Departmental Representative to the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board

Recommendation 2019-1, Uncontrolled Hazard Scenarios and 10 CFR 830 Implementation at the Pantex Plant

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• Board Recommendation: from Chairman Bruce Hamilton to Secretary Perry, dated February 20, 2019.
• Department Response: from NNSA Administrator Lisa E. Gordon-Hagerty to Chairman Bruce Hamilton, dated April 16, 2019.
• Department Implementation Plan: dated July 16, 2019.
  Department Implementation Plan, Revision 1, June 5, 2020.
• Contact Information
• Board letter closing Recommendation 2019-1.

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• January 30, 2025, Board letter providing its review of the B61 Hazard Analysis Report and establishing a 120-day reporting requirement for a report on (a) any actions taken or planned for these remaining open safety issues and observations and (b) implementation of these actions across the other appropriate weapon programs. In this letter, the Board also closed Recommendation 2019-1, Uncontrolled Hazard Scenarios and 10 CFR 830 Implementation at the Pantex Plant.

• June 3, 2024, Follow up Board letter, from the Board's visit to Pantex in April 2024 and requesting that NNSA provide the revised schedule for revising the remaining safety basis documents to the Board's staff when it becomes available. The Board also established a 60-day reporting requirement (from date of review completion) for NNSA to provide a briefing on the results of the Recommendation 2019-1 Implementation Plan effectiveness review.
• January 16, 2024, Department letter stating that DOE has completed all commitments in the Implementation Plan for Recommendation 2019-1, Uncontrolled Hazard Scenarios and 10 CFR 830 Implementation at the Pantex Plant

• 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.
• 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.

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• September 16, 2020, Board letter regarding the DOE revised Implementation Plan for Recommendation 2019-1, Uncontrolled Hazard Scenarios and 10 CFR 830 Implementation at the Pantex Plant, and noting that the Implementation Plan is responsive and indicative of DOE’s acceptance of Recommendation 2019-1.
• June 5, 2020, Department letter transmitting Revision 1 of the Implementation Plan for Recommendation 2019-1, Uncontrolled Hazard Scenarios and 10 CFR 830 Implementation at the Pantex Plant.
• January 16, 2020, Board letter congratulating Secretary Brouillette on his confirmation as the Secretary of Energy and highlighting key challenges associated with defense nuclear facilities.

• October 28, 2019, Board letter responding to DOE’s letter of September 23, 2019, and establishing a reporting requirement for DOE to confirm a briefing on the Implementation Plan for Recommendation 2019-1, Uncontrolled Hazard Scenarios and 10 CFR 830 Implementation at the Pantex Plant.
• September 23, 2019, Department letter responding to the Board letter of August 22, 2019, regarding the Department’s Implementation Plan for Recommendation 2019-1, Uncontrolled Hazard Scenarios and 10 CFR 830 Implementation at the Pantex Plant.
• August 22, 2019, Board letter regarding the Department’s Implementation Plan for Board Recommendation 2019-1, Uncontrolled Hazard Scenarios and 10 CFR 830 Implementation at the Pantex Plant, and reaffirming the Board’s Recommendation.
• July 16, 2019, Department letter transmitting the Implementation Plan for Board Recommendation 2019-1, Uncontrolled Hazard Scenarios and 10 CFR 830 Implementation at the Pantex Plant.
• May 13, 2019, Federal Register publication of the Department's response to Board recommendation 2019-1, Uncontrolled Hazard Scenarios and 10 CFR 830 Implementation at the Pantex Plant.
• April 16, 2019, Department letter accepting Recommendation 2019-1, Uncontrolled Hazard Scenarios and 10 CFR 830 Implementation at the Pantex Plant.
• March 19, 2019, Federal Register publication of DNFSB Recommendation 2019-1, Uncontrolled Hazard Scenarios and 10 CFR 830 Implementation at the Pantex Plant.
• February 20, 2019, Board letter forwarding Recommendation 2019-1, Uncontrolled Hazard Scenarios and 10 CFR 830 Implementation at the Pantex Plant.