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2023
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- 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.