ML092460694

Office of Investigations Case Number 2-2008-057

ML092460694
Person / Time
Site:	Watts Bar
Issue date:	09/03/2009
From:	Eugene Guthrie Reactor Projects Region 2 Branch 6
To:	Swafford P Tennessee Valley Authority
References
2-2008-057
Download: ML092460694 (3)

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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 September 3, 2009 Tennessee Valley Authority Mr. Preston D. Swafford Chief Nuclear Officer and Executive Vice President 3R Lookout Place 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801

SUBJECT:

WATTS BAR NUCLEAR STATION - OFFICE OF INVESTIGATIONS CASE NUMBER 2-2008-057

Dear Mr. Swafford:

Enclosed for your information is the synopsis of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)

Office of Investigations= (OI) completed report regarding the failure to conduct physical pat-down searches during the monitoring of X-Ray machines at the protected area entry checkpoint at Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, and as to whether a former PGS Security Supervisor willfully failed to take action regarding the alleged misconduct.

OI did not substantiate that PGS security officers willfully failed to conduct physical pat-down searches during the monitoring of X-Ray machines at the protected area entry checkpoint at Watts Bar Nuclear Plant. It was also unsubstantiated that a former PGS Security Supervisor willfully failed to take action regarding the alleged misconduct. Accordingly, enforcement action is not warranted, and we plan no further actions with regard to this matter. Should you have any questions concerning this letter, please contact us.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter and its enclosure 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/NRC/ADAMS/index.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

Sincerely,

/RA by Jonathan Bartley for/

Eugene F. Guthrie, Chief Reactor Projects Branch 6 Division of Reactor Projects

Enclosure:

Investigative Synopsis, OI Case No. 2-2008-057 Certified Mail Number: 7006 0810 0000 9472 9773 RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED

_________________________ X SUNSI REVIEW COMPLETE OFFICE RII:DRP RII:EICS RII:DRP SIGNATURE PH RA by CFE for RA by JB for NAME PHiggins ODeMiranda EGuthrie DATE 8/27/09 9/2/09 9/3/09 E-MAIL COPY? YES NO YES NO YES NO Official Use Only - OI Investigation Information SYNOPSIS This investigation was initiated on September 26, 2008, by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), Office of Investigations (OI), Region II (RII), to determine whether Pinkerton Government Services (PGS) security officers assigned to the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)

Watts Bar Nuclear Plant (WBN) willfully failed to conduct physical pat-down searches during the monitoring of X-Ray machines at the protected area entry checkpoint at WBN, and as to whether a former PGS Security Supervisor willfully failed to take action regarding the alleged misconduct.

Based on the evidence developed, this investigation did not substantiate the allegation that PGS security officers willfully failed to conduct physical pat-down searches during the monitoring of X-Ray machines at the protected area entry checkpoint at WBN. It was also unsubstantiated that a former PGS Security Supervisor willfully failed to take action regarding the alleged misconduct.

Approved for release - 8/27/2009 NOT FOR PUBLIC DISCLOSURE WITHOUT APPROVAL OF FIELD OFFICE DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF INVESTIGATIONS, REGION II Official Use Only - OI Investigation Information Case No. 2-2008-057 Enclosure