ML091180405

Non-Cited Violation 05000390/2008005-04, Carbon Dioxide System in Fire Area 48 Failed to Meet Design Criterion

ML091180405
Person / Time
Site:	Watts Bar
Issue date:	04/22/2009
From:	Nease R NRC/RGN-II/DRS/EB2
To:	Swafford P Tennessee Valley Authority
References
CPPR-92, IR-08-005
Download: ML091180405 (4)

See also: IR 05000390/2008005

Text

UNITED STATES

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

REGION II

SAM NUNN ATLANTA FEDERAL CENTER

61 FORSYTH STREET, SW, SUITE 23T85

ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303-8931

April 22, 2009

Mr. Preston D. Swafford

Chief Nuclear Officer and

Executive Vice President

Tennessee Valley Authority

3R Lookout Place

1101 Market Street

Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801

SUBJECT: WATTS BAR NUCLEAR PLANT NON-CITED VIOLATION 05000390/2008005-

04, CARBON DIOXIDE SYSTEM IN FIRE AREA 48 FAILED TO MEET DESIGN

CRITERION

Dear Mr. Swafford:

We have received your response to our Non-Cited Violation (NCV)05000390/2008005-04,

Carbon Dioxide System in Fire Area 48 Failed to Meet Design Criterion, issued in NRC

Inspection Report 05000390/2008005 (ADAMS Accession No. ML090440261), dated March 24,

2009, in which you denied this NCV. The basis for your denial is currently under review by the

staff. Upon completion of this review, TVA will be advised of the results.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice, a copy of this letter, and

your response (if any) 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).

Sincerely,

/RA/

Rebecca L. Nease, Chief

Engineering Branch 2

Division of Reactor Safety

Docket No. 50-390, 50-391

License No. NPF-90 and Construction

Permit No. CPPR-92

cc: (See page 2)

TVA 2

cc:

Gordon P. Arent

New Generation Licensing Manager Ludwig E. Thibault

Watts Bar Nuclear Plant General Manager

Tennessee Valley Authority Nuclear Oversight & Assistance

Electronic Mail Distribution Tennessee Valley Authority

3R Lookout Place

Masoud Bajestani 1101 Market Steet

Vice President Watts Bar Unit 2 Chattanooga , TN 37402-2801

Watts Bar Nuclear Plant

Tennessee Valley Authority Gregory A. Boerschig

Electronic Mail Distribution Plant Manager

Watts Bar Nuclear Plant

Ashok S. Bhatnagar Tennessee Valley Authority

Senior Vice President Electronic Mail Distribution

Nuclear Generation Development and

Construction Larry E. Nicholson

Tennessee Valley Authority General Manager

Electronic Mail Distribution Performance Improvement

Tennessee Valley Authority

Michael K. Brandon Electronic Mail Distribution

Manager

Licensing and Industry Affairs Michael A. Purcell

Watts Bar Nuclear Plant Senior Licensing Manager

Electronic Mail Distribution Nuclear Power Group

Tennessee Valley Authority

Preston D. Swafford Electronic Mail Distribution

Chief Nuclear Officer and Executive Vice

President Michael J. Lorek

Tennessee Valley Authority Vice President

Electronic Mail Distribution Nuclear Engineering & Projects

Tennessee Valley Authority

William R. Campbell Electronic Mail Distribution

Senior Vice President

Fleet Engineering Michael D. Skaggs

Tennessee Valley Authority Site Vice President

Electronic Mail Distribution Watts Bar Nuclear Plant

Tennessee Valley Authority

Thomas Coutu Electronic Mail Distribution

Vice President

Nuclear Support Fredrick C. Mashburn

Tennessee Valley Authority Acting Manager

Electronic Mail Distribution Corporate Nuclear Licensing and Industry

Affairs

General Counsel Tennessee Valley Authority

Tennessee Valley Authority Electronic Mail Distribution

Electronic Mail Distribution

(cc contd - See page 3)

TVA 3

(cc contd)

Senior Resident Inspector

Watts Bar Nuclear Plant

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

1260 Nuclear Plant Road

Spring City, TN 37381-2000

County Executive

375 Church Street

Suite 215

Dayton, TN 37321

County Mayor

P.O. Box 156

Decatur, TN 37322

Lawrence Edward Nanney

Director

Division of Radiological Health

TN Dept. of Environment & Conservation

Electronic Mail Distribution

James H. Bassham

Director

Tennessee Emergency Management Agency

Electronic Mail Distribution

Ann Harris

341 Swing Loop

Rockwood, TN 37854

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OFFICE RII:DRS RII:DRS RII:DRS RII:DRP RII:DRP

SIGNATURE RA RA RA RA RA

NAME RRODRIGUEZ RNEASE SWALKER LGARNER HGEPFORD

DATE 4/21/2009 4/22/2009 4/22/2009 4/21/2009 4/22/2009

E-MAIL COPY? YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO