IR 05000390/2008403

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July 3, 2008

EA-08-173 Mr. William R. Campbell, Jr.

Chief Nuclear Officer and Executive Vice President Tennessee Valley Authority 6A Lookout Place 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801

SUBJECT: NRC OFFICE OF INVESTIGATION REPORT 2-2008-005 AND WATTS BAR NUCLEAR PLANT INSPECTION REPORT 05000390, 391/2008403

Dear Mr. Campbell:

This refers to the investigation completed on April 7, 2008, by the Region II Office of Investigations for your Watts Bar Nuclear Power Plant. The purpose of the investigation was to review the facts and circumstances associated with a security related issue. The results of the investigation were discussed on July 3, 2008, with Mr. C. Riedl and other members of your staff. Based on the results of the investigation, the NRC has determined that a Severity Level IV violation of NRC requirements occurred. The violation was evaluated in accordance with the NRC Enforcement Policy. The current Enforcement Policy is located on the NRC=s Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/about-nrc/regulatory/enforcement/enforce-pol.html. The NRC is treating this violation as non-cited violation (NCV) consistent with Section VI.A.1 of the NRC Enforcement Policy because of the very low safety significance and because the issue was entered into your corrective action program. The NCV is documented in the enclosure. For administrative purposes this letter is issued as Inspection Report 05000390, 391/2008403. In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "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 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 enclosure, and in accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 a copy of this letter's enclosure will not be available for public inspection. TVA 2 If you contest the violation or significance of the NCV, you should provide a response within 30 days of the date of this inspection report, with the basis for your denial, to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, ATIN: Document Control Desk, Washington DC 20555-0001, with a copies to the Regional Administrator, Region II, and the Director, Office of Enforcement, United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, and the NRC Resident Inspector at your Watts Bar facility. Because this issue involves security-related information, your response will not be made available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the NRC's document system (ADAMS), accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. If Safeguards Information is necessary to provide an acceptable response, please provide the level of protection described in 10 CFR 73.21.

Sincerely,/RA/ Joel T. Munday, Chief Plant Support Branch 2 Division of Reactor Safety Docket No. 50-390, 391 License Nos. NPF-90, CPPR 92 cc w/Encl: See Page 3

Enclosures:

1. Synopsis of OI Investigation 2-2008-005 2. Results of OI Investigation 2-2008-005 3. List of Items Opened, Closed, and Discussed TVA 3 cc w/Encl: Ashok S. Bhatnagar Senior Vice President Nuclear Generation Development and Construction Tennessee Valley Authority 6A Lookout Place 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801 (Vacant) Vice President Nuclear Support Tennessee Valley Authority 3R Lookout Place 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801

Walter M. Justice, II Interim Vice President Nuclear Engineering & Technical Services Tennessee Valley Authority 6A Lookout Place 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801

Michael D. Skaggs (WB2)

Site Vice President Watts Bar Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority P. O. Box 2000 Spring City, TN 37381

General Counsel Tennessee Valley Authority 6A West Tower 400 West Summit Hill Drive Knoxville, TN 37902

John C. Fornicola General Manager Nuclear Assurance Tennessee Valley Authority 3R Lookout Place 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801

Robert H. Bryan, Jr. General Manager Licensing and Industry Affairs Tennessee Valley Authority 4X Blue Ridge 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801

Beth A. Wetzel Manager Corporate Licensing and Industry Affairs Tennessee Valley Authority 4K Lookout Place 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801

Michael J. Lorek Plant Manager Watts Bar Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority P.O. Box 2000 Spring City, TN 37381 Masoud Bajestani Vice President Watts Bar Unit 2 Watts Bar Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority Watts Bar Unit 2 P.O. Box 2000 Spring City, TN 37381 TVA 2 If you contest the violation or significance of the NCV, you should provide a response within 30 days of the date of this inspection report, with the basis for your denial, to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, ATIN: Document Control Desk, Washington DC 20555-0001, with a copies to the Regional Administrator, Region II, and the Director, Office of Enforcement, United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, and the NRC Resident Inspector at your Watts Bar facility.

Because this issue involves security-related information, your response will not be made available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the NRC's document system (ADAMS), accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. If Safeguards Information is necessary to provide an acceptable response, please provide the level of protection described in 10 CFR 73.21.

Sincerely,Joel T. Munday, Chief Plant Support Branch 2 Division of Reactor Safety Docket No. 50-390, 391 License Nos. NPF-90, CPPR 92 cc w/Encl: See Page 3

Enclosures:

1. Synopsis of OI Investigation 2-2008-005 2. Results of OI Investigation 2-2008-005 3. List of Items Opened, Closed, and Discussed Distribution w/encl: P. Milano NRR (PM - Watts Bar) S. Sparks, RII, EICS G. Guthrie, RII, DRP R. Rzepka RII, OII See Previous Concurrence G PUBLICLY AVAILABLE G NON-PUBLICLY AVAILABLE G SENSITIVE G NON-SENSITIVE ADAMS: G Yes ACCESSION NUMBER:_________________________ OFFICE RII:DRS RII:DRS RII:DRS RII:EICS RII: RII: RII: SIGNATURE /RA/ /RA L. Garner for//RA/ /RA/ NAME J. Munday G. Guthrie D. Jones C Evans/ DATE 7/2/08 6/30/08 7/2/08 7/2/08 7/ /2008 7/ /2008 7/ /2008 E-MAIL COPY? YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NOFFICIAL RECORD COPY DOCUMENT NAME: I:\PSBII\ENFORCEMENT & ORDERS\Watts Bar Copper NOV_JUNE 27.DOC