IR 05000327/2013405

NRC Temporary Instruction 2515/186 Inspection Report 05000327-13-405, 05000328-13-405

ML13162A795
Person / Time
Site:	Sequoyah
Issue date:	06/06/2013
From:	Mark Franke Division of Reactor Safety II
To:	John Carlin Tennessee Valley Authority
References
IR-13-405
Download: ML13162A795 (5)

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UNITED STATES une 6, 2013

SUBJECT:

SEQUOYAH NUCLEAR PLANT - NRC TEMPORARY INSTRUCTION 2515/186 INSPECTION REPORT 05000327/2013405, 05000328/2013405

Dear Mr. Carlin:

On April 25, 2013, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) completed an inspection at your Sequoyah Nuclear Plant, using Temporary Instruction 2515/186, Inspection of Procedures and Processes for Responding to Potential Aircraft Threats. The enclosed inspection report documents the inspection results which were discussed on April 25, 2013, with Mr. Thomas Marshall and other members of your staff.

The objective of this inspection was to assess the implementation procedures and processes of the Sequoyah Nuclear Plants that are required by Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Part 50.54(hh)(1), which provides the requirements for responding to a potential aircraft threat. The results from this inspection, along with the results from other operating commercial nuclear plants in the United States, will be used to evaluate the U.S. nuclear industrys readiness to safely respond to similar events. These results will also help the NRC to determine if additional regulatory actions are warranted.

No findings were identified during this inspection.

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). However, the material enclosed herewith contains Security-Related Information in accordance with 10 CFR 2.390(d)(1) and its disclosure to unauthorized individuals could present a security vulnerability. Therefore, the material in the enclosure will not be made available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the PARS component of NRC's ADAMS. If you choose to provide a response and Security-Related Information is necessary to provide an acceptable response, please mark your entire response Security-Related Information - Withhold from public disclosure under 10 CFR 2.390 in accordance with 10 CFR 2.390(d)(1) and follow the instructions for withholding in 10 CFR 2.390 (b)(1).

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390(b)(1)(ii), the NRC is waiving the affidavit requirements for your response 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.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Mark E. Franke, Chief Operations Branch 2 Division of Reactor Safety Docket Nos. 50-327, 50-328 License Nos. DPR-77, DPR-79 Enclosure:

Inspection Report 05000327/2013405; 05000328/2013405 w/ Attachment: Supplemental Information (Official Use Only)

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Mr. Joseph W. Shea Vice President, Nuclear Licensing Tennessee Valley Authority 1101 Market Street, LP 3D-C Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801 J. W. Proffitt Manager, Site Licensing Sequoyah Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority P.O. Box 2000, OPS 4C-SQN Soddy Daisy, TN 37384-2000 Mark Findlay General Manager, Security Operations Tennessee Valley Authority 1101 Market Street, EB 10B-C Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801 Frank A. Little Manager Site Security Operations Sequoyah Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority P.O. Box 2000 Soddy Daisy, TN 37384-2000 Letter to J. from Mark E. Franke dated June 6, 2013 SUBJECT: SEQUOYAH NUCLEAR PLANT - NRC TEMPORARY INSTRUCTION 2515/186 INSPECTION REPORT 05000327/2013405, 05000328/2013405 Distribution:

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