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Departmental Representative to the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board
2020
2020 BY MONTH: JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
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- December 23, 2020, Board letter regarding DOE’s revised Implementation Plan for Recommendation 2012-1, Savannah River Site Building 235-F Safety, and establishing a 60-day reporting requirement for a notification of DOE’s intent to address the ventilation system items at Building 235-F. The Board also requests annual updates regarding deactivation progress in Building 235-F, the results of radiological surveys and inspections to verify that contamination in the facility is not spreading, status updates on establishing a final end state determination with regulatory authorities, and the updated schedules for activities required to achieve such a final end state.
- December 16, 2020, Department letter responding to the August 6, 2020, Board letter regarding upgrades to the high pressure fire loop lead-in replacement project at the Pantex Plant.
- December 8, 2020, Board letter summarizing the results of its review of the draft safety basis for the Hazard Category 3 upgrade to the Radiological Laboratory Utility Office Building at LANL.
- October 29, 2020, Board letter transmitting its report entitled, Management of High Efficiency Particulate Air Filters in the Safety Bases, for DOE’s information and use.
- October 22, 2020, Joint DOE and DNFSB Memorandum of Understanding Working Group Charter.
- October 21, 2020, Board letter providing the results of its review of the revised safety basis for the Transuranic Waste Facility (TWF) at LANL.
- October 14, 2020, Board letter noting the resolution of issues related to erosion and corrosion wear allowances for the design of piping, process vessels, and pulse-jet mixers at the Hanford Site’s Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant (WTP).
- September 29, 2020, Board letter recognizing DOE’s approval of Critical Decision-4 and authorization to operate the Salt Waste Processing Facility (SWPF) at SRS, and noting that the Board currently has no unresolved safety issues from its review activities.
- September 25, 2020, Board letter regarding DOE’s response to Recommendation 2020-1, Nuclear Safety Requirements.
- September 24, 2020, Board letter transmitting its Technical Report, title (DNFSB-TECH-46) regarding transuranic waste storage, handling, and processing across Los Alamos National Laboratory, and establishing a 120-day reporting requirement for a report addressing 1) whether the hazards associated with the current transuranic waste container population at LANL are consistently and adequately controlled and DOE’s basis for this position, and 2) whether the revision to DOE Standard 5506 will address the broader implications of these concerns, as they are applicable to other DOE sites.
- September 16, 2020, Board letter regarding the DOE revised Implementation Plan for Recommendation 2019-1, Uncontrolled Hazard Scenarios and 10 CFR 830 Implementation at the Pantex Plant, and noting that the Implementation Plan is responsive and indicative of DOE’s acceptance of Recommendation 2019-1.
- September 15, 2020, Department letter designating Mr. Todd Lapointe to be the Department's responsible manager for the development of the Memorandum of Understanding with the DNFSB.
- August 26, 2020, Department letter acknowledging the Board's August 7, 2020, congratulatory letter to the Deputy Secretary of Energy, and to direct DOE's coordination with the Board staff to develop a Memorandum of Agreement or Understanding.
- August 7, 2020, Board letter transmitting its review of the Savannah River Site’s fire protection program for DOE’s use and information.
- August 7, 2020, Board letter congratulating Deputy Secretary Menezes on his confirmation as the Deputy Secretary of Energy and inviting him to participate in a meeting with the Secretary that will focus on development of a Memorandum of Agreement between DOE and DNFSB.
- August 7, 2020, Board letter transmitting its Technical Report (DNFSB/TECH-45, Violations of the Nuclear Safety Basis) for DOE’s use and information, which is based on its review of implementation of technical safety requirements (TSRs) across the DOE defense nuclear complex.
- August 6, 2020, Board letter regarding upgrades to the high pressure fire loop at the Pantex Plant and establishing a 90-day reporting requirement for a report outlining how NNSA plans to ensure that construction projects at Pantex’s nuclear facilities correctly identify safety basis controls and invoke quality assurance requirements commensurate with a project’s importance to safety.
- August 4, 2020, Board letter requesting a meeting with the Secretary in the early fall 2020 with the focus on development of a Memorandum of Agreement or Understanding between DOE and DNFSB.
- July 15, 2020, Board letter closing Recommendation 2012-2, Hanford Tank Farms Flammable Gas Safety Strategy.
- July 10, 2020, Board letter transmitting its review of the implementation of the potential inadequacy of the safety analysis (PISA) process across the DOE defense nuclear complex for DOE’s use and information.
- July 1, 2020, Board letter providing a copy of its report entitled, "Report to Congress - DNFSB Access to Information" for the six-month period ending June 30, 2020.
- June 30, 2020, Board letter recognizing Mr. William Satterfield of the EM Savannah River Operations Office on being honored as the recipient of the 2019 DOE Annual Safety System Oversight (SSO) Award.
- June 30, 2020, Board letter recognizing Mr. Coleman Abbott of the NNSA Livermore Field Office on being named the 2019 DOE Facility Representative of the Year.
- June 25, 2020, Board letter providing its report on the hazard categorization of the Low-Activity Waste Facility at Hanford for DOE’s use and information.
- June 24, 2020, Board letter providing its evaluation of NNSA’s proposed and ongoing actions for improving safety at the Savannah River Site Tritium Facilities.
- June 23, 2020, Board letter providing the results of its review of the weapon response development process and the resulting technical basis documentation prepared for the W88 weapon program by Los Alamos National Laboratory.
- June 22, 2020, Department letter notifying the Board that DOE has completed all actions in the revised Implementation Plan for Recommendation 2012-1, Savannah River Site Building 235-F Safety.
- June 11, 2020, Department letter responding to Recommendation 2020-1, Nuclear Safety Requirements.
- June 9, 2020, FY2019 Annual Report to Congress on DOE's activities relating to the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board.
- June 5, 2020, Department letter transmitting Revision 1 of the Implementation Plan for Recommendation 2019-1, Uncontrolled Hazard Scenarios and 10 CFR 830 Implementation at the Pantex Plant.
- June 3, 2020, Department letter transmitting Revision 1 of the Implementation Plan for Recommendation 2012-1, Savannah River Site Building 235-F Safety.
- June 3, 2020, Board letter responding to the NNSA letter of April 23, 2020, which confirms that NNSA will again grant DNFSB staff access to nuclear explosive safety deliberations.
- June 1, 2020, Board letter establishing a 90-day reporting requirement for a briefing, including analysis or supporting data, to describe NNSA’s strategy for safe storage of materials stored at the Highly Enriched Uranium Materials Facility (HEUMF) at the Y-12 National Security Complex.
- May 29, 2020, Board letter providing the results of its review of the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant safety basis for DOE’s information and use.
- May 21, 2020, Board letter requesting access to documents from the National Nuclear Security Administration Savannah River Field Office.
- May 13, 2020, Board letter providing the results of its safety review of the hoist control system used for lowering subcritical experiments at the Nevada National Security Site’s U1a Complex to aid DOE in the identification and execution of needed safety improvements.
- April 28, 2020, Board letter granting the 45-day extension to respond to Recommendation 2020-1, Nuclear Safety Requirements.
- April 27, 2020, Department letter requesting 45-day extension to respond to Recommendation 2020-1, Nuclear Safety Requirements.
- April 23, 2020, Department letter responding to the Board letter dated October 11, 2019, regarding DNFSB access to the Nuclear Explosive Safety Study deliberations.
- April 16, 2020, Board letter concerning the April 13, 2020, denial of a Resident Inspector from observing the deliberation phase of the nuclear explosive safety (NES) change evaluation at the Pantex Plant.
- March 17, 2020, Board letter providing the Secretary a courtesy copy of its Annual Report to Congress for calendar year 2019.
- March 4, 2020, Board letter providing a listing of DOE standards and their implementation for which the Board has selected to review in Fiscal Year 2020.
- February 28, 2020, Board letters (11) inviting DOE and NNSA participants to the March 19, 2020, public hearing on the status of the Savannah River Site, with a request for the participants to confirm attendance with the DNFSB by March 4, 2020.
- February 28, 2020, Board letter stating that DOE’s draft Revision A of Order 140.1, Interface with the DNFSB, satisfactorily addresses the statutory concerns previously expressed by the Board.
- February 21, 2020, Board letter forwarding Recommendation 2020-1, Nuclear Safety Requirements.
- February 11, 2020, Board letter providing a copy of its report entitled, "Report to Congress - DNFSB Access to Information" for the six-month period ending December 31, 2019.
- February 7, 2020, Department letter responding to the Board letter dated January 27, 2020, regarding information requested at EM-LA.
- January 29, 2020, Board letter providing specific areas of concern related to DOE Standard 5506, Preparation of Safety Basis Documents for Transuranic (TRU) Waste Facilities.
- January 27, 2020, Board letter requesting response to Board Staff information request at EMLA.
- January 16, 2020, Board letter congratulating Secretary Brouillette on his confirmation as the Secretary of Energy and highlighting key challenges associated with defense nuclear facilities.
- January 15, 2020, Department letter transmitting the FY2019 Annual Criticality Safety Metrics Report.
- January 6, 2020, Department letter responding to the Board’s October 18, 2019, letter regarding flammable gas hazards associated with solid wastes.
- January 3, 2020, Department letter responding to the Board letter of December 5, 2019, in which the Board reaffirms Recommendation 2019-2, Safety of the Savannah River Site Tritium Facilities
