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Departmental Representative to the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board
2021
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- December 22, 2021, Department letter stating that DOE is taking a 45-Day extension to complete the Implementation Plan for Recommendation 2020-1, Nuclear Safety Requirements.
- December 14, 2021, Department letter responding to the Board letter and Technical Report (DNFSB-TECH-47), Seismic Hazard Assessment, dated June 10, 2021.
- December 2, 2021, Board letter establishing August 12, 2022, as the due date for the first of the annual reporting requirement deliverables pertaining to Savannah River Site Building 235-F Safety.
- December 2, 2021, Board letter extending the due date to January 31, 2022, for DOE to provide the written report concerning DOE's plan for safely managing nuclear waste materials containing mixtures of nitric acid or nitrate salts with polysaccharides, in response to the Board's letter dated September 8, 2021.
- December 1, 2021, Board letter providing its report on the safety of co-located workers at the Nevada National Security Site's U1a Complex for DOE's use and information.
- November 24, 2021, Board letter regarding DOE's approval of Critical Decision-1 for the Los Alamos Plutonium Pit Production Project (LAP4) and establishing a 90-day reporting requirement for a report that describes DOE's strategy for the Plutonium Facility ventilation system, the planned end-state of the ventilation system, the schedule for achieving that end-state, and how the system will be credited in the facility safety basis.
- November 16, 2021, Board letter providing the results of its review of the safety basis for the Hanford Site's Central Waste Complex (CWC) for DOE's information and use as DOE revises the CWC safety basis.
- November 10, 2021, Department letter responding to the Board letter of August 26, 2021, pertaining to the safety basis at the Nevada National Security Site's Radioactive Waste Facilities.
- November 10, 2021, Board letter closing safety issues related to safety basis and quality assurance requirements for Pantex Plant construction projects.
- November 8, 2021, Board letter requesting DOE to provide an updated date for delivering DOE's response to the Board's June 10, 2021, letter and Technical Report-47, Seismic Hazard Assessments.
- November 2, 2021, Board letter providing the results of its review of the emergency management program at Hanford for DOE's use in executing continuous improvement efforts.
- November 2, 2021, Board letter providing the results of its review of the Savannah River Site Building 235-F safety basis and establishing an annual reporting requirement for DOE to provide a report and briefing regarding Building 235-F safety.
- September 28, 2021, Department letter responding to the Board's August 11, 2021, letter and providing responses to the questions-for-the-record relating to the July 13, 2021, public meeting and hearing on safety of defense nuclear facilities at the Savannah River Site.
- September 15, 2021, Board letter providing the results of its review of the documented safety analysis (DSA) for Hanford’s Tank Farms facility and transmitting Technical Report (DNFSB/TECH-48).
- September 8, 2021, Department letter providing the final decision response to DNFSB Recommendation 2020-1, Nuclear Safety Requirements.
- September 8, 2021, Board letter transmitting its report regarding the safety basis of the SRS H-Canyon Exhaust Tunnel for DOE’s use and information.
- September 8, 2021, Board letter establishing a 90-day reporting requirement for a report and briefing that describes DOE’s plan for safely managing nuclear waste materials containing mixtures of nitric acid or nitrate salts with polysaccharides.
- August 31, 2021, Department letter for a 45-day extension to provide the response to the Board’s letter dated June 10, 2021, and technical report DNFSB/TECH-47, Seismic Hazard Assessments.
- August 26, 2021, Board letter establishing a 90-day reporting requirement for a report and briefing that addresses safety questions pertaining to the safety basis at the Nevada National Security Site’s Radioactive Waste Facilities.
- August 13, 2021, Board letter transmitting the report from its review of the December 9, 2018, failure of the safety instrumented alarm system at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP), and of DOE’s subsequent response/recovery actions. The report is provided for DOE’s information and use.
- August 11, 2021, Board letter requesting DOE to provide responses for the questions-for-the-record, as well as any supplements or clarifications to the testimony, and any additional written testimony relating to the Board’s July 13, 2021, public meeting and hearing on safety of defense nuclear facilities at the Savannah River Site.
- August 5, 2021, Department letter responding to the Board letter of June 9, 2021, regarding training and qualification program and conduct of operations implementation at the Pantex Plant.
- August 2, 2021, Department letter stating that DOE requires additional time to conduct our analysis and provide the Final Decision for Recommendation 2020-1, Nuclear Safety Requirements.
- July 29, 2021, Board letter recognizing and congratulating Mr. Wade Mosher of the Environmental Management, Idaho Cleanup Project (EM-ICP), as the 2020 Facility Representative of the Year.
- July 29, 2021, Board letter recognizing and congratulating Mr. Jeffrey Edlund, of the National Nuclear Security Administration Production Office, on being the recipient of the 2020 Annual Safety System Oversight (SSO) Award.
- July 29, 2021, Board letter congratulating Administrator Jill Hruby on her confirmation as the Administrator of NNSA and requesting a meeting opportunity to discuss the safety challenges and opportunities.
- July 26, 2021, Board letter establishing a 60-day reporting requirement for DOE to brief the Board to address concerns and planned implementation of the revised DOE Standard 5506, Preparation of Safety Basis Documents for Transuranic (TRU) Waste Facilities.
- July 7, 2021, Board letter providing its report concerning the criticality hazards of the out-of-service systems with uranium holdup located in Building 9212 at the Y-12 National Security Complex.
- June 15, 2021, Board letter providing its evaluation of the weapon response technical basis at Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), and identifying opportunities for improvement for NNSA consideration.
- June 15, 2021, Board letter providing the results of its review of the design and safety basis documents associated with the Critical Decision-1 milestone for the Tritium Finishing Facility at the Savannah River Site for DOE’s use and information.
- June 10, 2021, Board letter transmitting its Technical Report (DNFSB-TECH-47) entitled, Seismic Hazard Assessment, and establishing a 90-day reporting requirement for a report and briefing on DOE’s implementation of Order 420.1C, Facility Safety requirement to periodically assess the seismic hazard.
- June 9, 2021, Board letter providing the results of its review of the reliability of safety structures, systems, and components at three facilities at the Los Alamos National Laboratory for DOE’s use and information.
- June 9, 2021, Board letter establishing a 60-day reporting requirement for NNSA to provide a report on the status of its actions to holistically address the issues raised in the Board’s review of Training and Qualification Program and Conduct of Operations Implementation at the Pantex Plant, including how these actions will be maintained during contract transition.
- June 1, 2021, Board letter reaffirming and revising Recommendation 2020-1, Nuclear Safety Management.
- June 1, 2021, Board letter regarding its planned July 13, 2021, virtual public hearing and meeting regarding the status of the Savannah River Site (SRS) as well as the ongoing actions at the Savannah River Tritium Enterprise facilities and inviting DOE to confirm participants by June 11, 2021.
- March 30, 2021, Department letter and report responding to the DNFSB letter dated September 24, 2020, regarding transuranic waste storage, handling, and processing across Los Alamos National Laboratory.
- March 23, 2021, Board letter providing a courtesy copy of the DNFSB Annual Report to Congress for Calendar Year 2020.
- February 25, 2021, Board letter congratulating Secretary Granholm on her confirmation as the Secretary of Energy and requesting an opportunity to meet with the Secretary to discuss the memorandum of understanding between our two agencies as well as safety challenges and opportunities.
- February 25, 2021, Department letter responding to the Board letter dated December 23, 2020, regarding Savannah River Site Building 235-F ventilation systems.
- February 11, 2021, Board letter revising the FY20 DOE nuclear criticality safety program reporting requirement, and establishing a 120-day requirement for a briefing to include how DOE and NNSA headquarters systemically evaluate criticality safety programs across the complex and how it is addressing known criticality safety challenges at specific sites.
- February 8, 2021, Board letter providing the report from its review of DOE Standard 1228-2019, Preparation of Documented Safety Analysis for Hazard Category 3 DOE Nuclear Facilities, for DOE’s information and use.
- February 5, 2021, Board letter in response to DOE letter dated January 19, 2021, and granting the extension request for DOE to provide a response regarding technical report DNFSB/TECH-46, Potential Energetic Chemical Reactions Events Involving Transuranic Waste at Los Alamos National Laboratory.
- January 22, 2021, Board letter providing a summary of the standards reviews that the Board conducted in fiscal year 2020, and providing a list of standards the Board has selected to review in fiscal year 2021.
- January 19, 2021, Department letter requesting a 60-day extension to respond to the Board letter and technical report DNFSB/TECH-46, Potential Energetic Chemical Reactions Events Involving Transuranic Waste at Los Alamos National Laboratory, dated September 24, 2020.
- January 19, 2021, Board letter transmitting its report entitled, Review of DOE Nuclear Facility Hazard Categorization Standards, (DOE Standard 1027-1992, DOE Standard 1027-2018, and NNSA Supplemental Directive 1027) for DOE’s use and information.
- January 5, 2021, Board letter requesting a meeting with the Deputy Secretary to discuss our continuing progress on the MOU and any other pertinent matters.
