Departmental Representative to the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board

1998

1998 BY MONTH:  JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC

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• December 28, 1998, Department letter forwarding revision 1, milestone 5.6.3.1i per the 93-5 implementation plan.
• December 28, 1998, Department letter forwarding a revised Manager's Guide to Administrative Flexibilities per the 93-3 implementation plan.
• December 28, 1998, Department letter forwarding a deliverable pursuant to commitment 5.2.2 per the 93-3 implementation plan.
• December 28, 1998, Department letter forwarding the 94-1 implementation plan, revision 1.
• December 22, 1998, Department letter forwarding the INEEL Final Site Assessment Report on the storage of Uranium-233 per the 97-1 implementation plan.
• December 22, 1998, Board letter forwarding a staff issue report on the Advanced Mixed Waste Treatment Project at INEEL.
• December 21, 1998, Board letter forwarding a report to the Technical Director of Environment, Safety and Health summarizing Energy Federal Contractors Group/Department of Energy Chemical Safety Issues Workshop and Joe Dinunno’s remarks to that group concerning integrated safety management.
• December 17, 1998, Department letter forwarding its response to a Board letter dated November 17, 1998, regarding restart of certain activities at LANL.
• December 17, 1998, Board letter forwarding regarding designated Phase A2 restart activities.
• December 16, 1998, Department letter proposing closure of Recommendation 92-4.
• December 15, 1998, Department letter forwarding actions taken to correct the Holden Gas Furnace noncompliances.
• December 14, 1998, Board letter establishing a 30-day reporting requirement on criteria for packaging and storing uranium-233 bearing materials.
• December 10, 1998, Department letter forwarding comments regarding the U.S./Russian Joint Coordinating Committee for Radiation Effects Research (JCCRER).
• December 7, 1998, Department letter forwarding the quarterly progress report per the 94-3 implementation plan.
• December 1, 1998, Board letter forwarding a staff issue report on the review of electrical, control, fire protection, and ventilation systems for the Cold Vacuum Drying Facility at the Hanford SNFP.

• November 30, 1998, Department letter forwarding a description of how the model policies and procedures to preserve Facility Representative capabilities and positions have been implemented per the 93-3 implementation plan.
• November 30, 1998, Board letter forwarding three (3) staff issue report documenting observations during a recent series of reviews at the Pantex Plant.
• November 27, 1998, Board letter forwarding a report addressing sixteen specific items in accordance with the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998.
• November 25, 1998, Department letter forwarding the completion of milestone 5.4.3.6.c per the 93-5 implementation plan.
• November 24, 1998, Board letter forwarding a staff issue report on Year 2000 compliance for safety-related microprocessor-based systems at the Oak Ridge Y-12 Plant.
• November 20, 1998, Department letter accepting Board Recommendation 98-2.
• November 20, 1998, Department letter accepting Board Recommendation 98-1.
• November 20, 1998, Department letter forwarding its review of the Board's draft report to Congress on external regulation.
• November 18, 1998, Board letter forwarding comments on the 94-2 quarterly report for the period of July 1 through September 30, 1998.
• November 17, 1998, Board letter establishing 30-day reporting requirements on efforts to startup certain classified activities at LANL.
• November 6, 1998, Department letter forwarding Revision 1 of the Integrated Pit Storage Program Plan at Pantex.

• October 30, 1998, Department letter forwarding a quarterly status report for the fourth quarter per the 97-2 implementation plan.
• October 30, 1998, Board letter forwarding comments on the Department's international program with the Soviet Union on the effects of nuclear radiation.
• October 29, 1998, Department letter forwarding commitment 5.4.2 per the 93-3 implementation plan.
• October 29, 1998, Department letter forwarding the quarterly status report for July through September 1998 per the 93-5 implementation plan.
• October 28, 1998, Department letter forwarding the Americium/Curium (Am/Cm) Stabilization Update.
• October 27, 1998, Board letter congratulating the Department on its completion of the dismantlement of W-69 warheads (Recommendation 98-2).
• October 23, 1998, Department letter forwarding the quarterly progress report for the period of July 1 through September 30, 1998, per the 94-2 implementation plan.
• October 22, 1998, Department letter acknowledging receipt of Board comments regarding the SRD deliverable per the 97-1 implementation plan.
• October 20, 1998, Board letter forwarding comments on the SRS Citizens Advisory Board relative to draft Order 435.1, Radioactive Waste Management.
• October 20, 1998, Department letter forwarding technical update of the Implementation Plan for Recommendation 94-1.
• October 20, 1998, Department letter forwarding deliverable committed under the Integrated Program Plan (IPP) for Recommendation 94-3.
• October 19, 1998, Department letter forwarding comments on the Board's draft report on external regulation.
• October 14, 1998, Department letter forwarding an outline of activities for past and future activities regarding the repackaging effort.
• October 8, 1998, Board letter forwarding staff issue report on the Y-12 enriched uranium operations, phase A2 restart preparations.
• October 8, 1998, Board letter forwarding comments on the Department's technical update on Recommendation 94-1.
• October 8, 1998, Board letter forwarding comments regarding DOE Order 435.1.
• October 2, 1998, Secretary memorandum regarding expectations in revising the 94-1 implementation plan.
• October 2, 1998, Department letter forwarding the final version of standard DOE-SAFT-0067 per the 97-1 implementation plan.
• October 2, 1998, Department letter forwarding proposals for closure of several commitments of Recommendation 94-2.
• October 1, 1998, Department letter forwarding the complex-wide strategy for maintenance of low-level waste per the 94-2 implementation plan.
• October 1, 1998, Department letter forwarding the Uranium-233 Storage Alternative Trade Study Final Report which represents the deliverable for commitment 14 per the 97-1 implementation plan.

• September 30, 1998, Board letter forwarding Recommendation 98-2, Safety Management at the Pantex Plant.
• September 29, 1998, Department letter forwarding a brief status summary of milestones expected to be completed by October 1998 on the Hanford Spent Nuclear Fuel Project.
• September 28, 1998, Board letter forwarding Recommendation 98-1, Resolution of DOE Internal Oversight Findings.
• September 24, 1998, Department letter forwarding responses from Field Elements on Fire Safety Programs.
• September 21, 1998, Board letter forwarding staff issue report regarding seismic investigations and design criteria at LANL.
• September 18, 1998, Department letter forwarding comments on the Surveillance of Nuclear Weapon High-Explosive Operations at Pantex Report.
• September 18, 1998, Board letter forwarding staff issue report on the Department's verification review of the ISM System at PNNL.
• September 17, 1998, Department letter forwarding The Current and Planned Low-Level Waste Disposal Capacity Report, Revision 1, per the 94-2 implementation plan.
• September 17, 1998, Department letter forwarding the Low-Level Waste Disposal Facility Federal Review Group Manual per the 94-2 implementation plan.
• September 16, 1998, Board letter forwarding comments on the feedback and improvement process report.
• September 16, 1998, Department memorandum on Schedule and Process for Revising the Implementation Plan for Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board Recommendation 94-1.
• September 11, 1998, Department letter forwarding its response to a Board letter regarding PFP (Recommendation 94-1).
• September 11, 1998, Board letter forwarding a list of selected near term schedule milestones for the removal and safe storage of deteriorating spent nuclear fuel from the K-Basins.
• September 10, 1998, Board letter congratulating Secretary Richardson for his appointment to the Department.
• September 10, 1998, Board letter regarding lack of Department PSO's response to a Deputy Secretary memorandum regarding the "Fire Safety Programs."
• September 9, 1998, Department letter forwarding a report on the status of Recommendation 94-1 milestones at the PFP and its efforts in place to improve the readiness review process.
• September 2, 1998, Department letter forwarding the technical update per the 94-1 implementation plan.
• September 2, 1998, Department letter forwarding the quarterly progress report per the 94-3 implementation plan.

• August 31, 1998, Department letter forwarding response to issues raised in a Board staff issue report concerning the Spent Nuclear Fuel Project Review at the Hanford Site.
• August 26, 1998, Board letter forwarding a staff issue report on the operational readiness review for Pantex Building 12-116.
• August 24, 1998, Department letter forwarding a report concerning the americium and curium stabilization program.
• August 24, 1998, Board letter forwarding staff issue report on anhydrous hydrogen fluoride system at the Oak Ridge Y-12 Plant.
• August 20, 1998, Department letter forwarding July 1998 deliverables per the 94-4 implementation plan.
• August 19, 1998, Department memorandum forwarding the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) defining funding arrangements for ensuring that the 97-2 implementation plan commitments are satisfied.
• August 18, 1998, Department letter forwarding occurrence reports related to inadequate work controls at the Y-12 Plant.
• August 14, 1998, Department letter responding to a May 14, 1998, letter requesting information to assist in preparing a report to Congress on evaluations and assessment of proposals to externally regulate its defense nuclear facilities.
• August 13, 1998, Board letter forwarding staff issue report on the review of high-level waste storage and processing and to evaluate closure of safety issues at H-Canyon (report dated July 24, 1998, trip conducted July 6-8, 1998).
• August 13, 1998, Board letter accepting the Department's revised Integrated Program Plan for the second phase of Recommendation 94-3.
• August 11, 1998, Department letter forwarding additional information on the process by which it performs change control for its nuclear explosive operations at the Pantex Plant.
• August 10, 1998, Board letter requesting technical background information related to seismic design and engineering for new construction project at SRS.
• August 7, 1998, Department memorandum announcing the Annual DNFSB Interface Workshop on October 8, 1998 for Department personnel to exchange information and to share experiences for effectively resolving safety issues raised by the Board.
• August 4, 1998, Department letter forwarding the third quarterly status report required by the 97-2 implementation plan.

• July 30, 1998, Department letter providing update on current status of milestones and plans to revise the 94-1 implementation plan.
• July 30, 1998, Department letter forwarding commitment 5.2.3(c) per the 92-4 implementation plan.
• July 29, 1998, Board letter acknowledging completion of commitments per the 94-2 implementation plan.
• July 28, 1998, Department letter forwarding the 93-5 Quarterly Report for April through June 1998.
• July 27, 1998, Department letter forwarding the semiannual line management updates associated with Recommendation 93-6 covering period December 1, 1997, through May 31, 1998.
• July 27, 1998, Department letter forwarding the quarterly progress report for the period from April 1, 1998, to June 30, 1998, per the 94-2 implementation plan.
• July 24, 1998, Department letter forwarding deliverables for the 97-1 implementation plan.
• July 22, 1998, Department letter forwarding milestone 5.6.3.1.h per the 93-5 implementation plan.
• July 22, 1998, Board letter regarding the Department's System Requirements Document per the 97-1 implementation plan.
• July, 21, 1998, Department letter forwarding corrective actions to the DNFSB onsite review of spent nuclear fuel at Hanford.
• July 21, 1998, Department letter regarding margin of seismic safety for postulated seismic events at the Savannah River Site.
• July 17, 1998, Department letter forwarding 96-1 implementation plan deliverables.
• July 13, 1998, Board letter establishing 60-day reporting requirements, on recovery of plutonium stabilization activities at Hanford PFP in accordance with the 94-1 implementation plan.
• July 10, 1998, Department letter concerning reservoir storage in highly invulnerable encased safes (HIVES).
• July 10, 1998, Department letter forwarding information concerning feedback and improvement processes under ISM.
• July 10, 1998, Department letter acknowledging completion of radiological assessments for low-level waste disposal facilities in accordance with the 94-2 implementation plan.
• July 10, 1998, Board letter establishing 45-day reporting requirements on americium/curium solution stabilization at the Savannah River Site in accordance with the 94-1 implementation plan.
• July 9, 1998, Department letter forwarding the quarterly report for the period of January 1 through March 31, 1998 and provided a revised commitment schedule for the 94-2 implementation plan.
• July 7, 1998, Department letter responding to Board staff issues concerning Phase II Restart at Savannah River.
• July 6, 1998, Department letter regarding Board staff observations regarding schedule performance per the 94-1 implementation plan.

• June 29, 1998, Department letter proposing closure of Commitment 5.2.1.1. of per the 93-3 implementation plan.
• June 26, 1998, Board letter forwarding staff issue report on 233-S Operational Readiness Review at Hanford.
• June 26, 1998, Board letter regarding the Department's budget currently being applied to the Hanford cleanup effort in response to recommendation 94-1.
• June 25, 1998, Board letter forwarding the observations concerning the expanded W-69 dismantlement operations in Building 12-64 at Pantex.
• June 23, 1998, Department letter forwarding the quarterly report for the period of January 1 through March 31, 1998, per the 94-1 implementation plan.
• June 19, 1998, Board letter regarding restart of certain operations, designated Phase A1 for EUO.
• June 18, 1998, Department letter forwarding updated information on the status of ISM.
• June 17, 1998, Department letter forwarding the quarterly progress report per the 94-3 implementation plan.
• June 16, 1998, Board letter forwarding reports regarding information on tornadoes within 50 miles of the Hanford SNFP.
• June 12, 1998, Board letter regarding EUO at the Y-12 Plant, establishing a 60-day reporting requirement on all unusual occurances related to issues of operations management's cognizance of maintenance/safety activities of facilities, causes of systemic problems and a comprehensive action plan.
• June 11, 1998, Department letter regarding Waste Isolation Pilot Plant.
• June 10, 1998, Board letter regarding the development of a new U-233 packaging and storage standard in accordance with the 97-1 implementation plan.
• June 8, 1998, Department letter forwarding Quarterly Report 13 fulfilling commitment 7.1 per the 94-4 implementation plan.
• June 5, 1998, Department letter forwarding commitment 15 per the 97-1 implementation plan.
• June 5, 1998, Board letter regarding measures taken to ship plutonium-bearing compounds per the 94-1 implementation plan.
• June 4, 1998, Department letter forwarding the 94-3 Integrated Program Plan (IPP).
• June 3, 1998, Board letter regarding the use of Work Smart Standards process at LANL.
• June 3, 1998, Board letter regarding the Department's preparations for start-up of TRU waste disposal operations at WIPP.
• June 3, 1998, Department letter forwarding a report outlining the Department's program for assessing work performance and tracking related to corrective actions, as requested in the Board's letter dated March 20, 1998 (95-2).
• June 2, 1998, Department letter forwarding a report responding to a Board letter regarding evaluation of project management at LANL.
• June 2, 1998, Department letter forwarding material committed to at the May 7, 1998, Public Meeting on Recommendation 94-1.
• June 1, 1998, Board letter requesting additional information on the process by which the Department performs change control for its nuclear explosive operations at the Pantex Plant.
• June 1, 1998, Department letter forwarding a more definitive path to resolve lightning hazard at the Pantex Site.
• June 1, 1998, Board letter forwarding staff issue report on the safety evaluation panel review of the BAGPIPE and CLARINET subcritical experiments at NTS.
• June 1, 1998, Board letter accepting the 93-3 implementation plan.

• May 29, 1998, Department letter forwarding a listing of senior line managers designated members of the Federal Technical Capability Panel per the 93-3 implementation plan.
• May 27, 1998, Department letter regarding suspension of restart activities at the ITP Facility per the 96-1 implementation plan.
• May 27, 1998, Department letter forwarding the completion of radiological assessments for low-level waste disposal facilities at two Department sites per the 94-2 implementation plan.
• May 27, 1998, Department letter forwarding a reference documents listing per the 96-1 implementation plan.
• May 21, 1998, Department letter forwarding the quarterly progress report per the 94-2 implementation plan for the period October 1, 1997, through December 31, 1997.
• May 19, 1998, Department letter forwarding completion of milestones 5.2.1.a and 5.2.1.b per the 92-4 implementation plan.
• May 18, 1998, Department letter requesting a 15-day extension to complete a Department report requested by a Board letter dated March 20, 1998, on assessment and corrective action programs at facilities.
• May 14, 1998, Board letter regarding information on external regulation at defense nuclear facilities.
• May 14, 1998, Board letter commending the Department on its timely completion of commitments per the 97-1 implementation plan.
• May 7, 1998, Board letter announcing assignment of Paul F. Gubanc as site representative at the Oak Ridge Operations Office.
• May 6, 1998, Department memorandum postponing Interface Workshop announced on April 15, 1998.
• May 5, 1998, Department letter forwarding the 93-3 implementation plan.
• May 5, 1998, Department letter concerning progress made on the 94-1 implementation plan.
• May 1, 1998, Board letter regarding the Department's effort to develop a new standard for packaging and storage of plutonium-bearing materials per the 94-1 implementation plan.

• April 30, 1998, Department letter forwarding deliverable 2, commitment 2 per the 97-1 implementation plan, DRAFT DOE Standard, "Criteria for Packaging and Storing U-233 Bearing Materials."
• April 29, 1998, Department letter forwarding completion of milestone 5.4.3.1.d per the 93-5 implementation plan.
• April 28, 1998, Board letter forwarding a staff issue report on the Work Smart Standards Process as an input to the development of Integrated Safety Management (Recommendation 95-2).
• April 27, 1998, Department letter forwarding commitment 5.2.2(c), revision 2N per the 92-4 implementation plan.
• April 27, 1998, Department letter forwarding the quarterly report for January through March 1998 per the 93-5 implementation plan.
• April 27, 1998, Department letter forwarding a report of actions being taken to address vulnerabilities from ventilation filter degradation.
• April 24, 1998, Congress letter expressing full support of the DNFSB's safety oversight work.
• April 24, 1998, Board letter regarding the authorization agreement written by the R&D Working Group.
• April 23, 1998, U.S. House of Representatives letter regarding competitive procurements at the Department's facilities.
• April 22, 1998, Board letter forwarding staff issue report (enclosed) regarding worker protection at the INEEL Chemical Processing Plant.
• April 21, 1998, Department letter forwarding the quarterly status for the second quarter, FY 1998 per the 97-2 implementation plan.
• April 21, 1998, Department letter issuing Directives System Order 251.1.
• April 16, 1998, Department letter concerning its final response to the Board's letter of February 25, 1998, regarding the electrical, control and fire protection systems at Hanford.
• April 15, 1998, Board letter forwarding comments concerning the Department's monthly progress report regarding operations in support of the 94-1 implementation plan at PFP (Hanford).
• April 15, 1998, Department memorandum announcing the Annual DNFSB Interface Workshop on June 17-18, 1998 for Department personnel to exchange information and to share experiences for effectively resolving safety issues raised by the Board.
• April 15, 1998, Board letter regarding Defense Programs weapons complex-wide assessment (93-6).
• April 15, 1998, Board letter accepting the Departments proposal to delete three milestones from the 94-1 implementation plan.
• April 9, 1998, Board letter regarding evaluations and assessments of proposals to externally regulate the Department's defense nuclear facilities.
• April 2, 1998, WSRC letter forwarding a copy of the Conduct of Research and Development Document for the Savannah River Technology Center.
• April 1998, Board technical report DNFSB/TECH-19, Authorization Agreements for Defense Nuclear Facilities and Activities.

• March 31, 1998, Department letter regarding its policy on radiological sabotage.
• March 30, 1998, Department letter forwarding completion of commitment 6.2.1, milestone 4 per the 97-2 implementation plan.
• March 30, 1998, Department letter concerning the report on the evaluation of project management at LANL.
• March 30, 1998, Department letter informing the Board of a 60-day delay in forwarding a committed deliverable per the 97-1 implementation plan.
• March 27, 1998, Department letter forwarding completion of milestones 5.5.6.1.a and 5.6.3.1.g (enclosed) per the 93-5 implementation plan.
• March 27, 1998, Department letter forwarding the ORNL Initial Site Assessment Report (enclosed) per the 97-1 implementation plan.
• March 27, 1998, Board letter forwarding resolution of issues concerning draft Order 430.1A.
• March 26, 1998, Department letter informing Board of delay in completing milestone 5.4.3.1.D per the 93-5 implementation plan.
• March 26, 1998, Board letter regarding safety concerns of the high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filters, establishing a 30-day reporting requirement on the specific actions proposed by DOE in relation to safe operations of ventilation systems.
• March 24, 1998, Department letter forwarding the INEEL Initial Site Assessment Report on the Storage of U-233 (enclosed) fulfilling commitment 6 per the 97-1 implementation plan.
• March 20, 1998, Department letter forwarding response to Board's letter dated February 25, 1998, concerning electrical, control and fire protection at Hanford.
• March 20, 1998, Board letter establishing a 60-day reporting requirement on the use of operating experience to improve the safety of operations.
• March 19, 1998, Department letter designating a new responsible manager for the 96-1 implementation plan.
• March 18, 1998, Board letter forwarding staff issue report (enclosed) on the review of the spent nuclear fuel project at the Hanford site (trip conducted February 3-5, 1998) (Rec. 94-1).
• March 13, 1998, Department letter forwarding notification regarding DOE, Richland Operations Office Senior point-of-contact on Board activities.
• March 13, 1998, Department letter forwarding the consolidated response (enclosed) from DOE Kirtland and Sandia addressing concerns on integrated contractor self-assessments and oversight.
• March 11, 1998, Department letter forwarding the Radiological Performance Assessment for the Z-Area Saltstone Disposal Facility (enclosed).
• March 11, 1998, Department letter forwarding its 12th Quarterly Report (enclosed) which fulfills commitment 7.1 for Recommendation 94-4.
• March 11, 1998, Board letter forwarding two (2) trip reports (enclosed) of staff review (dated February 17, 1998, and January 27, 1998) of the Savannah River H-Canyons (trips conducted on January 6-8, and 12-16, 1998, and February 5-7, 1998).
• March 5, 1998, Department letter forwarding its comments on Board letter dated December 5, 1997, regarding CMIP.
• March 4, 1998, Board letter forwarding its review of the Department's surveillance program for weapon main charge high explosives.
• March 3, 1998, Department letter forwarding its program status (enclosed) for the 96-1 implementation plan.
• March 3, 1998, Board letter forwarding observations (enclosed) on the recent Integrated Safety Management Workshop.
• March 2, 1998, Department letter forwarding the quarterly report (enclosed) for the 94-3 implementation plan.

• February 27, 1998, Department letter forwarding its Consolidated Annual Report (enclosed) of activities related to the 94-1 and 97-1 implementation plans.
• February 27, 1998, Department letter forwarding report (enclosed) on issues raised in a Board letter dated August 8, 1997.
• February 25, 1998, Board letter forwarding trip report (enclosed) on the review of electrical, control, and fire protection systems at the Hanford Spent Nuclear Fuel Project dated January 7, 1998, (trip conducted on December 9-11, 1997).
• February 24, 1998, Department letter forwarding information submitted by the Field Offices regarding the status of Department implementation of integrated safety management.
• February 24, 1998, Department letter forwarding completion of commitment 5.2.3.a per the 92-4 implementation plan.
• February 20, 1998, Department letter regarding detailed technical report on lightning protection for operations involving collocated high explosives and nuclear material at Pantex requested by the Board in their 9/12/97 letter.
• February 18, 1998, Department letter forwarding its Annual Report to Congress (enclosed) on its activities relating to the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board.
• February 17, 1998, Board's Eighth Annual Report to Congress on its activities relating to the Department of Energy.
• February 12, 1998, Department letter concerning the Board's December 5, 1997, letter requesting the status and schedule for completion of remaining objectives for the 93-1 implementation plan.
• February 9, 1998, Board letter commending the Department for its January 15, 1998, letter addressing health and safety issues associated with ventilation confinement systems at defense nuclear facilities.
• February 9, 1998, Board letter providing comments on the revised draft of DOE Order 430.1A (Life Cycle Asset Management).
• February 9, 1998, Board letter granting extension for submission of a report on facility utilization at the Pantex Plant.
• February 6, 1998, Board letter forwarding staff trip report (enclosed) (dated December 10, 1997) of phaseout activities of Building 9206 at the Y-12 Site (trip conducted November 20, 1997).
• February 2, 1998, Department letter forwarding completion of commitments 5.2.1.(A) and 5.2.1.(B) for the 92-4 implementation plan.
• February 2, 1998, Department letter forwarding deliverables/milestones for the 97-2 implementation plan.

• January 30, 1998, Department letter forwarding the "Technical Competencies for the Safe Interim Storage and Management of U-233 at DOE Facilities" Report (97-1).
• January 30, 1998, Board letter forwarding Board staffs review of DOE's preparations for EUO restart at Y-12.
• January 30, 1998, Board letter commending Mr. John Tseng for the U-233 issue presentation.
• January 29, 1998, Department letter forwarding the sixteenth quarterly report for implementation 93-3.
• January 29, 1998, Board letter conerning future disposition of plutonium-bearing residues at RF and other nuclear facilities site.
• January 27, 1998, Department letter forwarding the 93-5 implementation plan quarterly report for October through December 1997.
• January 27, 1998, Department letter forwarding commitment 11 for implementation plan 97-1.
• January 23, 1998, Department letter forwarding completion of commitment 5.2.2.b for implementation plan 92-4.
• January 21, 1998, U.S. House of Representatives letter regarding management of the spent nuclear fuel project at the Hanford Site.
• January 20, 1998, Congress letter concerning the Commercial Light Water Reactor (CLWR) for the production of tritium.
• January 16, 1998, Department letter forwarding a reponse to the Board's letter of December 5, 1997, concerning efforts to revise Order 430.1A, Life Cycle Asset Mangement (LCAM).
• January 16, 1998, Department letter concerning safety issues at Building 332 (LLNL).
• January 16, 1998, Board letter regarding implementation 96-1's action plan.
• January 15, 1998, Department letter forwarding the "lessons learned" document regarding HEPA filters.
• January 13, 1998, Department letter forwarding completion of implementation plan 94-1 milestone.
• January 13, 1998, Board letter forwarding Board staff's review of work authorization and work control review at the LANL CMR Facility.
• January 9, 1998, Department letter forwarding detailed discussion of the three remaining SRS 94-1 milestones.
• January 8, 1998, Board letter regarding stabilization of plutonium-bearing salt residues at Building 707 at Rocky Flats.
• January 7, 1998, Department letter forwarding Quarterly Report 11 for implementation plan 94-4.
• January 7, 1998, Department letter providing completion of milestone 5.4.3.5d for implementation 93-5.
• January 6, 1998, Department letter forwarding line management review of actions under the 93-6 implementation plan, revision 1.
• January 6, 1998, U.S. House of Representative letter regarding the preferred option for tritium production.
• January 6, 1998, Department letter to Congressman Spratt regarding future plans at the Savannah River Site.