Departmental Representative to the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board

2003

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• December 31, 2003, Department letter reporting completion of Commitments 4.2.2 in implementation plan 2002-3, Requirements for the Design, Implementation, and Maintenance of Administrative Controls and Commitment 4.1.5 in the Department's Software Quality Assurance Implementation Plan with the submission of the DOE Technical Standard on Specific Administrative Controls and the revised DOE Safety Management Functions, Responsibilities and Authorities Manual (FRAM).
• December 31, 2003, Board letter forwarding a staff report on the Oxide Conversion Facility in Building 9212 at Y-12.
• December 24, 2003, Department letter regarding Commitment 4.2.1.5 in implementation plan 2002-1, Quality Assurance for Safety-Related Software, requiring the Department to conduct a survey of design codes currently in use to determine if any should be included as part of the toolbox codes.
• December 22, 2003, Department letter reporting completion of site specific schedules required by Commitments 4.2.3.2 and 4.2.4.2 in implementation plan 2002-1, Quality Assurance for Safety-Related Software, with the submission of site specific schedules to complete the identification, selection, and assessment of safety system software and firmware at defense nuclear facilities; and to complete the assessment of the processes in place to ensure safety software used support the analysis and design of nuclear facilities is adequate.
• December 22, 2003, Department letter reporting completion of Commitment 4.4.4 in implementation plan 98-2, Accelerating Safety Management Improvements at the Pantex Plant.
• December 18, 2003, Department letter reporting completion of Commitment 4.4.3 in implementation plan 2002-1, Quality Assurance for Safety-Related Software, which requires the Department to establish relationships and collaborate with outside organizations that have an interest in Software Quality Assurance.
• December 17, 2003, Department letter reporting completion of Commitment 24, revision and issuance of the Nuclear Air Cleaning Handbook, in implementation plan 2000-2, Configuration Management, Vital Safety Systems.
• December 15, 2003, Department letter regarding proposed revision to the DOE Handbook: Electrical Safety.
• December 9, 2003, Department letter reporting completion of Commitment 4.1.3 in implementation plan 2002-1, Quality Assurance for Safety-Related Software, which requires the NNSA to identify Federal positions whose duties and responsibilities is to provide assistance, guidance, direction, oversight, or evaluation of Safety Software Quality Assurance activities.
• December 8, 2003, Board letter establishing a reporting requirement for the National Nuclear Security Administration to provide a plan and associated schedule for revising directives and procedures reflecting roles and responsibilities outlined in the NNSA headquarters and site office manuals.
• December 8, 2003, Board letter regarding expectations for Commitment 4.2.2, interim guidance for administrative controls, in implementation plan 2002-3, Requirements for the Design, Impementation, and Maintenance of Administrative Controls.
• December 4, 2003, Department letter reporting completion of Commitment 208 in Revision 2 of implementation plan 2000-1, Prioritization for Stabilizing Nuclear Materials, which is to begin operation of new furnaces and high firing plutonium oxide for stabilization and packaging.
• December 3, 2003, Department letter reporting status and partial completion of Commitment 4.2.1.3 in implementation plan 2002-1, Quality Assurance for Safety-Related Software, which requires a gap analysis on toolbox codes relative to Software Quality Assurance criteria.
• December 2, 2003, Department letter providing update in the reduction of hazards at Building 9206 at Y-12.
• December 2, 2003, Board letter establishing a 60-day reporting requirement for a corrective action plan regarding the glovebox fire at the Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site.
• December 1, 2003, Board letter forwarding a Report to Congress regarding Plutonium Storage at the Savannah River Site.

• November 24, 2003, Department letter regarding follow-up activities to ensure High Efficiency Particulate Air (HEPA) filter testing at NNSA sites.
• November 21, 2003, Department letter regarding Commitment 4.2.4 in implementation plan 2002-2, Weapons Laboratory Support of Defense Nuclear Complex, on process for selection, training, mentoring, and succession planning for weapons points-of-contact.
• November 20, 2003, Department letter forwarding the Safety Software Quality Assurance Functional Area Qualification Standard relative to commitment 4.1.2 in implementation plan 2002-1, Quality Assurance for Safety-Related Software.
• November 14, 2003, Department letter providing status of Environmental Management commitments on sludge removal at Hanford, low curie salt-waste processing at Savannah River Site, and the Quality Assurance Improvement Plan.
• November 13, 2003, Board letter providing Technical Report DNFSB/TECH-33, Control of Red Oil Explosions in Defense Nuclear Facilities.
• November 13, 2003, Department letter informing the Board of the status of four EM commitments in the Department's Implementation plan for Board recommendation 2002-1, Quality Assurance for Safety-Related Software.
• November 10, 2003, Department letter regarding Safety Bases for the K-Area Material Storage Facility, Building 235-F, and FB-Line at the Savannah River Site.
• November 7, 2003, Board letter establishing a 90-day reporting requirement regarding transuranic waste retrieval at the Hanford Site.
• November 5, 2003, Board letter regarding safety issues at two Los Alamos National Laboratory facilities.

• October 31, 2003, Department letter enclosing Quarterly Report for implementation plan 98-2, Safety Management at the Pantex Plant.
• October 31, 2003, Department letter informing them of the approval of NNSA's Functions, Responsibilities, and Authorities Manual.
• October 31, 2003, Department letter regarding Commitment 4.3.2.1 in implementation plan 2002-1, Quality Assurance for Safety-Related Software, requiring the establishment of a schedule to develop, revise, approve, and issue software quality assurance directives.
• October 31, 2003, Department letter reporting completion of Commitment 4.4.2 in implementation plan 2002-1, Quality Assurance for Safety-Related Software, which requires the identification of methods for capturing and communicating SQA lessons learned.
• October 30, 2003, Department letter to the Board informing them that an additional 45 days to meet Commitment 4.2.3.2 and Commitment 4.2.4.2 of the Recommendation 2002-1, Quality Assurance for Safety-Related Software.
• October 29, 2003, Department letter regarding Deliverable 4.2.1 in implementation plan 2002-3, Requirements for the Design, Implementation, and Maintenance of Administrative Controls.
• October 28, 2003, Department letter providing status of Commitments 4.2.3.1 and 4.2.4.1 in implementation plan for 2002-1, Quality Assurance for Safety-Related Software.
• October 28, 2003, Department letter regarding suspect/counterfeit item training and establishment of an Office Specific Qualification Standard.
• October 17, 2003, Department letter providing requested clarifications for NNSA sites regarding habitability-related High Efficiency Particulate Air (HEPA) filters.
• October 16, 2003, Department letter regarding completion of National Nuclear Security Administration evaluations of site quality assurance programs as described in commitment 3.2.1 of the Department's Quality Assurance Improvement Plan.
• October 16, 2003, Board letter regarding Operational Safety Requirements for Building 9212 Enriched Uranium Operations at Y-12.
• October 10, 2003, Department letter regarding commitments relative to gloveboxes at Rocky Flats Field Office.
• October 10, 2003, Department letter reporting that an additional 30 days is needed to respond to Board reporting requirement regarding lightning protection issues at the Weapons Evaluation Test Facility and safety system functional classification issues at the Chemistry and Metallurgy Research Facility at the Los Alamos National Laboratory.
• October 10, 2003, Department letter regarding Idaho Operations Center's response to Board letter regarding High Efficiency Particulate Air (HEPA) filter ventilation systems.
• October 10, 2003, Board letter regarding Conceptual Design Report for Building 12-64 Production Bays Upgrade Project at Pantex.
• October 9, 2003, Department letter responding to Board reporting requirement dated July 9, 2003 regarding recommendations by the Senior Technical Advisory Panel.
• October 8, 2003, Department letter regarding Oak Ridge Operations Office's response to Board letter regarding High-Efficiency Particulate Air (HEPA) filter ventilation systems.
• October 2, 2003, Department letter regarding status of oversight assessments of National Nuclear Security Administration contractor training programs.
• October 1, 2003, Department letter reporting completion of Commitment 116 in implementation plan 2000-1 Revision 2, Prioritization in Stabilizing Nuclear Materials, which requires the complete stabilization and packaging of residues at Hanford.

• September 30, 2003, Department letter reporting completion of Commitment 4.3.1 in implementation plan 2002-1, Quality Assurance for Safety-Related Software, which requires a review identifying industry or Federal agency standards appropriate for Department safety software.
• September 30, 2003, Department letter reporting completion of Commitments 4.2.1.2, requiring the establishment of the SQA plan and criteria for the toolbox codes, and 4.2.1.4, requiring the issuance of code-specific guidance reports for the safety analysis toolbox codes, in implementation plan 2002-1, Quality Assurance for Safety-Related Software.
• September 30, 2003, Department letter reporting closure of Commitment 4.2.3 in implementation plan 2002-2, Weapons Laboratory Support of the Defense Nuclear Complex, which requires identifying the point-of-contact for each weapon system in the defense nuclear complex.
• September 30, 2003, Department letter providing status of Commitment 4.4.7 in implementation plan 98-2, Safety Management at the Pantex Plant, which requires the delivery and implementation of accelerated critical tooling for the W78 and W88 weapon program.
• September 30, 2003, Department letter reporting closure of Commitment 4.3.3 in implementation plan 98-2, Safety Management at the Pantex Plant, with the integration of the Transportation Safety Analysis Report with other Safety Analysis Report controls.
• September 30, 2003, Department letter regarding suspect/counterfeit items (S/CI) training and Office Specific Qualification Standard.
• September 30, 2003, Department letter regarding updated listing of Department personnel serving as subject matter experts (SME) for safety system oversight.
• September 26, 2003, Department letter regarding revision and re-issuance of the Nuclear Air Cleaning Handbook relative to implementation plan 2000-2, Configuration Management, Vital Safety Systems.
• September 26, 2003, Department letter regarding Old HB-Line facility ventilation system.
• September 23, 2003, Department letter regarding Fire Protection in the Wet Chemistry area of Building 9212 at Y-12.
• September 17, 2003, Department letter responding to Board letter dated August 14, 2003 regarding High-Efficiency Particulate Air (HEPA) filter testing.
• September 11, 2003, Department letter informing the Board of commencement of shipment of Low Enriched Uranium materials from Savannah River Site, completing commitment 224 in implementation plan 2000-1, Prioritization for Stabilizing Nuclear Materials.
• September 10, 2003, Department letter responding to Board reporting requirement dated July 9, 2003 regarding recommendations by the National Nuclear Security Administration's Senior Technical Advisory Panel on Nuclear Explosive Safety Study (NESS) and readiness reviews.
• September 5, 2003, Department letter responding to Board reporting requirement dated August 7, 2003 regarding proposed revision to the DOE Handbook on Electrical Safety.
• September 5, 2003, Department letter forwarding the report, "Analysis and Trending of Suspect/Counterfeit Items at Department of Energy Facilities".
• September 3, 2003, Department memorandum regarding correspondence with the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board.
• September 3, 2003, Department letter reporting completion of Quality Assurance Improvement Plan deliverable 3.8 regarding the integration of vital safety system assessments with existing assessment programs.

• August 29, 2003, Department letter regarding assessment of nuclear training at the Pantex Plant.
• August 29, 2003, Department letter providing status on commitment 4.2.2 in implementation plan 2002-2, Weapons Laboratory Support of the Defense Nuclear Complex, revision of the Interagency Engineering Procedure, Processing Changes to Pantex Technical Procedures to ensure a single point-of-contact (POC) is named for each weapon system.
• August 29, 2003, Department letter informing the establishment of the Central Registry for DOE Toolbox Codes in completion of commitment 4.2.2 of implementation plan 2002-1, Quality Assurance for Safety-Related Software.
• August 28, 2003, Department memorandum regarding correspondence with the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board.
• August 25, 2003, Board letter regarding requirements and guidance associated with administrative controls in the defense nuclear complex in relation to the 2002-3 implementation plan, Requirements for the Design, Implementation, and Maintenance of Administrative Controls.
• August 25, 2003, Department letter regarding suspect/conterfeit items and items heat-treated by Temperform USA in safety-related and mission-sensitive applications at the defense nuclear facilities.
• August 19, 2003, Board letter establishing a 30-day reporting requirement regarding lightning protection at the Weapons Engineering Tritium Facility and safety system functional classification issues at the Chemistry and Metallurgy Research at Los Alamos National Laboratory.
• August 15, 2003, Department letter responding to Board reporting requirement dated July 31, 2003 regarding glovebox fire at Building 371 at the Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site.
• August 14, 2003, Board letter requesting additional information about High-Efficiency Particulate (HEPA) filter testing.
• August 11, 2003, Department letter reporting completion of deliverables 4.2.1 and 4.3.1 in the 2002-2 implementation plan, Weapons Laboratory Support of the Defense Nuclear Complex.
• August 8, 2003, Department letter requesting an additional 30 days to respond to Board reporting requirement dated July 9, 2003 regarding assessments of training programs for National Nuclear Security Administration site personnel.
• August 7, 2003, Board letter enclosing a staff issue report on the status of implementation plan 2000-2, Configuration Management, Vital Safety Systems, at the Hanford site.
• August 7, 2003, Board letter establishing a 30-day reporting requirement regarding electrical safety programs relative to the DOE Handbook on Electrical Safety.
• August 7, 2003, Board letter establishing a 90-day reporting requirement on improving operational safety at Fernald.
• August 7, 2003, Board letter establishing an annual reporting requirement on the status of the Department's Nuclear Criticality Safety Program and closing Recommendation 97-2, Continuation of Criticality Safety.
• August 7, 2003, Board letter enclosing a staff issue report on work planning and practices at Los Alamos National Laboratory.
• August 6, 2003, Department memorandum regarding correspondence to the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board.
• August 1, 2003, Department letter regarding the Sludge Removal Project at Hanford K-Basins.
• August 1, 2003, Board letter requesting a briefing regarding resolution of the development of safety basis controls and startup activities for the new aqueous recovery line for plutonium-238 scrap at Los Alamos National Laboratory.

• July 31, 2003, Department letter forwarding an expanded Requirements and Guidance for the use of administrative controls for specific safety functions relative to the 2002-3 implementation plan, Requirements for the Design, Implementation, and Maintenance of Administrative Controls.
• July 31, 2003, Board letter establishing a 15-day reporting requirement regarding fire at Building 371 at the Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site.
• July 30, 2003, Department letter forwarding the Quarterly Report for the period of April 1 to June 30, 2003 for implementation plan 98-2, Safety Management at the Pantex Plant.
• July 28, 2003, Department letter regarding commitment 4.4.1 in implementation plan 2002-2, Weapons Laboratory Support of the Defense Nuclear Complex.
• July 28, 2003, Department letter regarding Minutes of Meeting of the DOE Fire Safety Committee in relation to the Action Plan addressing the recommendations of the DOE Commission on Fire Safety and Preparedness.
• July 17, 2003, Department letter reporting completion of Quality Assurance Improvement Plan deliverable 1.3.3, which requires the Environmental Management to establish oversight schedules, performance measures, and quarterly reports.
• July 17, 2003, Department letter reporting completion of commitment 305, in the 2000-1, Revision 2 implementation plan, Stabilization and Storage of Nuclear Materials, by completing the repackage of all metal and oxides (except classified metal) into 3013 containers at Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site.
• July 16, 2003, Department letter providing examples of improvements in Quality Assurance activities.
• July 16, 2003, Department letter providing status of two commitments in the 2002-1 implementation plan, Software Quality Assurance.
• July 14, 2003, Department letter reporting completion of Quality Assurance Improvement Plan (QAIP) Action 3.1, regarding integrating quality assurance with Integrated Safety Management System.
• July 14, 2003, Department letter regarding completion of commitment 3.4 in the 2001-1 implementation plan, High-Level Waste Management at the Savannah River Site, with the return to service of the Savannah River High Level Waste Tank 50.
• July 14, 2003, Department letter forwarding Revision 2 to the Savannah River Site High Level Waste Tank In-Service Inspection Program.
• July 14, 2003, Board letter acknowledging receipt of an acceptable implementation plan for Board recommendation 2002-3, Requirements for the Design, Implementation, and Maintenance of Administrative Controls.
• July 11, 2003, Department letter responding to the January 2003 reporting requirement regarding implementation of Department protocols for testing High-Efficiency Particulate (HEPA) filters at defense nuclear facilities.
• July 10, 2003, Department letter providing status of the stabilization and packaging of excess plutonium and uranium at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in relation to the Department's 2000-1 implementation plan, Stabilization and Storage of Nuclear Material.
• July 10, 2003, Board letter regarding electrical and lightning protection systems for K-Area Material Storage Facility, FB-Line, and Building 235-F at Savannah River Site.
• July 10, 2003, Board letter establishing a 120-day reporting requirement regarding hoisting and rigging operations at the Pantex Plant.
• July 9, 2003, Board letter establishing a 90-day reporting requirement regarding recommendations by the National Nuclear Security Administration's Senior Technical Advisory Panel on Nuclear Explosive Safety Study (NESS) and readiness reviews.
• July 9, 2003, Board letter establishing a 30-day reporting requirement regarding training and qualification programs for National Nuclear Security Administration site office personnel.
• July 9, 2003, Board letter establishing a reporting requirement for National Nuclear Security Administration to provide a report, no later than September 2004, regarding safety-class instrumentation and control systems for the critical assemblies at Technical Area 18 at Los Alamos National Laboratory.
• July 9, 2003, Board letter establishing a reporting requirement for a briefing as soon as possible on the accelerated implementation of Seamless Safety for the 21st Century tooling for W88 bay operations and W78 nuclear explosive operations.
• July 9, 2003, Board letter acknowledging receipt of an acceptable Department implementation plan for Board recommendation 2002-2, Weapons Laboratory Support of the Defense Nuclear Complex.
• July 8, 2003, Department letter reporting completion of commitment 4.1.1 in the Department's 2002-2 implementation plan, Weapons Laboratory Support of the Defense Nuclear Complex, with the issuance of a Secretarial Memorandum on the priority of the Nuclear Weapons Program at the National Laboratories.
• July 1, 2003, Department letter providing status of commitment 4.3.3, Develop site-wide TSR controls for on-site transportation of nuclear explosives, in the Department's 98-2 implementation plan, Safety Management at the Pantex Plant.
• July 1, 2003, Department letter reporting completion of Quality Assurance Improvement Plan commitment 3.6, which requires Environmental Management to establish and implement contract change control process, including establishing performance measures and incentives.
• July 1, 2003, Board letter regarding review of electrical and lightning protection and detection systems for facilities at the Nevada Test Site.

• June 30, 2003, Department letter reporting completion of commitment 4.4.1 in implementation plan 2002-2, Weapons Laboratory Support of the Defense Nuclear Complex.
• June 30, 2003, Department letter reporting completion of commitment 4.4.2 in implementation plan 2002-2, Weapons Laboratory Support of the Defense Nuclear Complex.
• June 30, 2003, Department letter reporting completion of Quality Assurance Improvement Plan deliverable 1.3.4, which requires Environmental Management to conduct oversight reviews on schedule and track performance for Headquarters and Field/Operations offices.
• June 30, 2003, Department letter providing a status update on the revision and re-issuance of the Nuclear Air Cleaning Handbook relative to implementation plan 2000-2, Configuration Management, Vital Safety Systems.
• June 26, 2003, Department letter forwarding implementation plan 2002-3, Requirements for Design, Implementation and Maintenance of Administrative Controls..
• June 25, 2003, Department letter informing the Board of the completion of commitment 3.7, Ensure that DOE and Contractor Annual Updates to ISMS and QA Program Description are Integrated and Occur, on Quality Assurance Improvement Plan.
• June 24, 2003, Board letter commending Mr. Jeffrey L. Roberson on the occasion of his departure from the National Nuclear Security Administration, Office of Defense Programs.
• June 24, 2003, Department letter informing the Board of completed action items on Quality Assurance Improvement Plan.
• June 23, 2003, Department letter responding to Board reporting requirement regarding safety bases for Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's defense nuclear facilities.
• June 12, 2003, Board letter establishing a 60-day reporting requirement regarding safety bases of plutonium storage and support facilities at Savannah River Site.
• June 12, 2003, Board letter establishing a 6-month reporting requirement for a briefing on the status of various items related to completing the Department's 2000-2 implementation plan, Configuration Management, Vital Safety Sytems.
• June 12, 2003, Board letter regarding Quality Assurance Improvement Plan Commitment 1.1.2 to review Phase I and Phase II assessments relative to implementation plan 2000-2, Configuration Management, Vital Safety Systems.
• June 10, 2003, Department letter regarding Sludge Removal at Hanford.
• June 6, 2003, Board letter regarding exchanging plutonium material under International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) safeguards at Hanford with non-IAEA plutonium at Savannah River Site.
• June 5, 2003, Department letter regarding training deficiencies at the Pantex Plant.
• June 4, 2003, Department letter forwarding implementation plan 2002-2, Department of Energy Plan to Address and Resolve Weapons Laboratory Support of the Defense Nuclear Complex.

• May 30, 2003, Department letter forwarding the Quarterly Status Report for the second quarter of Fiscal Year 2003 relative to the 97-2 implementation plan, Criticality Safety.
• May 30, 2003, Department letter regarding interim storage of K-Basin sludge at the Hanford 221-T building.
• May 29, 2003, Board letter regarding Office of River Protection's proposed changes to the Waste Treatment Plant Safety Requirements Document.
• May 28, 2003, Board letter congratulating Mr. Jerold Lipsky as the 2002 Facility Representative of the Year and recognizing the contributions of the Facility Representatives Program.
• May 27, 2003, Department letter regarding transition of the 94-1 Research and Development Program.
• May 23, 2003, Department letter regarding Software Quality Assurance deficiencies at Pantex.
• May 21, 2003, Department letter responding to Board reporting requirement dated March 7, 2003 regarding flood mitigation at Technical Area 18 after the Cerro Grande Fire.
• May 19, 2003, Department letter providing update on the implementation of cost-effective solution to existing deficiencies with the Old HB-Line ventilation system.
• May 16, 2003, Department letter regarding waste treatment and immobilization plant concrete subsidence.
• May 13, 2003, Department letter reporting completion of two deliverables in the Quality Assurance Improvement Plan.
• May 13, 2003, Board letter regarding staff report on Documented Safety Analysis and Criticality Safety Strategy for Pit Disassembly and Conversion Facility.
• May 12, 2003, Board letter regarding the development and design activities for the DynEx Project at Los Alamos National Laboratory.
• May 12, 2003, Department letter notifying the Board that the Department needs up to an additional 45 days to transmit the implementation plan for Board recommendation 2002-3,Requirements for the Design, Implementation, and Maintenance of Administrative Controls.
• May 9, 2003, Department letter regarding suspect/counterfeit items and Temperform USA parts.
• May 8, 2003, Department letter regarding schedule of planned On-Site Reviews of the National Nuclear Security Administration Field Element Performance in relation to the Department's Quality Assurance Improvement Plan.
• May 8, 2003, Department letter informing the Board of the shipments of depleted uranium material from Savannah River Site to Envirocare of Utah.
• May 8, 2003, Department letter providing status of the Quality Assurance Improvement Plan.
• May 2, 2003, Department letter regarding completion of the Hanford Tank Integrity commitments.
• May 2, 2003, Department letter providing status on institutionalizing the periodic safety system assessments relative to the 2000-2 implementation plan, Configuration Management, Vital Safety Systems.

• April 30, 2003, Department letter notifying the Board that the Department will require up to an additional 45 days to finalize and transmit the implementation plan for recommendation 2002-2, Weapons Laboratory Support of the Defense Nuclear Complex.
• April 28, 2003, Department letter forwarding Revision 1 of the Savannah River Site High-Level Waste Tank In-Service Inspection Program.
• April 28, 2003, Department letter providing status on a requested report on actions being taken to improve Software Quality Assurance for Integrated Electronic Procedures and the Move-Right system.
• April 28, 2003, Department letter regarding delay in completing two commitments, transfer of low curie salt to Saltstone facility and return of Tank 50 to service, relative to implementation plan 2001-1.
• April 25, 2003, Board letter granting an additional 30-day extension to complete verifying that Temperform parts are not in safety applications and to complete outlining adequate corrective actions for disposition of future suspect/counterfeit part issues.
• April 24, 2003, Department letter enclosing the quarterly report for 98-2 implementation plan for the period January through March 2003.
• April 21, 2003, Department letter responding to Board letter dated March 7, 2003 regarding readiness preparations and readiness review process at Hanford.
• April 21, 2003, Department letter responding to Board letter dated February 14, 2003 regarding suspect/counterfeit items in safety-related or mission-sensitive applications.
• April 14, 2003, Department letter regarding disposition of highly enriched uranium solutions at the Savannah River Site.
• April 11, 2003, Department letter regarding status of two Savannah River Site commitments, packaging of plutonium metal and disposition of pre-existing high-enriched uranium solutions, in Revision 2 of the 2000-1 implementation plan.
• April 10, 2003, Board letter establishing a 60-day reporting requirement regarding hazard assessment and control at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
• April 10, 2003, Board letter accepting implementation plan for 2002-1, Quality Assurance for Safety-Related Software.
• April 10, 2003, Board letter establishing a 60-day reporting requirement regarding sludge removal from the Hanford K-Basins relative to the 2000-1 implementation plan.
• April 9, 2003, Department letter regarding vapor space corrosion in high-level waste tanks.
• April 7, 2003, Department letter regarding NNSA plans for institutionalizing safety system assessments relative to the 2000-2 implementation plan, Configuration Management, Vital Safety Systems.
• April 4, 2003, Department memorandum regarding investigation of the use of improperly heat-treated aluminum parts supplied by Temperform USA.
• April 4, 2003, Board letter regarding K-Basin sludge disposition.
• April 4, 2003, Board letter establishing a 60-day reporting requirement regarding conduct of operations and training programs at the Pantex Plant.
• April 1, 2003, Department letter regarding Highly Enriched Uranium Materials Facility at Y-12.

• March 31, 2003, Department memorandum regarding responsibilities for increased performance in meeting Department commitments to the Board.
• March 31, 2003, Board letter regarding fire safety improvement projects at Los Alamos National Laboratory.
• March 28, 2003, Department memorandum regarding designation of initial Safety Analysis Tool Box Codes.
• March 28, 2003, Department letter providing an updated listing of Department personnel serving as subject matter experts for safety system oversight.
• March 27, 2003, Board letter regarding suspect/counterfeit items in safety-related applications and items heat-treated by Temperform USA.
• March 25, 2003, Board letter establishing a 30-day reporting requirement regarding Software Quality Assurance at Pantex.
• March 24, 2003, Department letter informing Board of completion of stabilization and packaging of polycubes at Hanford, relative to Revision 2 of the 2000-1 implementation plan.
• March 20, 2003, Board letter establishing a 60-day reporting requirement regarding mission and funding level of the 94-1 Research and Development Program relative to the 94-1 and 2000-1 implementation plan.
• March 18, 2003, Department letter responding to Board letter dated February 14, 2003 regarding suspect/counterfeit items in safety-related applications and items heat-treated by Temperform USA.
• March 18, 2003, Board letter forwarding a staff report on the implementation of fire protection controls at the Pantex Plant.
• March 13, 2003, Department letter forwarding implementation plan 2002-1, Quality Assurance for Safety Related Software.
• March 11, 2003, Department letter regarding Documented Safety Analyses.
• March 7, 2003, Board letter forwarding a staff report reviewing Operational Readiness Reviews for the startup of K-Basin Fuel Transfer System.
• March 7, 2003, Department letter regarding completed commitments 202, 210, and 213 of Revision 2 of implementation plan 2000-1, Stabilization and Prioritization for Stabilizing Nuclear Materials.
• March 7, 2003, Board letter establishing a 30-day reporting requirement regarding Advanced Mixed Waste Treatment Project at the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory.
• March 7, 2003, Board letter establishing a 90-day reporting requirement regarding flood mitigation at the Los Alamos National Laboratory following the Cerro Grande Wildfire.
• March 7, 2003, Board letter forwarding a staff issue report on electrical distribution and instrumentation and control systems for the Waste Treatment Plant at the Hanford Site.
• March 6, 2003, Department letter regarding Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant at the Hanford Site.
• March 3, 2003, Department letter responding to Board reporting requirement regarding safety-related action plans defunded by the Department at the Los Alamos National Laboratory.
• March 3, 2003, Department letter responding to Board letter dated February 28, 2003 regarding proposed changes to existing DOE Safety Orders and other standards.

• February 28, 2003, Department letter responding to Board reporting requirement dated February 6, 2003 regarding Multi-Canister Overpacks at the Hanford Spent Nuclear Fuel Project.
• February 28, 2003, Board letter responding to Department letter regarding proposed changes to existing DOE Safety Orders and other standards.
• February 25, 2003, Department letter forwarding its Annual Report to Congress for Calendar Year 2002, on its activities relating to the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board.
• February 21, 2003, Board's Thirteenth Annual Report to Congress on its activities relating to the Department of Energy.
• February 20, 2003, Department letter regarding Highly Enriched Uranium Materials Facility at the Y-12 National Security Complex.
• February 14, 2003, Department memorandum regarding DOE Order Review Panel's decisions on the team report recommendations.
• February 14, 2003, Department letter regarding Board's reviews on the Department's Orders.
• February 14, 2003, Department letter responding to Board letter dated January 24, 2003 regarding Board review of National Nuclear Security Administration Policy Letters.
• February 14, 2003, Board letter establishing (1) a 30-day reporting requirement regarding use of aluminum parts heat-treated by Temperform USA, and (2) a 60-day reporting requirement regarding corrective actions for addressing future issues involving suspect/counterfeit items.
• February 11, 2003, Federal register publication of the Department's response to recommendation 2002-3, Requirements for the Design, Implementation, and Maintenance of Administrative Controls.
• February 7, 2003, Department letter forwarding a report on the Management of Inactive Actinide Materials at the National Nuclear Security Administration Sites.
• February 6, 2003, Board letter establishing a 15-day reporting requirement regarding the proper sealing of the Multi-Canister Overpacks at the Hanford Site.
• February 5, 2003, Department letter regarding completion of three material stabilization commitments by Richland in the 2000-1 implementation plan, Prioritization for Stabilizing Nuclear Materials.
• February 4, 2003, Department letter forwarding the first quarterly report for Fiscal Year 2003 relative to implementation plan 97-2, Criticality Safety, and the publication of DOE-STD-1158-2002, Self-Assessment for DOE Contractor Criticality Safety Programs, completing all Technical Report 29 commitments.
• February 3, 2003, Department letter with status on the committed updated listing of Department personnel providing oversight of safety systems.

• January 31, 2003, Department letter accepting Board recommendation 2002-3, Requirements for the Design, Implementation, and Maintenance of Administrative Controls.
• January 30, 2003, Federal Register publication of the Department's response to Recommendation 2002-2, Weapons Laboratory Support of the Defense Nuclear Complex.
• January 29, 2003, Department letter forwarding the 4th quarterly report on the 98-2 implementation plan for fiscal year 2002.
• January 24, 2003, Board letter regarding six National Nuclear Security Administration policy letters.
• January 24, 2003, Board letter regarding review of the Department of Energy's Orders.
• January 24, 2003, Board letter establishing a 30-day reporting requirement regarding safety-related action plans defunded by the Department and revised plan for completing Phase II assessment of the Los Alamos National Laboratory site-wide fire alarm system.
• January 21, 2003, Department letter regarding commitments 2.9, 3.4, and 3.7 in the 2001-1 Implementation Plan, High-Level Waste Management at the Savannah River Site.
• January 21, 2003, Board letter enclosing a staff issue report on Ground Motion Criteria for the Hanford Waste Treatment Plant.
• January 17, 2003, Department letter responding to Board reporting requirement regarding deficiencies in safety and design basis of the Hanford Waste Treatment Plan.
• January 15, 2003, Department letter responding to Board reporting requirement dated November 13, 2002 on continuous air monitor (CAM) and radiation alarm monitor (RAM) systems at the Pantex Plant relative to DOE STD-3009-94.
• January 15, 2003, Department letter reporting completion of two Los Alamos National Laboratory's commitments relative to the 2000-1 implementation plan and proposing closure of these commitments.
• January 14, 2003, Department letter forwarding DOE memorandum on Submittal of Annual Integrated Safety Management System Declarations relative to the Quality Assurance Improvement Plan for Defense Nuclear Facilities.
• January 9, 2003, Federal Register notice of the Board's guidelines for ensuring the quality, objectivity, utility, and integrity of disseminated information.
• January 9, 2003, Board letter the Department's Quality Assurance Improvement Plan for Defense Nuclear Facilities.
• January 9, 2003, Board letter establishing a 45-day reporting requirement regarding the High-Efficiency Particulate Air (HEPA) filter testing protocols and procedures.
• January 8, 2003, Department letter accepting Board recommendation 2002-2, Weapons Laboratory Support of the Defense Nuclear Complex.
• January 3, 2003, Department letter enclosing Action Plan to address recommendations of the DOE Commission on Fire Safety and Preparedness.