Departmental Representative to the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board

2002

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• December 31, 2002, Board letter regarding Highly Enriched Uranium Materials Facility at the Y-12 National Security Complex.
• December 31, 2002, Board letter regarding the Department's report on inactive actinide materials at the NNSA facilities.
• December 30, 2002, Department letter responding to Board reporting requirement dated November 13, 2002 regarding criticality safety practices at Y-12.
• December 27, 2002, Department letter responding to Board letter dated June 5, 2002 regarding maintenance and reliable operations at the K Basis at the Hanford site.
• December 27, 2002, Board letter establishing a 90-day reporting requirement addressing the issues on the design and safety bases of the Highly Enriched Uranium Materials Facility at the Y-12 National Security Complex.
• December 23, 2002, Department letter enclosing the Functions, Responsibilities and Authorities of the Office of Environment, Safety and Health.
• December 20, 2002, Federal Register publication of DNFSB Recommendation 2002-3, Requirements for the Design, Implementation, and Maintenance of Administrative Controls.
• December 20, 2002, Department letter forwarding the Project Plan for the Disposition of the Savannah River Site Depleted, Natural, and Low-Enriched Uranium Materials.
• December 19, 2002, Board letter regarding the implementation of Seamless Safety for the 21st Century at the Pantex Plant relative to the 98-2 implementation plan.
• December 19, 2002, Board letter responding to Department letter dated November 18, 2002 regarding the Tritium Extraction Facility at the Savannah River Site.
• December 16, 2002, Department letter regarding DOE's Integration of Multiple Hazard Analysis handbook.
• December 16, 2002, Board letter establishing a 45-day reporting requirement addressing the issues on the Waste Treatment Plant at Hanford.
• December 16, 2002, Board letter enclosing a staff issue report on the status of implementation plan 2000-2, Configuration Management, Vital Safety Systems at the Hanford Site.
• December 13, 2002, Federal Register publication of the Department's response to Recommendation 2002-1, Quality Assurance for Safety-Related Software.
• December 13, 2002, Federal Register publication of the Department's request for a 45-day extension to respond to Recommendation 2002-2, Weapons Laboratory Support of the Defense Nuclear Complex.
• December 11, 2002, Department letter regarding Hanford Tank Integrity.
• December 11, 2002, Department letter regarding the review on CH2M Hill Hanford Group, Inc.'s Integrated Safety Management System.
• December 11, 2002, Board letter forwarding Recommendation 2002-3, Requirements for the Design, Implementation, and Maintenance of Administrative Controls.
• December 10, 2002, Department memorandum regarding the Office of the Departmental Representative to the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board.
• December 2, 2002, Department letter describing the Department's path forward towards closure of recommendation 2000-2, Configuration Management, Vital Safety Systems.

• November 26, 2002, Department letter providing status information on two Board Recommendations as they apply to Rocky Flats.
• November 26, 2002, Department letter responding to Board letter dated October 3, 2002 regarding observations on Enriched Uranium Operations (EUO) Wet Chemistry resumption activities at the Y-12 National Security Complex.
• November 22, 2002, Board letter approving the Department's request for an extension to respond to the Board's recommendation 2002-2, Weapons Laboratory Support of the Defense Nuclear Complex.
• November 22, 2002, Department letter forwarding the Department's Quality Assurance Improvement Plan for the Defense Nuclear Facilities.
• November 21, 2002, Department letter requesting an additional 45 days to respond to recommendation 2002-2, Weapons Laboratory Support of the Defense Nuclear Complex.
• November 21, 2002, Department letter acknowledging receipt of and accepting Board Recommendation 2002-1, Quality Assurance for Safety-Related Software.
• November 18, 2002, Department letter providing a compilation of responses on issues regarding the Tritium Extraction Facility (TEF) project at the Savannah River Site.
• November 15, 2002, Board letter requesting a briefing on the vapor-space corrosion program.
• November 15, 2002, Board letter regarding the need to restart disassembly and inspection operations for the W84 Program.
• November 14, 2002, Board letter enclosing a summary of the Board's staff observations on High Level Waste Building "Load Path Report".
• November 13, 2002, Board letter establishing a 60-day reporting requirement on actions that will be taken to ensure controls to protect against significant exposure to radiological hazards at the Pantex Plant are afforded the protection required by safety-significant designation.
• November 13, 2002, Board letter establishing a 60-day reporting requirement addressing criticality safety for operations in Building 9212, actions taken at Building 9212 and across the site to ensure the continued adequacy of the Y-12 criticality safety program.
• November 12, 2002, Department letter regarding Sandia Underground Reactor Facility (SURF).
• November 8, 2002, Board letter regarding the F-Canyon facilty at the Savannah River Site.
• November 4, 2002, Board letter establishing a 60-day reporting requirement addressing the deficiencies identified in the enclosed staff reports regarding safety and design basis of the Hanford Waste Treatment Plant (WTP).
• November 4, 2002, Board letter requesting a briefing addressing the issues raised in the enclosed staff report on Documented Safety Analysis (DSA) for the high-level waste (HLW) Concentration, Storage, and Transfer (CST) facilities at the Savannah River Site.
• November 4, 2002, Board letter regarding a proposed DOE Handbook-Integration of Multiple Hazard Analysis Requirements and Activities.
• November 1, 2002, Department letter regarding performance incentives at the Savannah River Site.
• November 1, 2002, Department letter reporting completion of 2000-1 implementation plan milestone on stabilization and packaging of solutions at the Hanford Plutonium Finishing Plant (PFP).
• November 1, 2002, Department letter responding to Board letter regarding the use of Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA) to stabilize plutonium oxides.
• November 1, 2002, Department letter regarding the Old HB-Line ventilation system in the Savannah River Site H-Canyon.

• October 31, 2002, Department letter forwarding the Department's fourth quarter status report for fiscal year 2002 relative to implementation plan 97-2, Criticality Safety.
• October 28, 2002, Department letter forwarding the changes to the 98-2 implementation plan, Safety Management at the Pantex Plant.
• October 23, 2002, Department letter forwarding the Third Quarterly Report on the 98-2 implementation plan, Safety Management at the Pantex Plant.
• October 21, 2002, Department letter enclosing report on Savannah River Site's High Level Waste Tank 48-H Disposition Alternatives Identification Phase 1 & 2 relative to the 2001-1 implementation plan.
• October 17, 2002, Department letter regarding worker protection in the Tritium Extraction Facility (TEF) at the Savannah River Site.
• October 15, 2002, Department letter responding to Board letter dated September 23, 2002 regarding fire protection at the Pantex Plant.
• October 10, 2002, Department letter enclosing an initial Phase II assessment report from the Kirtland Site Operations Office relative to the 2000-2 implementation plan.
• October 10, 2002, Department letter inviting Chairman John T. Conway to participate in the Nuclear Criticality Safety Program meeting scheduled on November 22, 2002 at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, D.C.
• October 10, 2002, Federal Register publication of DNFSB Recommendation 2002-2, Weapons Laboratory Support of the Defense Nuclear Complex
• October 3, 2002, Department letter forwarding an initial Phase II Assessment Report form the Nevada Operations Office, Waste Examination Facility, Visual Examination and Repackaging Building, Confinement Ventilation System relative to the 2000-2 implementation plan.
• October 3, 2002, Board letter enclosing the staff issue report on the conduct of operations and training preparations for a contractor's Operational Readiness Review (ORR) at the Y-12 National Security Complex.
• October 3, 2002, Board letter forwarding Recommendation 2002-2, Weapons Laboratory Support of the Defense Nuclear Complex.
• October 1, 2002, Department letter responding to Board reporting requirement on High-Level Waste (HLW) activities at the Savannah River Site and alternative technologies for the removal of cesium from salt waste.
• October 1, 2002, Department letter responding to Board letter dated September 9, 2002 regarding Waste Feed Delivery (WFD) transfer system at the Hanford Site.

• September 30, 2002, Department memorandum regarding Recommendation 2002-1, Quality Assurance for Safety-Related Software.
• September 30, 2002, Department letter regarding dispositon of depleted uranium (DU) materials at the Savannah River Site.
• September 24, 2002, Department letter responding to Board reporting requirement dated May 20, 2002 regarding storage and disposition of inactive actinide nuclear materials.
• September 23, 2002, Board letter regarding the implementation of safety and hazard analysis methodology at the Department's defense nuclear facilities.
• September 23, 2002, Board letter enclosing a staff issue report on Fire Protection at the Pantex Plant.
• September 23, 2002, Board letter establishing a 60-day reporting requirement on the Department's plans for remediating the hazards posed by the sodium fluoride (NaF) traps stored in Building 3019A at Oak Ridge National Laboratory in a safe and timely manner.
• September 23, 2002, Board letter forwarding Recommendation 2002-1, Quality Assurance for Safety-Related Software.
• September 19, 2002, Department letter informing the Board on the completion of Commitment 2.7 of the 2001-1 implementation plan on Salt Waste Processing Facility (SWPF).
• September 18, 2002, Department letter regarding seismic issues relative to the construction of the High-Level Waste Facility of the Hanford Waste Treatment Plant (WTP).
• September 18, 2002, Board letter enclosing a summary on open commitments under implementation plan 2000-2, Configuration Management, Vital Safety Systems.
• September 16, 2002, Department letter responding to Board letter dated July 17, 2002 regarding the recommendations of the DOE Commission on Fire Safety and Preparedness.
• September 9, 2002, Board letter enclosing a staff issue report on Waste Feed Delivery Transfer System at the Hanford Site.
• September 6, 2002, Department letter enclosing an Action Plan to address the issues on the emergency power system at Building 332 at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
• September 3, 2002, Department letter forwarding an initial Phase II assessment report on Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Building 625 Fire Sprinkler System relative to the 2000-2 implementation plan.
• September 3, 2002, Department letter responding to Board reporting requirement dated August 1, 2002 regarding the single point of contact concept relative to W80 enchanced transportation cart (ETC) approval.

• August 19, 2002, Department memorandum regarding Systems Approach to Safety Directives.
• August 14, 2002, Department letter providing additional detail for the Federal Technical Capability Program (FTCP) agents to identify staff level personnel responsible for the oversight of contractor safety systems.
• August 14, 2002, Department letter enclosing the Corrective Action Plan prepared by the Richland Operations Office relative to the electrical and instrument and control systems at the Hanford Plutonium Finishing Plant.
• August 9, 2002, Board letter establishing a 30-day reporting requirement regarding issues related to material stabilization at the Los Alamos National Laboratory and Revision 2 of the 2000-1 implementation plan.
• August 8, 2002, Board letter regarding the Integrated Safety Management (ISM) annual review process relative to the 95-2 implementation plan.
• August 7, 2002, Department letter enclosing the 3rd Quarter Status Report for Fiscal Year 2002 on the 97-2 implementation plan.
• August 6, 2002, Board letter enclosing a staff issue report on the electrical and lightning protection systems at the Pantex Plant.
• August 6, 2002, Board letter enclosing a staff issue report on the review of lightning protection systems at the Los Alamos National Laboratory's nuclear facilities.
• August 5, 2002, Department letter regarding the DOE Electrical Safety handbook.
• August 1, 2002, Board letter establishing a 30-day reporting requirement regarding the actions being taken to ensure support in the implementation of safety initiatives at the Pantex Plant.

• July 31, 2002, Department letter forwarding the quarterly report for implementation plan 98-2, Safety Management at the Pantex Plant.
• July 30, 2002, Board letter regarding the seismic design of the Pretreatment, Low-Acitivity Waste, and High-Level Waste (HLW) Facilities of the Hanford Waste Treatment Plant (WTP).
• July 30, 2002, Board letter regarding uranium-233 (U-233) stored at Oak Ridge National Laboratory relative to implementation plan 97-1, Safe Storage of Uranium-233.
• July 26, 2002, Department letter regarding performance incentives at the Savannah River Site.
• July 23, 2002, Department letter regarding concerns related to Fire Protection in the Wet Chemistry area of Building 9212 (B-1 Wing) at the Y-12 National Security Complex.
• July 23, 2002, Department letter forwarding an initial Phase II assessment report for Los Alamos National Laboratory in relation to the 2000-2 implementation plan.
• July 22, 2002, Department letter enclosing Revision 2 of the 2000-1 implementation plan.
• July 19, 2002, Board letter establishing a 60-day reporting requirement on seismic design and testing at the Tritium Extraction Facility at Savannah River.
• July 17, 2002, Board letter establishing a 60-day reporting requirement outlining specific actions to implement the recommendations of the DOE Commission on Fire Safety and Preparedness.
• July 12, 2002, Board letter establishing a 60-day reporting requirement addressing the issues outlined in the enclosed staff report regarding the approved guidance for verifying thermal stabilization of plutonium oxide.
• July 11, 2002, Department letter informing the Board of a revision to the Nuclear Air Cleaning Handbook relative to Commitment 23 of the 2000-2 implementation plan.
• July 11, 2002, Board letter acknowledging receipt of the NNSA/Naval Reactors' report on radiological waste disposal and environmental monitoring, occupational safety and health, and occupational radiation exposure.
• July 10, 2002, Department letter forwarding an initial Phase II assessment report from the Amarillo Area Office, Pantex Plant System Drawing Program, in relation to the 2000-2 implementation plan.
• July 10, 2002, Department letter forwarding the Initial Phase II report from the Y-12 Area Office, Building 9215 Stack 3 Exhaust System relative to the 2000-2 implementation plan.
• July 1, 2002, Department letter responding to Board letter dated April 23, 2002 regarding Aqueous Recovery Line for Plutonium-238 (Pu-238) scrap at Los Alamos National Laboratory.

• June 27, 2002, Board letter establishing a 60-day reporting requirement summarizing the Department's plan for further development of alternative technologies for the removal of cesium from salt wastes at the Savannah River Site relative to the 2001-1 implementation plan.
• June 26, 2002, Board letter enclosing a staff issue report on the H-Canyon ventilation system at the Savannah River Site.
• June 25, 2002, Department letter responding to Board letter dated March 19, 2002 regarding work control and integrated safety management issues at Rocky Flats.
• June 25, 2002, Department letter providing annual reports to the Secretary on Environment, Safety and Health assessments of safety systems (related to the 2000-2 implementation plan).
• June 24, 2002, Department letter responding to Board reporting requirement dated March 21, 2002 regarding the Department's future plans for the utilization of processing capabilities at the Savannah River Site relative to 2000-1 implementation plan.
• June 17, 2002, Department letter responding to Board reporting requirement dated May 13, 2002 regarding concerns related to the fire protection at Building 9212 at Y-12 National Security Complex.
• June 11, 2002, Board letter enclosing a staff issue report on stabilization activities at the Hanford Plutonium Finishing Plant relative to the 2000-1 Implementation Plan.
• June 11, 2002, Board letter enclosing comments on the In-Service Inspection Plan for High-Level Waste Tanks in relation to the 2001-1 Implementation Plan.
• June 7, 2002, Department letter responding to Board letter dated March 29, 2002 regarding Independent Assessment of the Savannah River Performance Based Incentives for the High Level Waste program.
• June 7, 2002, Board letter commending the Facility Representatives Program and the selection of Mr. Brian Harkins as the 2001 DOE Facility Representative of the Year.
• June 5, 2002, Board letter enclosing a staff issue report on the results of a review of maintenance activities at the Hanford Spent Nuclear Fuel Project.

• May 23, 2002, Department letter forwarding the initial Phase II assessment reports from the Office of River Protection, Richland Operations Office, and Savannah River Operations Office.
• May 22, 2002, Board letter commending the Department and the Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site for completing stabilization and repackaging of more than 100 metric tons of plutonium-bearing residues relative to Implementation Plan 94-1.
• May 20, 2002, Board letter establishing a 120-day reporting requirement addressing the issues outlined in the letter and the enclosed staff report regarding the management of inactive nuclear materials at the Department's Nuclear Weapons Laboratories.
• May 17, 2002, Department letter responding to Board reporting requirement dated March 7, 2002 regarding the design of the Sandia Underground Reactor Facility (SURF).
• May 13, 2002, Department letter forwarding the Corrective Action Plan (CAP) and updating the Board on the annual Integrated Safety Management review of CH2M Hill Hanford Group.
• May 13, 2002, Board letter establishing a 60-day reporting requirement addressing the issues identified in the enclosed staff report on fire protection for Building 9212, B-1 Wing at the Y-12 National Security Complex.
• May 10, 2002, Department letter enclosing the Department's revised Implementation Plan 2001-1, providing new commitments relative to the implementation of the salt processing program.
• May 8, 2002, Board letter regarding the Department's revision to the Implementation Plan for Board recommendation 99-1, Safe Storage of Fissionable Material Called "Pits."
• May 7, 2002, Board staff remarks on Integrated Safety Management at the ISM Forum held May 7-8, 2002 at Albuquerque, New Mexico.
• May 7, 2002, Board remarks, text of Board Member Joseph DiNunno's speech at the Integrated Safety Management Forum held May 7-8, 2002 at Albuquerque, New Mexico.
• May 6, 2002, Department letter regarding concerns on the maintenance program at the Y-12 National Security Complex.
• May 6, 2002, Department letter regarding the ongoing efforts to improve the criticality safety within the Department of Energy.

• April 30, 2002, Department letter enclosing the first quarter report for implementation plan 98-2 for fiscal year 2002.
• April 29, 2002, Department letter responding to Board letter dated March 4, 2002 regarding the high level waste salt processing capability at the Savannah River Site.
• April 26, 2002, Department letter forwarding an initial Phase II assessment report form Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Building 3019A, Cell Off-Gas Confinement Ventilation System relative to implementation plan 2000-2.
• April 26, 2002, Department letter informing the Board of the completion of four commitments in Implementation Plan 2001-1. Commitment 1.3 which calls for the revision of High Level Waste (HLW) Tank Inspection Program, Commitment 2.5, is the HLW Tank Farm Schedule Sensitivity Analysis, Commitment 2.6, is to submit commitments related to the implementation of the revised salt processing program, and Commitment 3.2, is to revise HLW System Plan.
• April 23, 2002, Department letter responding to Board reporting requirement dated February 22, 2002, regarding implementation of DOE Order 420.1, Facility Safety, at the defense nuclear facilities.
• April 23, 2002, Board letter establishing a 60-day reporting requirement addressing the deficiencies identified in the enclosed staff report on new Plutonium-238 scrap recovery line at the Los Alamos National Laboratory.
• April 19, 2002, Board letter regarding the CY 2002 Master Schedule of External NNSA Field Assessments.
• April 19, 2002, Board letter establishing a 30-day reporting requirement addressing the issues outlined in the enclosed staff report on the emergency power system at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's Plutonium Facility (Building 332).
• April 18, 2002, Department letter forwarding the Corrective Action Plan for Integrated Safety Management System Improvements for the Oak Ridge Operations Office and the Bechtel Jacobs Company LLC.
• April 18, 2002, Department letter responding to Board letter dated February 15, 2002 regarding the planned Multi-Canister Overpacks (MCO) welding at the Hanford Spent Nuclear Fuel Project.
• April 16, 2002, Department letter enclosing the quarterly status report for the first and second quarters of Fiscal Year 2002 relative to Implementation Plan 97-2, Criticality Safety.
• April 11, 2002, Department letter enclosing the Functional Area Qualification Standard Update Schedule in relation to Commitment 19 of implementation plan 2000-2, which calls for the Department to revise the Technical Qualification Program standards. It proposes closure of said commitment.
• April 9, 2002, Department letter forwarding the initial Phase II assessment report from the Rocky Flats Field Office relative to Implmentation Plan 2000-2.
• April 9, 2002, Department letter regarding Commitment 8 of Implementation Plan 2000-2, which calls for a summary of resources allocated for corrective actions in the FY 2003 budget request for Congress.
• April 4, 2002, Department letter forwarding the list of Phase II assessments and expected completion dates relative to Commitment 6 of Implementation Plan 2000-2, which calls for the evaluation of the results of Phase I assessments and identification of facilities that will receive Phase II assessments.
• April 3, 2002, Department letter forwarding its Annual Report to Congress for Calendar Year 2001, on its activities relating to the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board.
• April 1, 2002, Department letter regarding Building 12-64 at the Pantex Plant for future nuclear explosive operations.

• March 29, 2002, Board letter enclosing comments on the Department's Order review.
• March 29, 2002, Board letter regarding support from technical organizations - Institute for Nuclear Power Operations (INPO) and Center for Chemical Process Safety (CCPS).
• March 29, 2002, Board letter establishing a 60-day reporting requirement addressing the recommendations on the high-level waste operations at the Savannah River Site.
• March 29, 2002, Board letter closing recommendation 96-1 and requesting a report on the Department's appoach for treatment and disposition of the waste in Tank 48 at Savannah River Site.
• March 28, 2002, Department letter forwarding initial Phase II assessment reports from Carlsbad Field Office and Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory relative to Implementation Plan 2000-2.
• March 25, 2002, Board letter enclosing a staff issue report on procedural compliance at the Pantex Plant.
• March 25, 2002, Board letter enclosing a staff issue report on the disposition of various radioactive and hazardous materials stored at the Y-12 National Security Complex.
• March 25, 2002, Board letter enclosing three staff issue reports regarding Highly Enriched Uranium Materials Facility (HEUMF) at the Y-12 National Security Complex.
• March 22, 2002, Board letter regarding Commitment 1.3 in Implementation Plan 2001-1, which calls for a revision to the high-level waste tank inspection program.
• March 21, 2002, Department letter regarding a change in Implementation Plan 2000-2, Configuration Management, Vital Safety Systems.
• March 21, 2002, Board letter establishing a 60-day reporting requirement relative to the issues raised in the enclosed Board Technical Report 32 on Savannah River Site canyon utilization.
• March 19, 2002, Board letter enclosing a staff issue report on feedback from deactivation and decommissioning activities.
• March 19, 2002, Board letter enclosing a staff issue report on activity-level work planning and feedback and improvement at Rocky Flats Environmental Technology site.
• March 18, 2002, Department letter inviting Board Member Joseph J. DiNunno to speak at the Integrated Safety Management Forum scheduled on May 7 - 8, 2002 in Albuquerque.
• March 18, 2002, Department letter informing the Board of the Department's intent to change commitment 5.2.1 in Implementation Plan 99-1 regarding the safe storage of pits at the Pantex Plant.
• March 15, 2002, Department letter enclosing two reports referenced in Under Secretary Card’s March 4, 2002, letter to the Board concerning nuclear safety management issues at the Department of Energy Oak Ridge Operations Office.
• March 14, 2002, Department letter providing updated status on overdue Environmental Management commitments to the Board.
• March 11, 2002, Department letter enclosing the quarterly report for Implementation Plan 98-2, Revision 1, for the period ending December 31, 2002.
• March 11, 2002, Board letter enclosing a staff issue report on the deactivation of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's Heavy Element Facility.
• March 7, 2002, Board letter enclosing a staff issue report on the safety basis and readiness of the Waste Examination Facility at Nevada Test Site.
• March 7, 2002, Board letter establishing a 120-day reporting requirement relative to the issues outlined in the enclosed staff report on depleted uranium storage at Savannah River Site.
• March 7, 2002, Board letter establishing a 60-day reporting requirement on the issues outlined in the enclosed staff report on the preliminary design of Sandia Underground Reactor Facility.
• March 6, 2002, Department letter regarding Building 371 vaults at the Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site.
• March 5, 2002, Board remarks, text of Chairman Conway's speech at the Citizens for Nuclear Technology Awareness (CNTA) 'Up and Atom' Breakfast held on March 5, 2002.
• March 4, 2002, Board letter regarding high-level waste salt processing capability at the Savannah River Site relative to Implementation Plan 2001-1.
• March 4, 2002, Department letter responding to Board letter dated October 15, 2001 regarding Integrated Safety Management issues for Oak Ridge Operations Office and Bechtel

• February 28, 2002, Department letter enclosing the Pantex Plant Sealed Insert First Quarter Fiscal Year 2002 Summary Status Report, a deliverable under Commitment 5.2.2 of the 99-1 Implementation Plan.
• February 27, 2002, Department letter regarding classified and unclassified sensitive information.
• February 26, 2002, Department letter reporting completion of commitment 201 in Implementation Plan 2000-1. Commitment 201 calls to begin converting pre-existing H-Canyon Pu-239 solution to oxide.
• February 25, 2002, Department letter responding to Board letter dated January 28, 2002 regarding status of the revision to the Nuclear Air Cleaning Handbook, ERDA 76-21.
• February 22, 2002, Board letter establishing a 60-day reporting requirement relative to implementation at NNSA sites of DOE Order 420 on facility safety.
• February 22, 2002, Department letter forwarding Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's responses to Board staff questions on Building 332 Fire Protection Systems.
• February 22, 2002, Board letter enclosing comments on the Draft DOE Quality Assurance Improvement Plan.
• February 19, 2002, Board's Twelfth Annual Report to Congress on its activities relating to the Department of Energy.
• February 15, 2002, Board letter establishing a 60-day reporting requirement regarding Multi-Canister Overpack (MCO) in relation to Recommendation 94-1, Improved Schedule for Remediation in the Defense Nuclear Facilities Complex.
• February 14, 2002, Department letter responding to Board letter dated November 21, 2001 regarding revisions in the 2000-1 Implementation Plan.
• February 13, 2002, Department letter reporting completion of Commitment 3.1, Assess Tank Farm Space Management options and system vulnerabilities, in Implementation Plan 2001-1.
• February 13, 2002, Department letter enclosing the Functions, Responsibilities, and Authorities Manual for the Office of Independent Oversight and Performance Assurance.
• February 11, 2002, Department letter enclosing the revised Section 11.8 of the Development & Production Manual relative to the W88 Analysis Report.
• February 5, 2002, Board letter enclosing a staff issue report regarding electrical and instrumentation and control systems at the Hanford Plutonium Finishing Plant (PFP).
• February 4, 2002, Department letter regarding the Pantex Plant Fire Alarm System program plan.

• January 31, 2002, Board letter responding to Department letter dated November 13, 2001 proposing closure of Recommendation 98-1.
• January 29, 2002, Department letter informing completion of Commitment 4.1 in Implementation Plan 2001-1. Commitment 4.1 calls for an independent Assessment of HLW Performance Based Incentives.
• January 29, 2002, Department letter informing the Board of a schedule delay in completing Commitment 3.1 of Implementation Plan 2001-1, which calls for complete assessment of HLW system vulnerabilities and tank farm space management options.
• January 28, 2002, Board letter regarding revision of the Nuclear Air Cleaning Handbook, ERDA 76-21.
• January 25, 2002, Department letter enclosing report on annual reviews and updates to Integrated Safety Management (ISM) systems at defense nuclear facilities.
• January 24, 2002, Department letter forwarding a report documenting completion of Commitments 17 and 18 in Implementation Plan 2000-2. Commitment 17 calls for Federal expertise to ensure effective oversight of contractor safety systems at defense nuclear facilites. Commitment 18 calls for a report identifying DOE needs for Federal technical personnel and means of addressing critical technical skill gaps. It proposes closure of these commitments.
• January 23, 2002, Department letter responding to Board letter dated November 5, 2001 regarding design requirements related to Emergency Operations Centers.
• January 23, 2002, Department letter responding to Board letter dated November 26, 2001 regarding concerns in the maintenance program at the Y-12 National Security Complex.
• January 18, 2002, Board letter regarding issues related to health and safety of the public and workers associated with the environmental management activities of the Department's Oak Ridge Operations Office and Bechtel Jacobs Company.
• January 17, 2002, Department letter reporting completion of Commitment 21, which calls for the institutionalization of the annual ES&H Assessment Summary in an Order or Policy revision, in Implementation Plan 2000-2 and proposing closure of said commitment.
• January 16, 2002, Department letter reporting completion of commitments 302 and 303 in Implementation Plan 2000-1. Commitment 302 calls for the complete removal and Commitment 303 calls for the complete processing of all the liquids in B771 at Rocky Flats.
• January 15, 2002, Board letter enclosing a staff issue report on verification of hazard assessment at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
• January 11, 2002, Department letter providing results of evaluation and future plans for use of the Savannah River Site F-Canyon.
• January 3, 2002, Department letter responding to Board letter regarding Justification for Continued Operations in relation to W88 Hazard Analysis Report.
• January 2, 2002, Department letter responding to Board letter dated October 2, 2001 regarding Integrated Safety Management System of the CH2M Hill Hanford Group (CHG).