Departmental Representative to the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board

Correspondence - CMRR Certification

• November 18, 2011, Department letter informing the Board about the disposition of a set of proposals relating to the CMRR Project at the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL).
• February 28, 2011, Department letter responding to the February 8, 2011 Board letter concerning potential revisions to the CMRR Project Nuclear Facility safety strategy and design.
• February 8, 2011, Board letter establishing a 30-day reporting requirement for a briefing to discuss NNSA's decision process, timing, and bases for changes related to Board concerns resolved under the CMRR certification process at LANL.
• September 14, 2009, Department letter transmitting the CMRR Certification Report.
• September 4, 2009, Board Report to Congressional Defense Committees on the CMRR Project at Los Alamos Certification Review.
• August 26, 2009, Board staff letter identifying that the CMRR Certification Finding 4, Identification of Safety-related Controls, Functional Requirements, and Performance Criteria, can be considered closed.
• August 26, 2009, Board staff letter identifying that the CMRR Certification Finding 2, Seismic Design of Active Confinement Ventilation Systems, can be considered closed.
• August 26, 2009, Board staff letter identifying that the CMRR Certification Finding 1, CMRR Seismic Design Issues, can be considered closed.
• August 14, 2009, Department letter transmitting supplemental information in support of closing CMRR Certification Findings 1, 2, and 4.
• July 10, 2009, Board staff letter identifying that the CMRR Certification Finding 5, System Design Descriptions, can be considered closed.
• July 10, 2009, Board staff letter identifying that the CMRR Certification Finding 3, Preliminary Documented Safety Analysis Safety-Related Functions and Requirements, can be considered closed.
• April 28, 2009, Department letter transmitting the CMRR Certification Plan.
• April 22, 2009, Department letter transmitting the CMRR Preliminary Safety Validation Report in support of CMRR Board certification.
• April 21, 2009, Department letter responding to Board staff letters dated March 4, 2009 and March 30, 2009, regarding CMRR Board Certification.
• April 21, 2009, Department letter responding to Board staff letter dated March 16, 2009, regarding CMRR Board Certification.
• March 30, 2009, Board staff letter providing findings regarding CMRR SDDs do not incorporate PDSA requirements adequately.
• March 16, 2009, Board staff letter providing findings regarding CMRR Inadequate identificaton of safety-related controls, functional requirements and performance criteria.
• March 11, 2009, Department letter responding to two Board staff letters dated January 16, 2009 regarding CMRR Board Certification.
• March 4, 2009, Board staff letter identifying concerns regarding documenting and maintaining Preliminary Documented Safety Analysis safety-related functions and requirements related to CMRR Board certification.
• January 16, 2009, Board staff letter identifying seismic design concerns related to CMRR Board certification.
• January 16, 2009, Board staff letter identifying active confinement ventilation system seismic design concern related to CMRR Board certification.