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Departmental Representative to the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board
DOE DNFSB INFORMATION ARCHIVE
Public Meetings and Hearings
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2022
2021
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July 13, 2021, Board public meeting and hearing on the status of the Savannah River Site.
2020
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December 4, 2020, Board Public Meeting (Teleconference) on the Board’s revision or reaffirmation of Recommendation 2020-1, Nuclear Safety Requirements.
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March 19, 2020, Board Public Hearing on the Status of the Savannah River Site.
2019
2018
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November 28, 2018, Board's Second Public Hearing on the Department of Energy’s Interface with the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board.
- Federal Register Notice
- Board letters inviting the Under Secretary for Science and the Assistant Secretary for Environmental Management to appear at the Board’s public hearing on DOE’s interface with the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board on either November 28, 29, or 30, 2018.
- Board letter thanking Ms. White for accepting the invitation to appear and provide testimony at the DNFSB public hearing.
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August 28, 2018, Board Public Hearing on the Department of Energy’s Interface with the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board.
- Federal Register Notice
- Board letters inviting the Secretary of Energy (or his representative), the NNSA Administrator, the Under Secretary of Energy, and the Under Secretary for Science to appear at a public hearing on DOE’s interface with the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board on August 28, 2018, or on a date the Secretary of Energy, or his representative, is available.
2017
2016
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March 22, 2016, Board Public Hearing on Los Alamos National Laboratory Transuranic Waste Management.
- Federal Register Notice
- Agenda
- Invitations to the Public Hearing:
-- Board invites Ms. Kimberly Davis Lebak, NNSA Los Alamos Field Office Manager
-- Board invites Ms. Madelyn Creedon, NNSA Principal Deputy Administrator
-- Board invites Dr. Monica Regalbuto, Assistant Secretary for Environmental Management
-- Board invites Mr. Douglas Hintze, Manager of Environmental Management Los Alamos Field Office - Testimony of the Honorable Madelyn Creedon
- EM-LA Responses to DNFSB Questions
- Exhibit 1: Providing Additional Pressure Relief to the Remediate Nitrate Salt Drums
- Board Public Hearing Transcript
2015
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August 26, 2015, Board Public Hearing and Meeting on Improve Safety Culture at the Waste Treatment & Immobilization Plant (WTP).
- Federal Register Notice
- Federal Register Notice - correction
- Federal Register Notice - Meeting Cancellation
- Agenda
- Board letter inviting Dr. Monica Regalbuto, Mr. Glenn Podonsky, Mr. Kevin Smith, and Mr. William Hamel to appear at the Board’s Public Hearing.
- Statement:
-- Statement for the Record and Additional Information, Mr. Glenn Podonsky, Office of Enterprise Assessments
-- Ms. Dawn Wellman, PNNL
-- Mr. Gary R. Petersen, Tri-City Development Council
-- Mr. Steven F. Ashby, PNNL
-- Ms. Dawn Wellman for Mr. Steven Ashby, PNNL
-- Dr. Don Alexander, ORP
-- Ms. Connie C. Herman, Savannah River National Laboratory
-- Statement from concerned engineer - Testimony:
-- Ms. Pam Larsen, Executive Director, Hanford Communities
-- Mr. Kevin Smith, Manager, ORP
-- Mr. William F. Hamel, Jr., Federal Project Director, WTP
-- The Honorable Steve C. Young, Mayor, City of Kennewick
-- Dr. Daniel B. Bullen, Nuclear Programs & Analysis Group Lead, DNFSB
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April 29, 2015, Board Public Hearing and Meeting at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP).
- Federal Register Notice
- Federal Register Notice - correction
- Agenda
- Board letter inviting Secretary Moniz or his designee to participate in the DNFSB public meeting and hearing
- Statement:
-- Mr. George Anastas
-- Mr. Kyle Marksteiner on Behalf of Mr. John Heaton - Testimony:
-- Session 1 - Mr. Mark Whitney
-- Session 2 - Mr. James Hutton
-- Session 2 - Mr. Jose Franco
-- Session 2 - Mr. Sean Dunagan
-- Session 2 - Mr. Robert McQuinn
-- Session 2 - Mr. James Blankenhorn
-- Session 3 - Mr. James Hutton
-- Session 3 - Mr. Jose Franco
-- Session 3 - Mr. Theodore Wyka
-- Session 3 - Mr. Robert McQuinn - Board Public Hearing Transcript
2014
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October 7, 2014, Board Public Meeting and Hearing on Safety Culture and Board Recommendation 2011-1. (3rd).
- Federal Register Notice
- Agenda
- Recommendation 2011-1
- Board letter thanking Secretary Moniz for his participating in the Public Meeting and Hearing
Board letter thanking Ms. Creedon for her participating in the Public Meeting and Hearing
Board letter thanking Mr. Whitney for his participating in the Public Meeting and Hearing - Board Public Meeting Transcript
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August 27, 2014, Board Public Meeting and Hearing on Safety Culture and Board Recommendation 2011-1. (2nd).
- Federal Register Notice
- Agenda
- Recommendation 2011-1
- Presentations:
-- The Naval Safety Center and Naval Safety Culture, Rear Admiral K.J. Norton, USN Commander, Naval Safety Center
-- A Culture of Safety, Submarine Safety in the U. S. Navy, Rear Admiral Thomas J. Eccles, US Navy (Retired)
-- CSB Investigations and Safety Culture, Honorable Mark A. Griffon, Board Member, US Chemical Safety Board
-- Leadership and Safety Culture: Personal Reflections on Lessons Learned, Dr. Najmedin Meshkati, Professor, University of Southern California
-- Leadership and Safety Culture, Dr. Kathleen M. Sutcliffe, Professor, Johns Hopkins University - Board Thank you Letters to Speakers at the Public Meeting and Hearing
- Board Public Meeting Transcript
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May 28, 2014, Board Public Meeting and Hearing on Safety Culture and Board Recommendation 2011-1.
- Federal Register Notice
- Agenda
- Recommendation 2011-1
- Invitations to Public Meeting and Hearing on Safety Culture:
-- Board invites Dr. Sonja Haber
-- Board invites Dr. Stephanie Morrow
-- Board invites Dr. Tracy Dillinger - Presentations:
-- Presentation to the DNFSB on Safety Culture, Dr. Sonja Haber
-- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s Oversight of Safety Culture, Dr. Stephanie Morrow
-- NASA’s Safety Culture Path, Dr. Tracy Dillinger - Board Thank you Letters to Speakers at the Public Meeting and Hearing
- Board Public Meeting Transcript
2013
- December 10, 2013, Board Public Meeting and Hearing on Safety in Design, Operations, and Emergency Preparedness at the Y-12 National Security Complex.
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March 14, 2013, Board Public Meeting and Hearing on Safety Culture, Emergency Preparedness, and Nuclear Explosive Operations at Pantex.
- Federal Register Notice
- Federal Register Notice of Public Meeting and Hearing Changes
- Agenda
- Statement:
-- Mr. Daniel Ogg, Group Lead for Nuclear Weapon Programs, DNFSB
-- Mr. Glenn Podonsky, Chief Health, Safety and Security Officer
-- Ms. Neile Miller, Acting Administrator, NNSA - Board Public Meeting Transcript
- Department Additional Information Regarding Emergency Management at Pantex
2012
- October 2, 2012, Board Public Meeting and Hearing on factors that could affect safety for the Uranium Processing Facility (UPF) project.
- May 22, 2012, Board Public Meeting on Unresolved Technical Safety Issues in the design of the Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant and DOE’s Implementation Plan for Board's Recommendation 2011-1 - Supplemental Panel Session.
- March 22, 2012, Board Public Meeting on Unresolved Technical Safety Issues in the design of the Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant and DOE’s Implementation Plan for Board's Recommendation 2011-1.
2011
- November 17, 2011, Board Public Hearing and Meeting on the topic of public and worker health and safety for defense nuclear facilities at the Los Alamos National Laboratory.
- June 16, 2011, Board Public Meeting on Public Health and Safety, including that of the Workers, at the Savannah River Site.
- May 25, 2011, Board Public Meeting on DOE's Implementation of Recommendation 2004-1, Oversight of Complex, High-Hazard Nuclear Operations.
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November 28, 2018, Board's Second Public Hearing on the Department of Energy’s Interface with the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board.
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March 19, 2020, Board Public Hearing on the Status of the Savannah River Site.
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December 4, 2020, Board Public Meeting (Teleconference) on the Board’s revision or reaffirmation of Recommendation 2020-1, Nuclear Safety Requirements.
