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Departmental Representative to the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board
2023
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- December 21, 2023, Subject: Department letter transmitting Milestone 5.4.2, Perform an Independent Review of the Submittal and Approval of Safety Documents, of the DOE Implementation Plan for Recommendation 2020-1, Nuclear Safety Requirements
- December 19, 2023, Board letter providing a summary of its reviews of DOE safety directives and technical standards in FY 2023 and providing a listing of safety directives and technical standards the Board plans to review in FY 2024.
- December 12, 2023, Board letter providing its review of the 90-Percent Complete Documented Safety Analysis for the Device Assembly Facility at the Nevada National Security Site and establishing a 90-day reporting requirement for a briefing in response to Board questions.
- December 5, 2023, Board letter regarding DOE's revision of Order 425.1D, Verification of Readiness to Start Up or Restart Nuclear Facilities and establishing a 45-day reporting requirement for a report and briefing on DOE's path forward for the revision of Order 425.1D.
- November 28, 2023, Board letter regarding concerns with facility worker safety at the Savannah River Plutonium Processing Facility (SRPPF) project and establishing a reporting requirement for DOE to provide a report and briefing by January 19, 2024, on DOE's response to the Board's letter dated August 3, 2023.
- November 27, 2023, Board letter regarding DOE's activities related to aging infrastructure management within the DOE Implementation Plan for Recommendation 2020-1, Nuclear Safety Requirements.
- November 20, 2023, Department letter transmitting Deliverable 4, Ventilation System Crosswalk, pertaining to the safety systems at the Plutonium Facility Building 4 (PF-4) at the Los Alamos National Laboratory.
- November 20, 2023, Department letter transmitting Deliverables 1 and 2 pertaining to the safety systems at the Plutonium Facility Building 4 (PF-4) at the Los Alamos National Laboratory.
- October 11, 2023, Board letter providing its preliminary review of DOE's Benchmark Review Final Report for Aging Infrastructure Management.
- October 4, 2023, Board letter regarding safety at the Savannah River Tritium Enterprise (SRTE) and establishing a 6-month reporting requirement for a report and briefing on DOE's progress on safety improvements at SRTE. The Board also establishes an annual reporting requirement for a report and briefing on the progress of the facility and system upgrades, decisions made for proposed upgrades and analytical initiatives, and the impacts of safety risk reduction efforts.
- September 26, 2023, Department letter transmitting Deliverables 5.1.2, Perform Benchmark Review, of the Implementation Plan for Recommendation 2020-1, Nuclear Safety Requirements.
- September 25, 2023, Department letter responding to the Board letter of August 3, 2023, regarding the design of the Savannah River Plutonium Processing Facility (SRPPF).
- September 15, 2023, Department letter responding to the Board letter of June 20, 2023, and providing a report with additional information pertaining to the November 16, 2022, DNFSB public hearing on the safety of the Plutonium Facility at the Los Alamos National Laboratory.
- September 8, 2023, Board letter recognizing Mr. Robert J. Geray of the DOE Idaho Operations Office as the DOE 2022 Facility Representative of the Year.
- September 8, 2023, Board letter recognizing Mr. Thomas Temple of the Savannah River Operations Office as the recipient of the DOE 2022 Annual Safety System Oversight (SSO) Award.
- August 23, 2023, Department letter responding to the Board letter dated April 5, 2023, regarding the Documented Safety Analysis and Technical Safety Requirements for the Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL).
- August 23, 2023, Department letter providing the 2023 annual report regarding safety at Savannah River Site Building 235-F.
- August 23, 2023, Department extension letter to provide the response to the Board's letter of August 24, 2022, regarding the DOE Safety Software Central Registry.
- August 15, 2023, Board letter regarding seismic safety of the Plutonium Facility (PF-4) at LANL, noting LANL's commendable effort in assessing the seismic risk for PF-4.
- August 3, 2023, Board letter regarding the design of the Savannah River Plutonium Processing Facility (SRPPF) and establishing a 45-day reporting requirement for a report and briefing on DOE's position on the adequacy of the safety strategy for facility worker protection, focusing on impacts to long-lead procurements, such as glovebox systems.
- July 13, 2023, Board letter regarding the DOE Safety Software Central Registry as a follow up to the Board's letter dated August 24, 2022, and DOE's status briefing to the Board on June 8, 2023.
- July 11, 2023, Department letter revising Deliverable 5.3.1 of the Department of Energy's Implementation Plan for Recommendation 2020-1, Nuclear Safety Requirements.
- June 27, 2023, Board letter regarding the revised path forward for the design and installation of several engineered controls for Hanford's 242-A Evaporator, and establishing a semi-annual reporting requirement for DOE to provide briefings to the Board of the proposed path forward.
- June 20, 2023, Board letter establishing a 60-day reporting requirement for a report with additional information pertaining to the November 16, 2022, DNFSB public hearing on the safety of the Plutonium Facility at the Los Alamos National Laboratory.
- June 15, 2023, NNSA letter modifying Action 4.4.1 of the Implementation Plan for Recommendation 2019-1, Uncontrolled Hazard Scenarios and 10 CFR 830 Implementation at the Pantex Plant.
- June 13, 2023, DOE letter transmitting Deliverables 5.2.2 and 5.5.1 of the Department's Implementation Plan for Recommendation 2020-1, Nuclear Safety Requirements.
- April 28, 2023, Department letter responding to the Board letter of February 28, 2023, regarding the integration of the safety basis documents that implement the Direct-Feed Low Activity Waste (DFLAW) mission at Hanford.
- April 26, 2023, Department letter responding to the Board letter of August 17, 2022, and providing DOE/NNSA's evaluation of safety oversight processes at defense nuclear facilities.
- April 19, 2023, Department letter responding to the Board letter of December 6, 2022, regarding the safety analysis of LANL PF-400 confinement ventilation and operability of the HEPA filter plenum deluge system.
- April 17, 2023, Department letter providing an update to the safety strategy for Hanford's 242-A Evaporator facility.
- April 5, 2023, Board letter providing its review of the Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL) safety basis and establishing a 120-day reporting requirement for a briefing and report that describe the planned actions and timeline to address the improper designation of specific administrative controls and inappropriate classification of fire protection equipment or provide DOE leadership's position as to why additional corrective actions are not required.
- March 29, 2023, Board letter in advance of the Board's travel to SRS the week of May 8, 2023, and establishing a reporting requirement for DOE to provide a briefing while on-site to discuss ongoing safety concerns with adequate protection of the public and workforce, as well as effectiveness of federal oversight in addressing those concerns.
- March 15, 2023, Department letter responding to the Board letter dated July 26, 2022, and providing the assessment of the 296-H stack collapse analyses at Savannah River Tritium Enterprise.
- March 8, 2023, Department letter transmitting Milestone 5.2.1, Regulatory Analysis, of the Department of Energy's Implementation Plan for Recommendation 2020-1, Nuclear Safety Requirements.
- February 28, 2023, Board letter providing the results of its review of the integration of the safety basis documents that implement the Direct-Feed Low Activity Waste (DFLAW) mission at Hanford and establishing a 60-day reporting requirement for a written response on DOE's plans to ensure effective implementation of the cover block removal SAC.
- February 24, 2023, Department letter responding to the Board's November 18, 2022, letter regarding reactive material hazards at Y-12.
- February 24, 2023, Board letter providing its report entitled, Flammable Gas Hazards in Idaho National Laboratory's Nuclear Waste Drums, and establishing a 90-day reporting requirement for a briefing that addresses (1) whether, when and how DOE intends to implement DOE STD-5506-2021 at INL's defense nuclear facilities and (2) any actions DOE is taking regarding the safety issues described in the report.
- February 24, 2023, Board letter providing the results of its review of safety-related welding at the Pantex Plant for NNSA's information and use.
- January 31, 2023, Department letter providing the FY 2022 Annual Metrics Report on Nuclear Criticality Safety Programs.
- January 30, 2023, Department extension letter to provide a briefing in response to the Board's letter dated August 24, 2022, regarding DOE Safety Software Central Registry.
- January 4, 2023, Board letter providing its review of the implementation of several safety improvements at the Pantex Plant relating to DOE's Implementation Plan for Recommendation 2019-1, Uncontrolled Hazard Scenarios and 10 CFR 830 Implementation at the Pantex Plant.
