Departmental Representative to the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board

June 21, 2024, Department letter documenting completion of Milestone 5.4.3 of the DOE Implementation Plan for Recommendation 2020-1, Nuclear Safety Requirements.
June 14, 2024, Board letter providing its assessment of the SRS Facility Representative program and establishing a 6-month reporting requirement for a report and briefing regarding progress toward resolving the identified shortcomings with DOE-SR's Facility Representative program.
June 4, 2024, Board letter informing DOE of its plans to conduct public hearing sessions in August 2024 and to sponsor a workshop in September 2024 on the topic of aging infrastructure management.
June 4, 2024, Board letter recognizing that DOE has named Mr. Jason Clough of the Office of Nuclear Energy, Idaho Operations Office (NE-ID), as the 2023 Facility Representative of the Year, and Mr. Nino Travljanin of Savannah River Operations Office (DOE-SR) as the 2023 Safety System Oversight Engineer of the Year.
June 3, 2024, Board follow up letter from the Board's visit to Pantex in April 2024 and requesting that NNSA provide the revised schedule for revising the remaining safety basis documents to the Board's staff when it becomes available. The Board also established a reporting requirement for NNSA to provide a briefing on the results of the Recommendation 2019-1 Implementation Plan effectiveness review within 60 days of completion of the review.
June 3, 2024, Board letter providing its review of maintenance practices for aboveground and underground electrical cable systems in the DOE defense nuclear complex for DOE's information and use.
May 24, 2024, Federal Register publication of the Department's response to Board recommendation 2023-1, Onsite Transportation Safety.
May 15, 2024, Board letter providing its review of the final design of the continuous air monitor (CAM) system for the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) Safety Significant Confinement Ventilation System (SSCVS) and establishing a 60-day reporting requirement for a written response and briefing to address the Board's safety concerns over whether the CAM system can reliably perform its safety functions.
May 3, 2024, Department letter in response to DNFSB Recommendation 2023-1, Onsite Transportation Safety.
April 26, 2024, Report to Congress: Fiscal Year 2023 Department of Energy Activities Relating to the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board

A Chronological Listing of all correspondence, reports, and memorandum between the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (DNFSB) and the Department of Energy (DOE) by Year - Month - Day.

Chronological Listing:
| 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 - 2000 | 1999 - 1990

A listing of all correspondence, reports, memorandum, and DOE implementation plans related to a specific DNFSB Recommendations (see About Board Recommendations) between DOE and the DNFSB by Year - Month - Day.

All Board Recommendations

Open Board Recommendations: 2020-1 | 2019-2 | 2019-1 | 2012-1

Board correspondence and other documents sorted by applicable DOE site.

Hanford | INL | LANL | LLNL | NNSS | Pantex | SNL | SRS | WIPP | Y-12/ORNL | Other

Reports to Congress On Board-Related Activities

Board Public Meetings and Hearings

DOE Briefings to DNFSB

Board Technical Reports

Correspondence - CMRR Certification