ML043520085
| ML043520085 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Browns Ferry, Watts Bar, Sequoyah  |
| Issue date: | 12/14/2004 |
| From: | Mashburn F Tennessee Valley Authority |
| To: | Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| References | |
| RIS-02-015 | |
| Download: ML043520085 (4) | |
Text
Tennessee Valley Authority, 1101 Market Street, Chattanooga, Tennessee 37402-2801 December 14, 2004 10 CFR 73.21 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk Washington, D.C. 20555-0001 Gentlemen:
In the Matter of
)
Docket Nos. 50-259 50-390 Tennessee Valley Authority
)
50-260 50-391 50-296 50-327 50-328 BROWNS FERRY NUCLEAR PLANT, UNITS 1, 2, AND 3; WATTS BAR NUCLEAR PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2; AND SEQUOYAH NUCLEAR PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2-USE OF ENCRYPTION SOFTWARE FOR ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION OF SAFEGUARDS (REGULATORY ISSUE
SUMMARY
(RIS) 2002-15)
Pursuant to the requirements of 10 CFR 73.21 (g)(3), TVA requested, and was granted NRC approval, by letter dated June 14, 2004, to process and transmit Safeguards Information (SGI) using PGP Software (Enterprise, Corporate, or Personal), Desktop Version 8.0, or the latest validated version, developed with PGP Software Development Kit (SDK) 3.0.3. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Certificate 394 validates compliance of this SDK with Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 140-2 requirements.
This letter provides notification that TVA will begin using PGP Software Corporate Desktop Version 8.0.3 which was developed with SDK 3.0.3. NIST Certificate Number 394 validates compliance of this software development tool with the FIPS 140-2 requirements.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Page 2 December 14, 2004 In an October 4, 2004 letter, NEI provided notification of the industry's intent to use PGP version 8.0.3. In a November 19, 2004 response to NEI, the NRC authorized the use of PGP version 8.0.3 for processing SGI electronically. This meets the requirement that the NRC be notified 30 days before "first use" of new software.
There are no new commitments made by this letter. Should you have any questions or require additional information, please contact Robert M. Brown at (423) 751-7228.
Sincerely, Fredrick C. Mashburn Senior Program Manager Nuclear Licensing cc: Ms. Eva A. Brown, Project Manager U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission MS 08G9 One White Flint, North 11555 Rockville Pike Rockville, Maryland 20852-2738 Mr. Steve J. Cahill, Chief U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region II Sam Nunn Atlanta Federal Center 61 Forsyth Street, SW, Suite 23T85 Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8931 Ms. Margaret H. Chernoff, Project Manager U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission MS 08G9 One White Flint, North 11555 Rockville Pike Rockville, Maryland 20852-2738 cc: Continued on page 3
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Page 3 December 14, 2004 cc: Mr. Louis H. Grosman, OCIO U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission MS 06D2 One White Flint, North 11555 Rockville Pike Rockville, Maryland 20852-2738 Mr. Scott Morris, NISR U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission MS 04DS Two White Flint, North 11545 Rockville Pike Rockville, Maryland 20852-2738 Mr. Douglas V. Pickett, Project Manager U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission MS 07D3 One White Flint, North 11555 Rockville Pike Rockville, Maryland 20852-2738 Ms. Lynn A. Silvious, NSIR U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission MS 2D15 One White Flint, North 11555 Rockville Pike Rockville, Maryland 20852-2738 Mr. Bhalchandra K. Vaidya, NSIR U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission MS 07D1 One White Flint, North 11555 Rockville Pike Rockville, Maryland 20852-2738 cc: Continued on page 4
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Page 4 December 14, 2004 cc: NRC Senior Resident Inspector Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant 10833 Shaw Road Athens, Alabama 35611-6970 NRC Senior Resident Inspector Sequoyah Nuclear Plant 2600 Igou Ferry Road Soddy Daisy, Tennessee 37379-3624 NRC Senior Resident Inspector Watts Bar Nuclear Plant 1260 Nuclear Plant Road Spring City, Tennessee 37381-2000 Mr. James Davis, Director Operations Nuclear Generation Nuclear Energy Institute 1776 I Street, NW Suite 400 Washington, D.C. 20006-3708