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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September 20, 2007Tennessee Valley AuthorityATTN:Mr. William R. Campbell, Jr.Chief Nuclear Officer and Senior Vice President6A Lookout Place 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801SUBJECT:WATTS BAR NUCLEAR PLANT- NRC INSPECTION REPORT05000390/2007403

Dear Mr. Campbell:

This refers to an in-office inspection conducted from May 16 - 18, 2007.

The purpose of theinspection was to verify that the program at your Watts Bar Nuclear Plant to transport or deliverto 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. Withinthese 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 NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter will beavailable 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 PublicElectronic Reading Room). TVA2 However, because of the security-related concerns contained in the enclosure, and inaccordance with 10 CFR 2.390 a copy of this letter's 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 foryour 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 NRC's 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, ChiefPlant Support Branch 2 Division of Reactor SafetyDocket No.: 50-390License No: NPF-90Enclosure:NRC Inspection Report No. 05000390/2007403 w/Attachment: SupplementalInformation (Official Use Only - Security-Related Information

) cc: Page 3 TVA3 cc w/encl:Ashok S. BhatnagarSenior Vice President Nuclear Generation Development and Construction Tennessee Valley Authority 6A Lookout Place 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801James R. DouetVice President Nuclear Support 3R Lookout Place 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801cc w/o encl:Walter M. Justice, II, Interim Vice PresidentNuclear Engineering & Technical Services Tennessee Valley Authority 3R Lookout Place 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801Michael D. SkaggsSite Vice President Watts Bar Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority P. O. Box 2000 Spring City, TN 37381General CounselTennessee Valley Authority 6A West Tower 400 West Summit Hill Drive Knoxville, TN 37902John C. Fornicola, General ManagerNuclear Assurance Tennessee Valley Authority 6A Lookout Place 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801Robert H. Bryan, Jr.General Manager Licensing and Industry Affairs Tennessee Valley Authority 4X Blue Ridge 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801Beth A. Wetzel, ManagerCorporate Nuclear Licensing and Industry Affairs Tennessee Valley Authority 4X Blue Ridge 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801James D. Smith, Acting ManagerLicensing and Industry Affairs Watts Bar Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority P. O. Box 2000 Spring City, TN 37381Michael J. Lorek, Plant ManagerWatts Bar Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority P. O. Box 2000 Spring City, TN 37381County Executive375 Church Street, Suite 215 Dayton, TN 37321-1300County MayorP. O. Box 156 Decatur, TN 37322Lawrence E. Nanney, DirectorTN Dept. of Environment & Conservation Division of Radiological Health 3rd Floor, LNC Annex 401 Church Street Nashville, TN 37243-1532 cc w/o encl: (continued on page 4) TVA4 cc w/o encl: ( continued from page 3)Masoud Bajestani, Vice PresidentWatts Bar Unit 2Watts Bar Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority P.O. Box 2000 Spring City, TN 37381Ann Harris341 Swing Loop Rockwood, TN 37854 James H. Bassham, DirectorTennessee Emergency Management Agency P. O. Box 41502 Nashville, TN 37204-1502

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