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DOCUMENT CONTAINS ENCLOSURE CONTAINS UPON SEPARATION THISPAGE IS DECONTROLLED May 31, 2007Tennessee Valley Authority ATTN:Mr. William R. Campbell, Jr.,Chief Nuclear Officer and Senior Vice President6A Lookout Place 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801

SUBJECT: SEQUOYAH NUCLEAR PLANT - NRC PHYSICAL SECURITY BASELINEINSPECTION REPORT 05000327/2007403 AND 05000328/2007403

Dear Mr. Campbell:

On May 4, 2007, the U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) completed a securitybaseline inspection at your Sequoyah Nuclear Plant. The inspection covered one or more of the key attributes of the security cornerstone of the NRC's Reactor Oversight Process. The enclosed report documents the inspection results, which were discussed with Mr. R. Douet and other members of your staff on May 4, 2007. This inspection examined activities conducted under your license as they relate to security andcompliance with the Commission's rules and regulations and with the conditions of your license.

The inspectors reviewed selected procedures and records, observed activities, and interviewed personnel.Based on the results of this inspection no findings of significance 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). However, because of the security-related concerns contained in theenclosure, and in accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 a copy of this letter's enclosure will not be available for public inspection.

DOCUMENT CONTAINS TVA2DOCUMENT CONTAINS ENCLOSURE CONTAINS UPON SEPARATION THISPAGE IS DECONTROLLEDIn 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).

Sincerely,/RA/

Joel T. Munday, ChiefPlant Support Branch 2 Division of Reactor SafetyDocket Nos.: 50-327, 50-328License Nos.:DPR-77, DPR-79

Enclosure:

NRC Inspection Report No. 05000327/2007403 and 05000328/2007403

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Safeguards Informationcc w/encl:Ashok S. Bhatnagar Senior Vice President Nuclear Generation Development and Construction Tennessee Valley Authority 6A Lookout Place 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801Preston D. SwaffordSenior Vice President Nuclear Support Tennessee Valley Authority 6A Lookout Place 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402(cc w/encl cont'd - See page 3)

DOCUMENT CONTAINS TVA3DOCUMENT CONTAINS ENCLOSURE CONTAINS UPON SEPARATION THISPAGE IS DECONTROLLED(cc w/encl cont'd)Walter M. Justice, II Interim Vice President Nuclear Engineering &

Technical Services Tennessee Valley Authority 6A Lookout Place 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801Randy DouetSite Vice President Sequoyah Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority P. O. Box 2000 Soddy-Daisy, TN 37379General CounselTennessee Valley Authority ET 11H 400 West Summit Hill Drive Knoxville, TN 37902John C. Fornicola, General ManagerNuclear Assurance Tennessee Valley Authority 6A Lookout Place 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801Beth A. Wetzel, ManagerCorporate Nuclear Licensing and Industry Affairs Tennessee Valley Authority 4X Blue Ridge 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801(cc w/encl cont'd - See page 4)

DOCUMENT CONTAINS TVA4DOCUMENT CONTAINS ENCLOSURE CONTAINS UPON SEPARATION THISPAGE IS DECONTROLLED(cc w/encl cont'd)Glenn W. Morris, Manager Licensing and Industry Affairs Sequoyah Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority P. O. Box 2000 Soddy-Daisy, TN 37384-2000Robert H. Bryan, Jr., General ManagerLicensing and Industry Affairs Tennessee Valley Authority 4X Blue Ridge 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801David A. Kulisek, Plant ManagerSequoyah Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority P. O. Box 2000 Soddy-Daisy, TN 37384-2000Mr. M. Scott FreemanSenior Resident Inspector Sequoyah Nuclear Plant U. S. NRC 2600 Igou Ferry Road Soddy Daisy, TN 37379-3624cc w/o encl:Lawrence E. Nanney, Director TN Dept. of Environment & Conservation Division of Radiological Health 3rd Floor, LNC Annex 401 Church Street Nashville, TN 37243-1532County MayorHamilton County Courthouse Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801(cc w/o encl cont'd - See page 5)

DOCUMENT CONTAINS TVA5DOCUMENT CONTAINS ENCLOSURE CONTAINS UPON SEPARATION THISPAGE IS DECONTROLLED(cc w/o encl cont'd)Ann Harris 341 Swing Loop Rockwood, TN 37854James H. Bassham, DirectorTennessee Emergency Management Agency P. O. Box 41502 Nashville, TN 37204-1502Distribution w/encl:Bob Pascarelli, NRR B, Moroney NRR D. Riffle, NSIR RIDSNRRDIRSDistribution w/o encl:PUBLIC DOCUMENT CONTAINS TVA2DOCUMENT CONTAINS ENCLOSURE CONTAINS UPON SEPARATION THISPAGE IS DECONTROLLEDIn 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).

Sincerely,/RA/

Joel T. Munday, ChiefPlant Support Branch 2 Division of Reactor SafetyDocket Nos.: 50-327, 50-328License Nos.:DPR-77, DPR-79

Enclosure:

NRC Inspection Report No. 05000327/2007403 and 05000328/2007403

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Safeguards Informationcc w/encl:Ashok S. Bhatnagar Senior Vice President Nuclear Generation Development and Construction Tennessee Valley Authority 6A Lookout Place 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801Preston D. SwaffordSenior Vice President Nuclear Support Tennessee Valley Authority 6A Lookout Place 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402(cc w/encl cont'd - See page 3)PUBLICLY AVAILABLEG NON-PUBLICLY AVAILABLEG SENSITIVEG NON-SENSITIVEADAMS: G YesACCESSION NUMBER:_________________________OFFICERII:DRSRII:DRSRII:DRSRII:DRSRII:DRPSIGNATURERARANAMEDAVIS/KRICHARDSONHALL/IMUNDAY/JWIDMANN/MDATE5/16/20075/ /20075/ /20075/ /20075/24/2007 E-MAIL COPY? YESNO YESNO YESNO YESNO YESNO YESNO YESNOOFFICIAL RECORD COPY DOCUMENT NAME: Sequoyah BASELINE URI 2007403