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Departmental Representative to the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board
2008
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- December 22, 2008, Departmental letter regarding the completion of Commitments 5.2.1, 5.2.2, 5.2.3, and 5.5.2 in the Implementation Plan for Board Recommendation 2007-01.
- December 22, 2008, Departmental letter forwarding the Safety Software Central Registry and Communications Portal Management Plan.
- December 16, 2008, Board letter closing Recommendation 98-2, Accelerating Safety Management Improvements at the Pantex Plant, and establishing a 60-day reporting requirement for an evaluation of the disposition of findings from NES Studies, NES Change Evaluations, and Operational Safety Reviews from 2003 through 2008
- December 8, 2008, Board letter establishing a 90-day reporting requirement for immediate actions to be taken in response to the LANL fire and emergency services 2008 Baseline Needs Assessment (BNA), and a 180-day reporting requirement on the plan and schedule for fully implementing the BNA.
- October 31, 2008, Departmental letter transmitting the report summarizing the results of a comprehensive line oversight review of the implementation of the Operating Experience Program (OEP) in the Office of Environmental Management (EM).
- October 30, 2008, Board letter transmitting a list of questions to be used to prepare for the December 5, 2008, public meeting regarding earlier incorporation of safety into the design and construction process.
- October 30, 2008, Board letter transmitting the results of the Board staff review of Activity-Level Work Planning for the River Corridor Closure Project.
- October 23, 2008, Department letter from the Secretary revising the completion date to March 2009, for the Final 2005-1 IP deliverable, i.e. the integrated schedule for implementing Manual M 441.1-1, "Nuclear Material Packaging Manual".
- October 22, 2008, Departmental letter regarding the completion of SIMS commitment L07-508, dated July 26, 2007, "Complete Final Pass Vacuuming & Fuel Processing, Removal of Found Fuel and Fuel Scrap From K West Basin."
- October 16, 2008, Department letter transmitting the report on the results of the Rebound Hammer Tests on the concrete at the Device Assembly Facility.
- October 8, 2008, Departmental letter requesting a 30-day extension on the briefing requested by the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (DNFSB) in the letter dated September 04, 2008, concerning the Savannah River Site (SRS) High-Level Waste (HLW) Tank Integrity Program.
- October 2, 2008, Department letter summarizing current status of the Salt Waste Processing Facility, including readiness to initiate concrete placement.
- October 1, 2008, Department letter providing long-term schedule of actions related to continued operation of the CMR Facility.
- September 30, 2008, Department letter reporting completion of all Recommendation 98-2, U.S. Department of Energy Revised Implementation Plan for Accelerating Safety Management Improvements at the Pantex Plant, commitments.
- September 30, 2008, Departmental letter regarding the long-term fidelity of weapons trainer units at the Pantex Plant.
- September 25, 2008, Board letter transmitting a copy of the Board's sixth Quarterly Report to Congress.
- September 22, 2008, Department letter responding to the Board's correspondence dated June 25, 2008, concerning the structural and geotechnical design of the Waste Solidification Building at the Savannah River Site.
- September 17, 2008, Board letter regarding The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (Board) conducting a series of reviews of the integrity of high-level waste tanks and the long-term viability of supporting safety systems.
- September 17, 2008, Board letter establishing a 90-day reporting requirement regarding electrical safety and design deficiencies that could compromise safety if not corrected at the Hanford Site.
- September 11, 2008, Board letter acknowledging receipt of letter dated July 23, 2008, regarding the DOE's Implementation Plan for recommendation 2008-1, Safety Classification of Fire Protection Systems .
- September 11, 2008, Departmental letter regarding ABAR for WTP filter fire protection design.
- September 4, 2008, Board letter establishing a 45-day reporting requirement regarding the review of the SRS High-Level Waste (HLW) Tank Integrity Program. This review represents a continuing effort by the Board to follow the In-Service Inspection Plan for High-Level Waste Tanks (Inspection Plan), which was originally provided to the Board under Recommendation 2001-1, High-Level Waste Management at the Savannah River Site.
- August 25, 2008, Departmental letter responding to the DNFSB first review of corrective actions for the spill of waste from single-shell tank S-102 at the Hanford Site.
- August 25, 2008, Departmental letter regarding the need for a 30-day extension to respond to the letter dated July 8, 2008, concerning the long-term fidelity of the weapon trainer units at the Pantex Plant.
- August 21, 2008, Departmental letter regarding the response to Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (Board) Recommendation 2004-1, Oversight of Complex, High-Hazard Nuclear Operations providing status on Integrated Safety Management System Descriptions at NNSA facilities.
- August 19, 2008, Departmental letter transmitting CVS evaluation report prepared in response to the 2004-2 Implementation Plan for Y-12.
- August 19, 2008, Departmental letter transmitting CVS evaluation report prepared in response to the 2004-2 Implementation Plan for Pantex.
- August 18, 2008, Departmental letter regarding the approved National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Office of Defense Programs (NA-10) Corrective Action Plan (CAP) in response to the Chief, Defense Nuclear Safety (CDNS) review report that was issued in November 2007.
- August 18, 2008, Departmental letter regarding the update on the commitment made to the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (DNFSB) regarding the availability and reliability of the Device Assembly Facility (DAF) Fire Suppression System (FSS) at the Nevada Test Site.
- August 8, 2008, Board letter establishing a reporting requirement regarding W76 nuclear explosive operations at the Pantex Plant.
- August 8, 2008, Board letter commending Admiral Kirkland Donald, Deputy Administrator for Naval Reactors, NNSA, for the recent reports on radiological waste disposal and environment monitoring, occupational safety and health, and occupational radiation exposure, as well as the annual overview of the program.
- August 7, 2008, Departmental letter regarding the completion of Commitment 5.5.1 in the Implementation Plan for Board Recommendation 2007-01.
- August 4, 2008, Departmental letter transmitting the results of the review of NNSA capital projects for applicability of DOE-STD-1189.
- July 31, 2008, Board letter regarding the June 20, 2008, letter from Mr. David McCoy, Executive Director, Citizen Action New Mexico, regarding concerns at Sandia National Laboratories.
- July 31, 2008, Departmental letter regarding The U.S. Department Of Energy (DOE), Office Of River Protection (ORP) report on structural steel fire protection evaluation at the Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant (WTP).
- July 29, 2008, Departmental letter regarding the letter to the former Deputy Secretary dated February 5, 2008 stating that the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (Board) felt that it was appropriate to require independent validation of the implementation of safety basis controls.
- July 29, 2008, Departmental letter responding to the February 6, 2008 letter regarding the need for a safety-significant water supply for the Highly Enriched Uranium Material Facility (HEUMF).
- July 23, 2008, Departmental letter forwarding Department of Energy's (DOE) Implementation Plan (Plan) for the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board's (Board) Recommendation 2008-1, Safety Classification of Fire Protection Systems.
- July 23, 2008, Departmental letter transmitting the Department of Energy Annual Report on Nuclear Criticality Safety that was requested in the letter dated January 29, 2008.
- July 23, 2008, Departmental letter responding to the March 17, 2008, Board letter regarding the concerns on the increased contribution of manufacturing defects to the rejection rates of filters tested at the Filter Test Facility (FTF).
- July 15, 2008, Board letter regarding the closure of the Department of Energy's (DOE) Fernald Closure Project.
- July 15, 2008, Board letter establishing a reporting requirement for Preliminary Documented Safety Analysis (PDSA) issues for the Waste Solidification Building (WSB) to be constructed at the Savannah River Site.
- July 15, 2008, Board letter regarding their completion of the first of a series of detailed reviews of corrective actions for the spill of waste from single-shell Tank S-102 at the Hanford Site.
- July 14, 2008, Departmental letter regarding the completion of the National Nuclear Security Administration's (NNSA) commitment 504-2 of the Implementation Plan for Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board Recommendation 2000-1, Stabilization and Storage of Nuclear Materials.
- July 8, 2008, Department letter transmitting the 2004-2, Active Confinement Systems, IP deliverables 8.6.3 and 8.6.5 for the Plutonium Facility (Building 332) at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
- July 8, 2008, Board letter regarding the recently conducted review of the design, functionality, and maintenance of selected safety systems at the Y-12 National Security Complex (Y-12).
- July 8, 2008, Board letter establishing a 60-day reporting requirement regarding the measures necessary at both the Pantex site and NNSA to address the long-term fidelity of the weapon trainer units at the Pantex Plant.
- June 25, 2008, Board letter establishing a
60-day reporting requirement regarding performing a structural and geotechnical review of the Waste Solidification Building (WSB) to be constructed at the Savannah River Site. - June 25, 2008, Board letter establishing a
90-day reporting requirement to brief the Board on the effort to improve the oversight programs for vital safety systems. - June 24, 2008, Board letter regarding the Authorization Basis Amendment Request (ABAR) 24590-WTP-SE-ENS-06-0199, Revision 1, Tailoring of DOE-STD-1066-97, Fire Protection Design Criteria, Section 14, Nuclear Filter Plenum Protection Based on Hazard Analysis.
- June 23, 2008, Departmental letter regarding the Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Health, Safety and Security (HSS) Visiting Speaker Program presentation where speakers from NAPA and IBM will present topics on innovation and effectiveness.
- June 11, 2008, Board letter congratulating Glyn Trenchard of the Office of River Protection for being honored as the 2007 DOE Facility Representative of the year.
- June 6, 2008, Departmental letter regarding the Office of River Protection's (ORP) updated status on structural steel fire protection at the Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant (WTP).
- June 2, 2008, Department letter outlining recent and near-term activities regarding CH2M Hill's work planning and control process at the Office of River Protection.
- June 2, 2008, Department letter that transmits 6 NNSA Exclusion Reports and identifies one new facility for which a ventilation system evaluation will be performed in accordance with the IP for Recommendation 2004-2, Active Confinement Systems.
- May 30, 2008, Department letter forwarding the 2007 Annual Report to Congress on DOE's activities relating to the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board.
- May 30, 2008, Board letter forwarding the results of the staff review of the Plutonium Facility DSA and the CMRR design at Los Alamos.
- May 21, 2008, Board letter transmitting a copy of the Board's fifth Quarterly Report to Congress.
- May 16, 2008, Board letter establishing a 30-day reporting requirement to brief the Board on the NNSA report to be issued in September 2008, regarding continued safe operations at CMR.
- May 15, 2008, Department letter regarding development and use of airborne release fractions (ARF) in Y-12 accident analyses.
- May 9, 2008, Department letter reporting completion of Commitments 2.10 and 2.13 of the Department's Implementation Plan for Recommendation 2001-1, High-Level Waste Management at the Savannah River Site.
- May 8, 2008, Department letter requesting an additional 60 days to provide a report on actions to correct the increased high efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filter testing failure rates at the Filter Test Facility.
- May 6, 2008, Department letter identifying the actions being taken to improve the integration of safety into the design of the Radioactive Liquid Waste Treatment Facility at Los Alamos.
- May 1, 2008, Board Letter regarding the seismic / structural design of the Integrated Waste Treatment Unit.
- April 29, 2008, Board letter closing Recommendation 97-1, Safe Storage of Uranium-233.
- April 29, 2008, Board Letter closing Recommendation 94-1, Improved Schedule for Remediation in the Defense Nuclear Facilities Complex.
- April 29, 2008, Board Letter providing the results of the Board staff’s reviews of CH2M Hill’s work planning and control process.
- April 29, 2008, Department letter notifying the Board that responsibility for Nuclear Safety Research and Development has been transferred to Dr. Kevin Greenaugh.
- April 17, 2008, Department letter transmitting the Report on Schedule for Updating directives Impacted by DOE Standard 1189, Integration of Safety into the Design Process.
- April 4, 2008, Board Letter accepting the Implementation Plan for Recommendation 2007-1, Safety-Related In Situ Nondestructive Assay of Radioactive Materials, submitted by DOE on October 24, 2007, with clarifications on February 29, 2008.
- April 2, 2008, Department letter transmitting 9212 Continued Safe Operating Oversight Team Annual report (Y/TIS-302) and The Uranium Processing Facility Project 2007 Annual Report for the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board.
- March 28, 2008, Department letter requesting that the Board provide a narrow technical review of the Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility (MFFF) aqueous processing design with respect to whether the intent of the findings and recommendations of DNFSB/TECH-33 have been adequately incorporated.
- March 28, 2008, Board letter closing Recommendation 98-1, Resolution of Issues Identified by Department of Energy (DOE) Internal Oversight.
- March 25, 2008, Department letter responding to Board's October 26, 2007 letter, concerning the safety rationale for continuing the operation of the Chemistry and Metallurgy Research (CMR) Building at the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL).
- March 20, 2008, Board letter establishing a
60-day reporting requirement regarding the National Nuclear Security Administration's (NNSA) plans and progress with regard to the dismantlement of the B53 weapon system. - March 19, 2008, Department letter accepting Board Recommendation 2008-1, Safety Classification of Fire Protection Systems.
- March 17, 2008, Board letter establishing a
60-day reporting requirement regarding the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board's concern about the recent degradation in quality of nuclear grade high efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filters observed by the Filter Test Facility (FTF). - March 11, 2008, Department letter responding to Board's October 16, 2007 letter, concerning the safety of nuclear operations at the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL).
- March 5, 2008, Board letter establishing a
60-day reporting requirement regarding the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board review of the preliminary design and safety basis for the replacement Radioactive Liquid Waste Treatment Facility (RLWTF) at Los Alamos National Laboratory.
- February 29, 2008, Board's Eighteenth Annual Report to Congress for Calendar Year 2007.
- February 29, 2008, Department Letter regarding Commitment 2.9, “Demonstrate the viability of the Deliquification, Dissolution, and Adjustment (DDA)” of the Department’s Implementation Plan for Recommendation 2001-1, High-Level Waste Management at the Savannah River Site.
- February 29, 2008, Department letter regarding the clarity of specific commitments related to the Implementation Plan for Board Recommendation 2007-1, Safety-Related in Situ Nondestructive Assay of Radioactive Materials .
- February 26, 2008, Department letter regarding commitment 4.3.2.1 in the DOE's Implementation Plan for Board Recommendation 2002-1, Quality Assurance for Safety Related Software.
- February 22, 2008, Board letter establishing a
60-day reporting requirement regarding DOE-STD-1189, Integration of Safety into the Design Process. - February 15, 2008, Department letter responding to the Board letter dated February 6, 2008 regarding the Highly Enriched Uranium Materials Facility (HEUMF) Fire Suppression System.
- February 14, 2008, Department letter regarding the implementation of the Department of Energy operating experience (OPEX) program for the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) as specified in Commitment 19 of the DOE's Implementation Plan, Revision 2, October 2006, for Recommendation 2004-1, Oversight of Complex, High-Hazard Nuclear Operations.
- February 12, 2008, Board letter regarding the Fourth Quarterly Report to Congress on the Status of Significant Unresolved Issues with the Department of Energy’s Design and Construction.
- February 7, 2008, Department letter regarding Commitment 4.2.1.3 of the Department's Implementation Plan for DNFSB Recommendation 2002-1, Quality Assurance for Safety Related Software.
- February 6, 2008, Board letter establishing a
90-day reporting requirement regarding The Highly Enriched Uranium Materials Facility (HEUMF) fire protection system design. - February 5, 2008, Board letter establishing a 90-day reporting requirement regarding independent validation of line management's implementation of new or substantially revised safety basis controls is warranted for all defense nuclear facilities.
- February 4, 2008, Department letter regarding the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) report, Assessment Report for Design Agency Implementation of DOE-NA-STD-3016-2006, Hazard Analysis Reports for Nuclear Explosive Operations.
- February 4, 2008, Department letter regarding NNSA's completion of Commitment 9C of the Implementation Plan for Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board Recommendation 2004-1, the deliverable of which is, “Approved biennial program office self-assessments of safety function assignment at the program office level.”
- January 30, 2008, Department letter regarding National Nuclear Security Administration's (NNSA) deliverables required to fulfill commitments 5.1.2 and 5.1.4 of the Department's Implementation Plan responding to Board Recommendation 2007- 1, Safety-Related In Situ Nondestructive Assay of Radioactive Materials.
- January 29, 2008, Department letter identifying and prioritizing EM defense nuclear facilities for which a criticality safety program is required (per DOE O 420.1B) and relies upon in situ NDA. This letter satisfies the completion of Commitments 5.1.1 and 5.1.3 of the Department of Energy Implementation Plan for DNFSB Recommendation 2007-1.
- January 29, 2008, Board letter forwarding Recommendation 2008-1, Safety Classification of Fire Protection Systems.
- January 29, 2008, Board letter regarding their review of the report, Status of the Department of Energy Nuclear Criticality Safety Program for Calendar Year 2006, dated March 12, 2007. This letter modifies the annual reporting requirement established for closure of Recommendation 97-2, and grants DOE a one-time extension of 60 days beyond the deadline for the due date of the 2007 Annual Report.
- January 18, 2008, Board letter establishing a 45-day reporting requirement describing specific actions NNSA has taken to 1) correct deficiencies in DAF's fire protection water supply, 2) the schedule to improve the reliability of DAF's fire suppression systems.
- January 17, 2008, Board letter establishing a 90-day reporting requirement regarding NNSA's plans to clarify the appropriate use of bounding airborne release fractions in accident analyses at Y-12 and the plans for applying this methodology to existing and planned facilities at Y-12.
- January 3, 2008, Department letter updating one of the elements in the 2000-1 Implementation Plan, Stabilization and Storage of Nuclear Materials.
- January 2, 2008, Department letter regarding the Boards belief's that there is a reasonable assurance of safety in storing aluminum-rich supernate in Tank 11, provided that certain actions are performed.
