101 Market Street 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801 Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801 James D. Smith, Acting Manager cc w/o encl: Licensing and Industry Affairs Walter M. Justice, II, Interim Vice President Watts Bar Nuclear Plant Nuclear Engineering & Technical Services Tennessee Valley Authority Tennessee Valley Authority P. O. Box 2000 3R Lookout Place Spring City, TN 37381 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801 Michael J. Lorek, Plant Manager Watts Bar Nuclear Plant Michael D. Skaggs Tennessee Valley Authority Site Vice President P. O. Box 2000 Watts Bar Nuclear Plant Spring City, TN 37381 Tennessee Valley Authority P. O. Box 2000 County Executive Spring City, TN 37381 375 Church Street, Suite 215 Dayton, TN 37321-1300 General Counsel Tennessee Valley Authority County Mayor 6A West Tower P. O. Box 156 400 West Summit Hill Drive Decatur, TN 37322 Knoxville, TN 37902 Lawrence E. Nanney, Director John C. Fornicola, General Manager TN Dept. of Environment & Conservation Nuclear Assurance Division of Radiological Health Tennessee Valley Authority 3rd Floor, LNC Annex 6A Lookout Place 401 Church Street 1101 Market Street Nashville, TN 37243-1532 Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801 cc w/o encl: (continued on page 4) TVA 4 cc w/o encl: ( continued from page 3)

Masoud Bajestani, Vice President Watts Bar Unit 2 Watts Bar Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority P.O. Box 2000 Spring City, TN 37381 Ann Harris 341 Swing Loop Rockwood, TN 37854 James H. Bassham, Director Tennessee Emergency Management Agency P. O. Box 41502 Nashville, TN 37204-1502 _________________________ REMOVED OFFICE RII:DRS RII:DRP SIGNATURE /RA/ /RA J. Baptist for/

NAME J. Munday S. Oconnor DATE 9/20/2007 9/18/2007 E-MAIL COPY? YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO