Departmental Representative to the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board
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December 17, 2024, Board letter regarding DOE Order 151.1E, Comprehensive Emergency Management System, and the NNSA Administrator's memorandum dated September 18, 2023, which advised NNSA field office managers to delegate the approvals of revisions to some emergency program documents.
December 12, 2024, Department letter responding to the Board letter dated June 14, 2024, regarding progress toward resolving the identified shortcomings with DOE-SR's Facility Representative program.
December 11, 2024, Department letter responding to the Board letter dated July 25, 2024, regarding NNSS PULSE and ECSE safety design basis documents.
December 6, 2024, Board letter regarding DOE's application of Standard 3009-2014, Preparation of Nonreactor Nuclear Facility Documented Safety Analysis, and establishing a 120-day reporting requirement for a briefing and report that contains: 1) DOE's plans to transition facility DSAs to DOE Standard 3009-2014, 2) DOE's rationale for facilities that will not transition to DOE Standard 3009-2014 within 5 years, 3) DOE's plans to ensure wide and timely implementation of new safe harbors that strengthen safety requirements.
November 26, 2024, Department response letter regarding the revision to DOE Order 425.1D, Verification of Readiness to Start Up or Restart Nuclear Facilities.
November 15, 2024, Board letter concerning the DOE development of Oder 421.1, Nuclear Safety Basis and establishing a 60-day reporting requirement, and before the new order is issued, for a report and briefing regarding DOE's path forward for issuing DOE Order 421.1.
November 14, 2024, Department letter providing response to the Board letter dated May 15, 2024, regarding the final design of the continuous air monitor system for the WIPP Safety Significant Confinement Ventilation System
November 13, 2024, Board letter transmitting its report, "Reasons to Expand the Coverage of the Criticality Accident Alarm System (CAAS) at the Savannah River Plutonium Processing Facility (SRPPF)", as SRPPF project engages the DOE Criticality Safety Support Group to assess CAAS coverage.
November 8, 2024, Department extension letter to provide response to the Board letter of August 13, 2024, regarding safety of lithium-ion batteries at defense nuclear facilities.
October 7, 2024, Department letter transmitting the Implementation Plan for Recommendation 2023-1, Onsite Transportation Safety
Chronological Listing
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
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| 2020
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| 2014
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| 2012
| 2011
| 2010
| 2009 - 2000
| 1999 - 1990
Board Recommendations
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.
Open Board Recommendations: 2020-1 | 2019-2 | 2019-1 | 2012-1
Correspondence by Site
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
Reports to Congress On Board-Related Activities
Public Hearings and Meetings
Board Public Meetings and Hearings
DOE Briefings to DNFSB
Board Technical Reports
CMRR Certification
Correspondence - CMRR Certification
