Departmental Representative to the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board

1996

1996 BY MONTH:  JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC

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• December 31, 1996, Board staff trip report on the review of Hanford High-Level Waste Tank safety issues.
• December 31, 1996, Department letter notifying the Board of late delivery of Milestone 5.4.3.5.d per the 93-5 implementation plan.
• December 31, 1996, Department letter notifying the Board of a delay in completion of milestone 5.4.3.5.h per the 93-5 implementation plan.
• December 30, 1996, Department letter expressing commitment to revise FRAMs per the 95-2 implementation plan.
• December 30, 1996, Department letter notifying Board of completion of milestone 5.4.3.1.c per the 93-5 implementation plan.
• December 26, 1996, Department letter forwarding Mixed Low-Level Radioactive Waste Minimization Evaluation and Strategy report.
• December 26, 1996, Department letter forwarding Low-Level Waste Projection Guide.
• December 24, 1996, Department letter forwarding completion of milestone 5.4.3.3.A per the 93-5 implementation plan.
• December 24, 1996, Department letter forwarding completion of milestone 5.4.3.5.I per the 93-5 implementation plan.
• December 23, 1996, Department letter forwarding completion of milestone 5.4.3.4.C per the 93-5 implementation plan.
• December 20, 1996, Department letter forwarding deliverable to satisfy milestone 5.2.2-1 per the 96-1 implementation plan.
• December 20, 1996, Department letter forwarding completion of commitments per the 93-6 implementation plan and proposes closure.
• December 19, 1996, Department letter forwarding the quarterly status report for the 91-6 implementation plan.
• December 18, 1996, Department letter forwarding Test Plan for Catalytic Decomposition of Soluble Tetraphenylborate (96-1).
• December 18, 1996, Board staff trip report Defense Waste Processing Facility Instrumentation, Control, and Fire Protection Systems at SRS.
• December 18, 1996, Department letter forwarding Tank Waste Remediation System Approved Basis for Interim Operation.
• December 18, 1996, Department letter forwarding completion of milestone 5.4.3.5.j per the 93-5 implementation plan.
• December 17, 1996, Board letter approving the "Assessment of the Potential for Ferrocyanide Propagating Reaction Accidents" report.
• December 17, 1996, Board letter forwarding comments regarding changes made to the draft Orders and Guide per the 93-1 implementation plan.
• December 16, 1996, Board letter forwarding staff trip report regarding Deactivation and Decommissioning Plans for Buildings 771 and 779 at Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site.
• December 13, 1996, Department letter forwarding comments on 10 CFR Part 830 Proposed Nuclear Safety Management Rules per the 95-2 implementation plan.
• December 13, 1996, Department memorandum regarding the continuation of actions started under Board Recommendation 93-6 responsibilities.
• December 13, 1996, Department letter forwarding detailed response to Board observations regarding spent nuclear fuel at the Savannah River Site.
• December 11, 1996, Board letter forwarding staff trip report regarding tritium activities at the Mound Plant.
• December 6, 1996, Board letter regarding Consolidated Annual Training and Radiation Worker Training at the Savannah River Site.
• December 5, 1996, Board staff trip report regarding the Hanford Site - Status of Spent Nuclear Fuel Project.
• December 5, 1996, Board letter forwarding staff trip regarding electrical and ventilation systems of the TA-55 facility at LANL.
• December 3, 1996, Board staff trip report regarding Review of Safety Analysis Reports at Pantex.
• December 2, 1996, Board letter forwarding a trip report on the Status of New Special Nuclear Material (SNM) Component Staging Facility (12-116). (trip conducted on October 30, 1996.)
• December 2, 1996, Department letter notifying Board of intent "to close the Ferrocyanide safety issue at Hanford."

• November 27, 1996, Board staff trip report regarding Status of Americium/Curium Stabilization at the Savannah River Site.
• November 26, 1996, Board letter concerning the resumption of plutonium operations at RFETS.
• November 26, 1996, Board letter addressing the problems with storage of cylinders containing depleted uranium hexafluoride per the 95-1 implementation plan.
• November 26, 1996, Board letter concurring with Department's preparations to begin stabilization of plutonium at RFETS.
• November 26, 1996, Board staff trip report regarding the DOE/OAK Appraisal of LLNL ES&H Activities.
• November 26, 1996, Board staff trip report on observations of Rocky Flats Building 771 Readiness Assessment.
• November 25, 1996, Department letter forwarding Richland Operations Office's Nuclear Safety Management Manual.
• November 22, 1996, Board staff letter regarding DOE Order 251.1A.
• November 21, 1996, Department letter forwarding comments regarding issues raised by the Board regarding the handling and storage of SNF at INEL and SRS.
• November 21, 1996, Department letter responding to a Board staff review of the Unreviewed Safety Question (USQ) program at Pantex.
• November 20, 1996, Board staff letter regarding DOE Order 251.1A.
• November 19, 1996, Department letter confirming completion of milestone 5.6.3.1.b per the 93-5 implementation plan.
• November 19, 1996, Board staff letter commenting on the "Preliminary Draft-White Paper..." related to Recommendation 95-2.
• November 12, 1996, Department letter forwarding the 96-1 implementation plan.
• November 12, 1996, Department letter confirming completion of milestone 5.4.3.5.g per the 93-5 implementation plan.
• November 8, 1996, Department letter forwarding October 1996-2 deliverables per the 94-4 implementation plan.
• November 8, 1996, Board letter closing recommendation 91-6.
• November 7, 1996, Department letter expressing Hanford site's initiation of the Necessary and Sufficient (N&S) process to identify standards and requirements for long-term S&M of the PUREX Facility.
• November 6, 1996, Board letter forwarding two (2) staff trip reports regarding the handling of spent nuclear fuel at the Savannah River Site and the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory (dated: August 15, 1996 & August 28, 1996).
• November 5, 1996, Department letter notifying Board of missed milestones, 3.2-012 and 3.2-021 per the 94-1 implementation plan.
• November 5, 1996, Department letter of response to Board's visit to HB-Line at Savannah River Site.
• November 4, 1996, Department letter forwarding the Quarterly Report (for the period July 1 - September 30, 1996) per the 93-5 implementation plan.
• November 1, 1996, Department letter forwarding Task Initiative VII.B.4.b.2 deliverable Interim Format and Content Guide and Standard Review Plan for U.S. Department of Energy Low-Level Waste Disposal Facility Performance Assessments per the 94-2 implementation plan.
• November 1, 1996, Department letter forwarding the Quarterly Report (for the period July 1 - September 30, 1996) per the 94-2 implementation plan.
• November 1, 1996, Board letter commenting on "the safety of planned conduct of experiments PFT-1 and PVT-2 at the Savannah River Site."

• October 31, 1996, Department letter forwarding the Fourth Quarter Status Report (for the period July 1 - September 30, 1996) per the 92-4 implementation plan.
• October 31, 1996, Department letter reporting approval of safety assessment for saltwell pumping in flammable gas tanks, milestone 5.4.3.5.e per the 93-5 implementation plan.
• October 30, 1996, Department letter confirming completion of Commitment 5.4.3.6a per the 93-5 implementation plan.
• October 29, 1996, Department letter forwarding the third quarterly report (for the period July 1 - September 30, 1996) per the 93-6 implementation plan, revision 1.
• October 28, 1996, Department memorandum concerning implementation of the Integrated Safety Management System.
• October 28, 1996, Department letter forwarding the Sixth Quarterly Report (June 1 - August 31, 1996) per the 94-1 implementation plan.
• October 25, 1996, Board letter expressing satisfaction with the Department's response to Board recommendations regarding public health and safety.
• October 25, 1996, Board letter summarizing concerns regarding deficiencies in the nuclear criticality safety program reviewed by staff on visit to Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (August 12-14, 1996).
• October 25, 1996, Board letter acknowledging receipt of the Department's response to the Board's issue paper entitled "Safety of HEPA Filter Units in Hanford"
• October 22, 1996, Department letter proposing closure of Recommendation 91-6.
• October 22, 1996, Board staff trip report on Review of Residue Processing Title I and II Design at Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site.
• October 22, 1996, Department letter expressing intent to use Buildings 779 and 771 as deactivation and decommissioning models at RFETS.
• October 22, 1996, Department letter, "Implementation of the Integrated Safety Management System at Remaining Facilities of Interest to the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board."
• October 21, 1996, Department letter reporting completion of 93-5 implementation plan milestone 5.4.3.4.a.
• October 21, 1996, Department letter reporting completion of 93-5 implementation plan milestone 5.4.3.4.b.
• October 16, 1996, Board letter forwarding staff trip report on the review of Operational Readiness for Plutonium-242 Operations at HB-Line.
• October 15, 1996, Department letter forwarding Summary of EH Resident Weekly Surveillance Report.
• October 8, 1996, Department letter regarding the Infrastructure Evaluation Team Report.
• October 7, 1996, Department letter responding to the Board's acceptance of the revised 94-2 implementation plan.
• October 7, 1996, Department letter forwarding "DOE Low-Level Waste System Description Document," per the 94-2 implementation plan.
• October 3, 1996, Board letter expressing comments on the review of the Department's Pu Ventilation System Study.
• October 3, 1996, Department letter reporting completion of milestone 5.4.3.5d per the 93-5 implementation plan.
• October 3, 1996, Department letter regarding transuranic waste drums at RFETS.
• October 2, 1996, Department letter forwarding deliverable to satisfy Task IV.B.4 per the 94-2 implementation plan.
• October 2, 1996, Department letter forwarding task IV.B.4 per the 94-2 implementation plan.
• October 2, 1996, Board letter detailing observations on best practices in implementing integrated safety management systems.
• October 1, 1996, Department letter forwarding maintenance of its Low-Level Waste of Performance Assessments per the 94-2 implementation plan.
• October 1, 1996, Board letter acknowledging closing of Recommendation 92-2.
• October 1, 1996, Department letter forwarding the 96-1 implementation plan.

• September 30, 1996, Department memorandum forwarding the Department's Low-Level Waste Performance Assessments Report for the 94-2 recommendation.
• September 30, 1996, Department response to Board's report on Safety of HEPA Filter Units in Hanford.
• September 30, 1996, Department letter forwarding "Draft Safety Analysis Reports" (SAR) for the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant, the Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant, and the K-25 Site per the 95-1 implementation plan.
• September 30, 1996, Department letter forwarding completion of TWRS commitment 3.6.c., 3.7.h, 3.7.i. per the 92-4 implementation plan.
• September 30, 1996, Department letter forwarding completion of TWRS commitment 3.5.a per the 92-4 implementation plan.
• September 30, 1996, Department letter forwarding completion of TWRS commitment 2.4.h per the 92-4 implementation plan.
• September 27, 1996, Department letter reporting completion of milestone 3.4.3.5c per the 93-5 implementation plan.
• September 23, 1996, Department letter reporting completion of milestone 5.4.3.2.a per the 93-5 implementation plan.
• September 23, 1996, Board staff trip report on the review of F- and H-Area High-Level Waste (HLW) Tank Closure at the Savannah River Site.
• September 23, 1996, Board letter forwarding staff trip report regarding the Nuclear Explosive Safety Study for the Coded Optical Device Enable System.
• September 20, 1996, Board letter accepting the 94-3 Integrated Program Plan.
• September 16, 1996, Board staff trip report on review of Hanford Tank Farms Draft Basis for Interim Operations.
• September 16, 1996, Department letter accepting recommendation 96-1.
• September 16, 1996, Department memorandum forwarding Revision 3 of the Criticality Safety Assessment Program per the 94-4 implementation plan.
• September 4, 1996, Department letter forwarding the final draft of the "Department Approach for Improving the Technical Expertise/Competence Necessary to Implement the Safety Management System."
• September 4, 1996, Board letter accepting the revised 93-5 implementation plan and closing recommendation 90-7.
• September 4, 1996, Board letter forwarding trip report regarding the conceptual design for the upgrade of the Nuclear Materials Storage Facilities.
• September 4, 1996, Board staff trip report on the review of electrical systems at RFETS.  (trip conducted June 10-27, 1996).
• September 3, 1996, Department letter forwarding Third Quarterly Status Report for FY96 per the 93-2 implementation plan.

• August 30, 1996, Department memorandum of acceptance of the INEL performance assessment per the 94-2 implementation plan.
• August 30, 1996, Department letter forwarding completion of the performance assessment per the 94-2 implementation plan.
• August 30, 1996, Department letter forwarding the Low-Level RWME Strategy per the 94-2 implementation plan.
• August 30, 1996, Department letter forwarding information to complete Milestone 5.4.3.1.b per the 93-5 implementation plan.
• August 26, 1996, Department letter forwarding response to Board trip report of July 5, 1996, which discusses the Board's review of the Phase II Operational Readiness Review.
• August 21, 1996, Department letter acknowledging receipt of PS-3 and DNFSB/TECH-12.
• August 20, 1996, Department letter responding to Board concern of Central Facility Training.
• August 20, 1996, Board letter accepting the revised 94-2 implementation plan.
• August 19, 1996, Board Staff Trip Report on Subcritical Experiments REBOUND-1 and HOLOG [at the Nevada Test Site].
• August 19, 1996, Department letter forwarding information (data) to complete Milestone 5.4.3.5.B per the 93-5 implementation plan.
• August 19, 1996, Department letter forwarding the Quarterly Report for the period of April - June 1996 per the 90-7 implementation plan.
• August 16, 1996, Board staff trip report on review of Preparations for Liquid Stabilization of Plutonium Solutions in Building 771 at Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site.
• August 14, 1996, Department completes two Commitments 1.1 and 5.1 per the 95-2 implementation plan.
• August 14, 1996, Board letter forwarding Recommendation 96-1.
• August 12, 1996, Board letter forwarding staff trip report regarding the review of packaging and storage of Pu metal and oxide at SRS. (Report dated: June 28, 1996).
• August 9, 1996, Board staff trip report on ongoing work at the Savannah River Replacement Tritium Facility.
• August 9, 1996, Board staff trip report on Defense Waste Processing Facility and In-Tank Precipitation Vessel Erosion/Corrosion Evaluations, and F-Canyon and H-Canyon Vessel Integrity, Savannah River Site.
• August 9, 1996, Department letter forwarding July 1996 deliverables per the 94-4 implementation plan.
• August 8, 1996, Department letter regarding Recommendation 94-1 concerns.
• August 1, 1996, Department letter informing the Board of the assignment of Hank Dalton to Rocky Flats Field Office.
• August 1, 1996, Board letter forwarding Policy Statement No. 3, and Technical Report DNFSB/TECH-12.
• August 1, 1996, Department letter discussing proposal for closure of Board recommendation 92-2.

• July 31, 1996, Department letter forwarding to the Board the Cylinder Program Management Plan per the 95-1 implementation plan.
• July 31, 1996, Department letter forwarding "...LLW Disposal Capacity Report" per the 94-2 implementation plan.
• July 31, 1996, Department letter forwarding the Corrective Action Plan for Complex-Wide Vulnerabilities.
• July 31, 1996, Department letter responding to the Board's review of Hanford tanks safety issues.
• July 31, 1996, Department letter forwarding Task Initiative VI.B.2.b.2 deliverable, "Revised Interim Policy on Regulatory Structure for Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management and Disposal" per the 94-2 implementation plan.
• July 31, 1996, Department letter forwarding the 3rd Quarterly Status Report for period (April 1 - June 30, 1996) per the 92-4 implementation plan.
• July 31, 1996, Department letter forwarding initial site-specific Corrective Action Plans per the 94-2 implementation plan.
• July 31, 1996, Department letter forwarding evaluation of saltstone facility per the 94-2 implementation plan.
• July 29, 1996, Department letter forwarding Quarterly Report for 94-2 implementation plan for the period April 1 - June 30, 1996.
• July 29, 1996, Board staff trip report on the occupational radiation protection program at RFETS.
• July 24, 1996, Board staff trip report on the Status of Plutonium Residue Stabilization at Hanford.
• July 24, 1996, Board staff letter forwarding two staff trip reports of visits to Rocky Flats and Pantex.
• July 23, 1996, Department letter forwarding response to Board Staff review of LLNL re: Integrated Safety Management.
• July 22, 1996, Board letter forwarding response to closure letter of April 15, 1996 (recommendation 92-2).
• July 22, 1996, Board letter providing a list of staff members who require access to information pertaining to atomic weapons.
• July 19, 1996, Department letter forwarding the Quarterly Report for (April - June 30, 1996) per the 93-5 implementation plan.
• July 18, 1996, Department letter forwarding crosswalks for Order 460.1 and Order 225.1.
• July 16, 1996, Department letter forwarding the Plutonium System Study Report, Corrective Actions Status.
• July 15, 1996, Department letter forwarding the completion of sitewide commitments 2.2.b (1), 3.7.E. and 3.7.F. per the 92-4 implementation plan.
• July 15, 1996, Board letter forwarding staff trip report of LANL activities in support of the Hanford Tank Waste Remediation System (Report dated: May 17, 1996).
• July 15, 1996, Department letter commenting on the New Special NMCSF at Pantex and issues related to generic pit analyses and cladding.
• July 15, 1996, Department letter forwarding response to Board's June 11, 1996, trip report on reviewing the Hanford Canister Storage Building.
• July 15, 1996, Board letter discussing the Authorization basis for Building 771 at Rocky Flats and forwarding a staff trip report on Liquid Stabilization of Plutonium Solutions in Building 771.
• July 12, 1996, Board Staff Trip Report on Review of Hanford Implementation of Board Recommendation 92-4.
• July 12, 1996, Department Safety Management System policy completed as part of commitment 1.1 per the 95-2 implementation plan.
• July 11, 1996, Department letter forwarding the 90-2 quarterly status report for (October - December 1995 and January - March 1996).
• July 11, 1996, Board staff trip report on Flammable Gas and Lightning Mitigation Issues for the Hanford Site High-Level Waste Tanks.
• July 11, 1996, Department letter forwarding Revision G of the Integrated Program Plan (IPP) per the 94-3 implementation plan.
• July 11, 1996, Department memorandum by Energy Research concurring with the need to maintain predictive and analytical capabilities in nuclear criticality per the 93-2 implementation plan.
• July 8, 1996, Board Staff Trip Report regarding Initial Review of the Savannah River Site Consolidated Incineration Facility.
• July 5, 1996, Board letter forwarding staff trip report regarding Phase II of the Department's Operational Readiness Review of the High-level Liquid Waste Evaporator at the Idaho Chemical Processing Plant. (Report dated May 22, 1996)
• July 5, 1996, Board letter forwarding three staff trip reports of visits to Lawrence Livermore, Rocky Flats and Sandia.
• July 3, 1996, Department letter regarding the issuance of its Final Tritium Supply and Recycling Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement.
• July 2, 1996, Board staff letter concerning revisions to 10 C.F.R. Part 820.
• July 2, 1996, Department letter forwarding the Fifth Quarterly Report per the 94-1 implementation plan.
• July 1, 1996, Department letter forwarding the Report on the facility utilization strategy for H-Canyon at Savannah River Site per the 94-1 implementation plan.

• June 30, 1996, Department letter reporting completion of Milestone 5.4.3.5.a per the 93-5 implementation plan.
• June 30, 1996, Department letter reporting completion of Milestone 5.4.3.1.a per the 93-5 implementation plan.
• June 28, 1996, Board staff trip report on review of the Advanced Test Reactor Design Review at INEL.
• June 28, 1996, Board letter forwarding three staff trip reports of visits to NTS regarding the REBOUND Subcritical Experiment. See reports dated March 11, 1996, March 4, 1996, and February 21, 1996, respectively.
• June 28, 1996, Board letter accepting the Department's proposal to close recommendation 93-4.
• June 27, 1996, Department letter forwarding deliverable to satisfy VII.B.5.b.1 for 94-2 implementation plan.
• June 27, 1996, Department letter forwarding Project Management Plan, Revision 1 for 94-2 implementation plan.
• June 26, 1996, Department letter providing interim reply to Board's trip report regarding Hanford tank safety issues.
• June 25, 1996, Department letter review of start-up activities at Y-12.
• June 18, 1996, Department letter responding to the Board's concerns regarding the revision of the FAR Manual [Rec. 95-2].
• June 18, 1996, Department memorandum forwarding the Kaiser-Hill update regarding Recommendation 94-4.
• June 17, 1996, Department memorandum forwarding a report summarizing the awareness briefings for the 95-2 implementation plan conducted at the Department's priority facilities.
• June 17, 1996, Department letter forwarding Revision 1 of the 93-5 Implementation Plan.
• June 17, 1996, Board letter forwarding staff trip report regarding tank safety issues at Hanford. (Report dated: March 28, 1996)
• June 13, 1996, Department letter responding to Board letter dated May 10, 1996 regarding the Board's review on the Department's Operational Readiness Review of the High-level Liquid Waste Evaporator at the Idaho Chemical Processing Plant.
• June 13, 1996, Department letter regarding additional steps to respond to 95-2 implementation plan.
• June 13, 1996, Board letter concerning crosswalks for DOE nuclear safety order of interest to the Board.
• June 11, 1996, Department letter forwarding commitments from Albuquerque Operations Office on W69, W56, and the Revised Engineering Procedure per the 93-6 implementation plan.
• June 11, 1996, Board letter forwarding staff trip report regarding the design and construction activities for the Canister Storage Building at Hanford.
• June 11, 1996, Department letter forwarding the Quarterly Report for the period of January - March 1996 per the 90-7 implementation plan.
• June 11, 1996, Department letter forwarding deliverable to satisfy VI.B.4.b.2 per the 94-2 implementation plan.
• June 10, 1996, Board staff trip report on Hanford Site - Spent Nuclear Fuel Project - Operational Readiness Review Planning and Vulnerability Assessment.
• June 7, 1996, Board staff trip report on Safety of Cesium and Strontium Capsules at Hanford.
• June 6, 1996, Board letter regarding safety orders and new rules.
• June 6, 1996, Department letter forwarding report on training assistance team visit for contractors at the Y-12 plant, completion of deliverable, Commitment 5.5 per the 94-4 implementation plan.
• June 4, 1996, Board staff letter forwarding three staff trip reports regarding visits to Nevada Test Site, Oak Ridge and Pantex; SEE reports dated: May 5, 1994, September 12, 1995 and January 29, 1996 respectively.
• June 3, 1996, Department letter forwarding Richland's Office Consolidated Strategy to Improve Radiological Control Performance.
• June 3, 1996, Board staff trip report on Pantex Site - Review of Diesel Generators and Uninterruptible Power Supply Systems.

• May 31, 1996, Department forwards its report on Policy for Demonstrating Compliance with DOE Order 5820.2A for Onsite Management and Disposal of Environmental Restoration Low-Level Waste Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (re: 94-2).
• May 31, 1996, Department letter forwarding "UF₆ Cylinder Program Engineering Development Plan" (re: 95-1).
• May 30, 1996, Department letter providing "the current status of the Office of Oversight's deliverables" per the 94-4 implementation plan.
• May 30, 1996, Board staff trip report on safety and authorization basis issues at Rocky Flats.
• May 29, 1996, Department letter forwarding its 1995 profile of the status of Radiological Protection Programs in the DOE complex.
• May 29, 1996, Board staff trip report on review of the Unreviewed Safety Question Program at the Pantex Plant.
• May 28, 1996, Department letter forwarding the LLNL Criticality Safety program.
• May 28, 1996, Board staff trip report on Savannah River Site - Review the Status of the Spent Nuclear Fuel Activities.
• May 28, 1996, Board letter forwarding 2 staff trip reports regarding (1) Resumption of the Disassembly and Assembly Mission Area at Y-12 Plant and (2) Criticality Safety Approvals in Highly Enriched Uranium Processing at Y-12.
• May 28, 1996, Department letter regarding the DOE Order 5610 series.
• May 24, 1996, Department letter forwarding response to Board trip report of December 15, 1995, review of the design criteria for the Spent Nuclear Fuel Project's Canister Storage Building at Hanford.
• May 23, 1996, Department letter responding to Board's report entitled "Safety of HEPA Filter Units in Hanford B-Plant Exhaust Ventilation System."
• May 23, 1996, Board staff trip report on Pantex on Review Installation for Suspect/Counterfeit Parts in Electrical Systems.
• May 23, 1996, Department letter responding to Board's observations about the NESS revalidation process.
• May 21, 1996, Department letter transmitting revised Crosswalk Reports for DOE Order 440.1 (re: 94-5).
• May 20, 1996, Department letter forwarding the Quarterly Report for the period of January 1 - March 31, 1996 per the 94-2 implementation plan.
• May 17, 1996, Department letter forwarding interim reply to Board's concerns with Operational Safety Requirements (OSRs) at LANL per the 95-2 implementation plan.
• May 17, 1996, Department letter forwarding the Final Report, Complex-Wide Review of the Department's Low-Level Waste Management ES&H Vulnerabilities per the 94-2 implementation plan.
• May 16, 1996, Department letter forwarding the Infrastructure Evaluation Team Report per the 91-6 implementation plan.
• May 16, 1996, Department letter forwarding deliverables for Revision 1 per the 93-6 implementation plan.
• May 15, 1996, Board letter regarding highly enriched uranium processing at the OR Y-12 Plant.
• May 15, 1996, Board staff trip report on safety and authorization basis issues at Rocky Flats.
• May 14, 1996, Department letter responding to the Board's concerns on accelerated directives reduction effort and proposed rules within the Energy complex.
• May 10, 1996, Board letter forwarding staff trip report regarding Operational Readiness Review for startup of the High-Level Liquid Waste Evaporator at the ICPP. (Report dated: April 19, 1996)
• May 10, 1996, Board letter forwarding staff trip report regarding on-site review of the new SNM Component Staging Facility at Pantex.
• May 10, 1996, Board letter forwarding three staff trip reports of visits to Hanford, Oak Ridge and Savannah River. See reports dated: December 13, 1995, November 1, 1994 and October 20, 1995 respectively.
• May 9, 1996, Board letter forwarding review of the revised Policy Statements.
• May 9, 1996, Department letter forwarding the fifth Quarterly Report for the period January 1 - March 31, 1996 per 94-4 implementation plan.
• May 9, 1996, Board letter forwarding a copy of a staff trip report of B-Plant exhaust ventilation system filter units at the Hanford site.
• May 8, 1996, Board staff trip report on the Rocky Flats Annual Emergency Preparedness Exercise, READY-96.
• May 7, 1996, Department letter forwarding Quarterly Status Report for the second quarter of FY1996 per the 93-2 implementation plan.
• May 7, 1996, Department letter addressing proposed changes to the 94-1 Implementation Plan in regards to Rocky Flat's Stabilization of Plutonium Solutions Program.
• May 7, 1996, Department letter forwarding Revision 1 for the 94-2 implementation plan.
• May 7, 1996, Board letter accepting the 95-2 implementation plan.
• May 7, 1996, Department letter forwarding documents related to TWRS Risk Acceptance Criteria.
• May 6, 1996, Department letter forwarding response to "issues raised by the DNFSB staff" regarding "a review of the [LACEF] operations and safety analysis [dated August 11, 1995]."
• May 2, 1996, Department memorandum regarding Consolidated Strategy to Improve Radiological Control Performance at Hanford.
• May 2, 1996, Department letter forwarding the Six Month Status Report for period ending March 31, 1996, per the 92-4 implementation plan.

• April 30, 1996, Board letter regarding the Nuclear Explosive Safety Study (NESS) process.
• April 30, 1996, Board letter commenting on improvements in the Nuclear Explosive Safety Study (NESS) process.
• April 30, 1996, Department letter forwarding deliverable to satisfy VII.B.2 per the 94-2 implementation plan.
• April 30, 1996, Department letter forwarding "UF₆ Cylinder Program System Requirements Document [Rec. 95-1]."
• April 29, 1996, Department letter regarding reporting requirements for Mound and Rocky Flats of Recommendation 91-6, Radiation Protection Implementation Plan's training and post-training reporting," dated April 29, 1996, signed for Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Guimond (by W. W. Bixey).
• April 29, 1996, Department letter forwarding the 95-2 implementation plan, the proposed list of implementation team members, and their charter.
• April 29, 1996, Board staff trip report on Hanford Site - Review the Status of the Spent Nuclear Fuel Project.
• April 28, 1996, Department letter forwarding the "Low-Level Waste Program Requirements Document" per the 94-2 implementation plan.
• April 26, 1996, Department letter forwarding changes to the 94-1 implementation plan.
• April 26, 1996, Department letter notifying Board of the establishment of a Safety Management Implementation Team per the 95-2 implementation plan.
• April 23, 1996, Department letter forwarding Annual Report of Activities Related to Recommendation 94-1 (February 28, 1995 - February 29, 1996).
• April 23, 1996, Department letter providing update to plans for completion of the 94-3 IPP.
• April 19, 1996, Board letter forwarding a trip report on the Revalidation for the Nuclear Explosive Safety Studies of W76 Operations at the Department of Energy Pantex Plant. (reports dated March 27, 1996 and March 5, 1996)
• April 18, 1996, Department letter on status of responses to the Board by the Department's facilities per the 91-6 implementation plan.
• April 18, 1996, Department letter forwarding the 95-2 implementation plan.
• April 16, 1996, Department letter announcing the end of the accreditation program.
• April 16, 1996, Department letter clarifying discrepancy in cover letter and report dates on Implementation Plan Quarterly Report for the period ending December 31, 1995 [Rec. 93-3].
• April 15, 1996, Department letter forwarding a task force analysis of the Facility Representative Program (92-2) implementation status, signed by Assistant Deputy Secretary Pearman.
• April 15, 1996, Department report on Safety of HEPA Filter Units in Hanford B-Plant Exhaust Ventilation System.
• April 12, 1996, Department letter forwarding the Complex-Wide Review of DOE Low-Level Waste Management ES&H Vulnerabilities [Rec. 94-2].
• April 12, 1996, Department memorandum forwarding the Preliminary Complex-Wide Review Report (Rec. 94-2).
• April 9, 1996, Board letter relating to the DOE's evaluation of new information regarding seismic analyses supporting the existing Authorization Bases for SRS's F- and H-Canyon [Rec. 94-1].
• April 9, 1996, Board letter regarding discrepancy in cover letter and report dates on Implementation Plan Quarterly Report for the period ending December 31, 1995 [Rec. 93-3].
• April 5, 1996, Department letter forwarding quarterly status report for implementation plan 91-6.
• April 4, 1996, Department letter forwarding revised versions of Policy Statements 410.1. and 450.2.
• April 4, 1996, Department letter reporting completion of 94-4 implementation plan Commitment N.4.2., includes eight implementation plan deliverables.
• April 3, 1996, Department Letter forwarding Quarterly Report for Recommendation 94-2 (for the period of April 1 - December 31, 1995).
• April 2, 1996, Department letter providing updates on Building 371, Recommendation 94-3.
• April 2, 1996, Department letter addressing current schedule for stabilizing Pu solutions at Rocky Flats.
• April 1, 1996, Board's Sixth Annual Report to Congress on its activities relating to the Department of Energy.

• March 29, 1996, Department letter forwarding to the Board the Cylinder Program Systems Engineering Management Plan for recommendation 95-1.
• March 28, 1996, Department letter regarding support of improvements to the H-Canyon Facility Safety Authorization Basis.
• March 27, 1996, Board staff trip report on the review of the Hydrogen generation issues at RFETS.  (trip conducted October 1993).
• March 27, 1996, Board commendation letter on the retirement of Nicholas S. Dienes and his work with Recommendation 93-1.
• March 26, 1996, Board letter commending the Department on its efforts to revitalize technical personnel interchange with the Department of Defense under the Military Research Associate Program.
• March 26, 1996, Department report, Y-12 Site Office Restart Team Disassembly and Assembly Activities Closure Report, Recommendation 94-4.
• March 26, 1996, Department deliverable A.1.A as required by the Rec. 93-6 implementation plan.
• March 26, 1996, Board letter commending James K. Magruder (NOO Assistant Manager of Operations) on the occasion of his retirement.
• March 26, 1996, Department letter thanking Board for meeting with DOE External Regulation Task Force.
• March 21, 1996, Board staff trip report on fire protection at RFETS.
• March 21, 1996, Board letter discussing the status of Recommendation 90-2 in relation to the issuance of Recommendation 95-2.
• March 21, 1996, Department letter responding to Board's review of NESS performed by the Nevada Operations Office.
• March 21, 1996, Board letter on regarding the need for continued reporting of training status by EM for Recommendation 91-6.
• March 21, 1996, Board letter forwarding staff trip report regarding components of LLNL safety management system (dated January 29, 1996).
• March 18, 1996, Department 1995 Annual Report to Congress on Department of Energy Activities Relating to the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board.
• March 18, 1996, Board letter forwarding staff trip report regarding activities in support of Project Sapphire at the Oak Ridge Y-12 Plant (Report dated December 21, 1995).
• March 15, 1996, Department letter forwarding the Plutonium Ventilation System Study Report.
• March 14, 1996, Board letter accepting the revised Implementation Plan for Recommendation 93-6.
• March 13, 1996, Department letter concerning safety issues raised in 90-7 implementation plan.
• March 13, 1996, Board letter forwarding observations pertaining to "unresolved technical issues [Rec. 94-3]."
• March 12, 1996, Department letter forwarding the 9th Quarterly Status Report for 93-4 implementation plan.
• March 11, 1996, Board staff trip report on Hazards Analysis for the REBOUND Subcritical Experiment.
• March 11, 1996, Department letter addressing Board concerns over the Nuclear Explosive Safety Study (NESS) revalidation process for Recommendation 93-1.
• March 8, 1996, Department response to Board trip report of 12/18/95, regarding their concerns with the proximity of the Central Training Facility at the Defense Waste Processing Facility.
• March 6, 1996, Board testimony at the Defense Authorization Hearing.
• March 6, 1996, Department Under Secretary Grumbly testimony before the U.S. Senate.
• March 6, 1996, Board letter forwarding staff trip report on the Nuclear Explosive Safety Study for the Coded Optical Device Enable System.
• March 5, 1996, Department letter replying to Congressman Joe Bartons concerns with recommendation 93-5 and privatization issues at Hanford site.
• March 4, 1996, Board staff trip report on Containment Review Panel Review for LANL Subcritical Experiment, REBOUND-1.
• March 4, 1996, Department letter forwarding two deliverables from 94-2 implementation plan.
• March 1, 1996, Department letter regarding revision to implementation plan for Recommendation 93-5.
• March 1, 1996, Department Rocky Flats Solid Residue Stabilization Recovery Plan for Recommendation 94-1.
• March 1, 1996, Board letter forwarding staff trip report on Hanford tank farms authorization basis and waste processing (dated January 12, 1996).
• March 1, 1996, Department letter responding to Board comments on startup at the ITP Facility at Savannah River.
• March 1996, Board DNFSB/TECH-10, An Assessment Concerning Safety at Defense Nuclear Facilities -- the DOE Technical Personnel Problem , issued in March 1996, prepared by Jack Crawford and Steve Krahn.

• February 29, 1996, Department letter concerning 93-6 Implementation Plan.
• February 29, 1996, Department letter forwarding 93-5 Westinghouse proposed Implementation Plan revision one.
• February 28, 1996, Board letter discussing the issuance of new Department Orders under the auspices of the Order Revision Effort.
• February 28, 1996, Department letter responding to the Board's partial acceptance of the Department's 94-2 implementation plan.
• February 28, 1996, Department letter transmitting commitment 1.10, Quarterly Report 93-5 implementation plan.
• February 26, 1996, Board letter announcing the assignment of Board Staff to the Hanford Site.
• February 26, 1996, Department letter regarding suspect/counterfeit part concerns at SRS and DWPF.
• February 26, 1996, Department letter discussing the duties of the Non-Nuclear Hazards Analysis Team.
• February 21, 1996, Department letter transmitting Plan of Action, "Mitigation of Risks from Radiolytically Generated Hydrogen in Tanks and Piping Systems at Rocky Flats."
• February 21, 1996, Department letter transmitting the DOE Firearms Safety Standard (re: 94-5).
• February 21, 1996, Board staff trip report on Los Alamos National Laboratory Briefing Concerning the REBOUND Subcritical Experiment.
• February 21, 1996, Board staff trip report on Conduct of Operations Implementation at Rocky Flats Plant.
• February 16, 1996, Department letter responding to the Board's acceptance of the "UF₆ Cylinder Program System Requirements Document."
• February 14, 1996, Department Quarterly Status Report for the first quarter of FY1996, for 93-2 implementation plan.
• February 14, 1996, Department letter forwarding completed milestone 3.4.5.1. of the Ferrocyanide Program Plan, 92-4 implementation plan.
• February 13, 1996, Department letter transmitting the 90-7 Quarterly Report for the period of October - December 1995.
• February 13, 1996, Department letter forwarding the revised 93-6 implementation plan.
• February 13, 1996, Board letter commenting on DOE revisions to Policy Statement 450.2.
• February 9, 1996, Department letter providing six 94-4 implementation plan deliverables for January 1996.
• February 9, 1996, Board letter requesting extension to comment on "Improving Regulation of Safety at DOE Nuclear Facilities."
• February 9, 1996, Department report on the implementation of the Radiological Control Manual for 91-6 implementation plan.
• February 8, 1996, Board letter forwarding eight staff trip reports regarding visits to Hanford, INEL, Rocky Flats, Savannah River and WIPP.
• February 7, 1996, Board letter forwarding a review of the status of highly enriched uranium processing capabilities at Building 9212, and Technical Report DNFSB/TECH-9.
• February 5, 1996, Department letter forwarding Office of Oversight deliverables, milestone 3.1 and 3.2, for the Department's 94-4 implementation plan.
• February 2, 1996, Department letter forwarding three 93-6 implementation plan deliverables.
• February 1, 1996, Board letter concerning revisions to Policy Statement 410.1.
• February 1, 1996, Senate letter urging the prompt response to Recommendation 94-1 commitment to stabilize the Mark 16 and Mark 22 spent fuel rods at SRS.
• February 1, 1996, Department letter forwarding current Implementation Guides for certain nuclear safety management rules.
• February 1996, Department letter describing completion of 92-4 implementation plan milestone 3.4.5.1.

• January 31, 1996, Board letter endorsing a path forward for the In-Tank Precipitation (ITP) facility at Savannah River Site.
• January 31, 1996, Board letter requesting a detailed recovery plan on the delays in the implementation of Recommendation 94-1.
• January 31, 1996, Department letter forwarding the final report of the Advisory Committee on External Regulation.
• January 30, 1996, Board letter forwarding comments regarding DOE's commitment to revise FAR Manual.
• January 29, 1996, Board staff trip report on Status of Combined Lower Flammability Limit Issue for Tank 48 at In-Tank Precipitation, Savannah River Site.
• January 29, 1996, Board staff trip report on Pantex - Review of Unreviewed Safety Question to Increase Nuclear Weapon Staging in Zone 12 (PX-USQD-95-39-A).
• January 29, 1996, Department letter forwarding documents related to the Necessary and Sufficient Process.
• January 26, 1996, Department letter commenting on the Resumption of Receipt, Shipping, and Storage (RSS) operations at the Y-12 Plant.
• January 26, 1996, Department letter accepting the Board's offer to assist in the discussions on Necessary and Sufficient.
• January 26, 1996, Board letter responding to the Department's partial acceptance of Board recommendation 95-2.
• January 24, 1996, Department letter forwarding the Third Quarterly Report for 94-1 implementation plan (September 1 - November 30, 1995).
• January 23, 1996, Board letter requesting report describing the Department's plans to define the future status of H-Canyon at Savannah River.
• January 22, 1996, Board letter forwarding comments regarding a review of radiolytically generated hydrogen in tanks at the Rocky Flats.  It establishes a 30-day reporting requirement on the action plan (with interim milestones) to address the hydrogen accumulation hazard in Bldg 371 & 771.
• January 22, 1996, Board letter forwarding staff trip report focused on watch list tanks and the authorization basis for the HLW tank farms. (Report dated: November 29, 1995)
• January 22, 1996, Board letter forwarding comments on the System Requirements Document for the UF6 Cylinder Program.
• January 19, 1996, Department letter responding to the Board's views regarding stabilization of the Mark 16 and 22 fuels and the future of the F-Canyon and H-Canyon chemical processing facilities at the SRS.
• January 18, 1996, Department (ES&H) memorandum regarding the organizational placement of the Departmental Representative to the DNFSB.
• January 18, 1996, Department letter forwarding the Quarterly Status Report on the DOE Facility Representative Program 92-2 implementation plan.
• January 17, 1996, U.S. House of Representative letter regarding DOE's Record of Decision on tritium production.
• January 17, 1996, Department letter responding to Board request to revise 93-4 implementation plan.
• January 17, 1996, Department report on Tank Waste Remediation System Privatization.
• January 17, 1996, Department letter partially accepting Board recommendation 95-2.
• January 16, 1996, Department letter forwarding 90-2 Quarterly Status Report for July - September 1995.
• January 16, 1996, Department letter forwarding 92-4 Quarterly Status Report for three-month period ending September 30, 1995.
• January 11, 1996, Board staff trip report on Savannah River Site (SRS) Defense Waste Processing Facility (DWPF) Electrical Systems, Distributed Control System (DCS), and Alarm Handling/Management Systems.
• January 11, 1996, Department letter reporting delay in completion of the sampling and analysis of all watch list tanks regarding 93-5 implementation plan.
• January 8, 1996, Department letter providing status of commitments 1.5 and 1.23 for 93-5.
• January 8, 1996, Department update on the sitewide systems engineering path forward.
• January 5, 1996, Department letter forwarding Traceability Reports related to Order 5480.11.
• January 4, 1996, Department forwards commitment 5.3 deliverable for 94-4 implementation plan.
• January 3, 1996, Department letter discussing the percentage of completed core training of radiological workers at Mound site as a part of the 91-6 implementation plan.
• January 3, 1996, Department letter discussing status of the post-training evaluation and retention testing programs produced as a part of the 91-6 implementation plan.
• January 3, 1996, Department letter on status of training at DP facilities for 91-6 implementation plan.
• January 3, 1996, Department letter emphasizing NTS lack of implementation of 91-6 implementation plan.
• January 2, 1996, Department letter forwarding completion of Task N.2.5 of implementation plan 94-4.