Departmental Representative to the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board

Recommendation 92-4, Multi-Function Waste Tank Facility at the Hanford Site

92-4 BY YEAR: 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992
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• Board Recommendation:  from Chairman Conway to Secretary Watkins, dated July 6, 1992.
• Department Response:  from Secretary Watkins to Chairman Conway, dated August 28, 1992.
• Department Implementation Plan: Revision 1, dated November 7, 1994. Revision 2, dated October 8, 1997.
• Department Closure Proposal,  dated December 16, 1998.
• Board Closure,  dated March 24, 2009.

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• March 24, 2009, Board letter forwarding its 19th Annual Report to Congress.

• December 16, 1998, Department letter proposing closure of Recommendation 92-4.
• July 30, 1998, Department letter forwarding commitment 5.2.3(c) per the 92-4 implementation plan.
• May 19, 1998, Department letter forwarding completion of milestones 5.2.1.a and 5.2.1.b per the 92-4 implementation plan.
• April 27, 1998, Department letter forwarding commitment 5.2.2(c), revision 2N per the 92-4 implementation plan.
• February 24, 1998, Department letter forwarding completion of commitment 5.2.3.a for the 92-4 implementation plan.
• February 2, 1998, Department letter forwarding completion of commitments 5.2.1.(A) and 5.2.1.(B) for implementation plan 92-4.
• January 23, 1998, Department letter forwarding completion of commitment 5.2.2.b for implementation plan 92-4.

• December 30, 1997, Department letter forwarding completion of milestones 5.2.1 (A) and (B) for implementation plan 92-4.
• December 29, 1997, Department letter reporting completion of commitment 5.2.2.a in implementation plan 92-4 revision 2N, Multi-Function Waste Tank Facility at the Hanford Site, by providing a procedure for translating TWRS technical baseline data into project design specifications.
• December 19, 1997, Department letter forwarding commitment 5.2.2.e.
• November 12, 1997, Board acceptance of revised implementation plan for recommendation 92-4.
• October 24, 1997, Department letter forwarding documentation completing commitment 5.2.2.(d) under 92-4 implementation plan revision 2.
• October 8, 1997, Department forwards 92-4 implementation plan revision 2N.
• September 11, 1997, Department letter reporting completion of milestone 3.4.g.
• May 2, 1997, Board letter forwarding staff trip report reviewing the Tank Waste Remediation System at Hanford. (trip conducted April 10, 1997)
• April 28, 1997, Department letter forwarding Second Quarter FY 1997 Status Report.
• March 27, 1997, Department forwards TWRS Privatization Alternative Path Plan Draft G.
• March 27, 1997, Department forwards TWRS Privatization Alternative Path Plan.
• March 18, 1997, Department letter forwarding the Tank Waste Remediation System Final Staffing Analysis Report to satisfy Commitment 3.4g per the 92-4 implementation plan.
• February 7, 1997, Department forwards Hanford Tank Initiative Test Implementation Plan, Revision 2, Draft 2.
• February 3, 1997, Department letter forwarding First Quarter Status Report for FY 1997.

• October 31, 1996, Department letter forwarding the Fourth Quarter FY 96 Status Report.
• September 30, 1996, Department forwards completed TWRS commitment 3.6.c., 3.7.h, and 3.7.i.
• September 30, 1996, Department forwards completed TWRS commitment 3.5.A.
• September 30, 1996, Department forwards completed TWRS commitment 2.4.h.
• July 31, 1996, Department letter forwarding Third Quarterly Status Report for period April 1 - June 30, 1996.
• July 15, 1996, Department letter forwarding the completion of sitewide commitments 2.2.b (1), 3.7.E. and 3.7.F.
• July 12, 1996, Board letter providing staff trip report on Hanford implementation of Board recommendation 92-4, prepared by Ralph Arcaro.
• May 2, 1996, Department letter forwarding status report for six months ending March 31, 1996.
• February 14, 1996, Department letter forwarding completed milestone 3.4.5.1.
• February 1996, Department completed milestone 3.4.5.1. of the Ferrocyanide Program Plan, "Tank Characterization Report for Single-Shell Tank."
• January 16, 1996, Department letter forwarding the Quarterly Status Report for three-month period ending September 30, 1995.

• November 6, 1995, Department forwards revisions to 92-4 implementation plan.
• September 9, 1995, Department letter regarding the training and qualification commitments under 92-4 implementation plan.
• July 28, 1995, Department forwards Quarterly Status Report ending June 30, 1995 for 92-4 implementation plan.
• July 25, 1995, Board staff trip report on Hanford waste tank farms operations.
• June 19, 1995, Department letter from FM reviewing the DOD Systems Engineering and Design Review Statards in light of 92-4 implementation plan.
• June 9, 1995, Department letter delegating reporting responsibility for 92-4 Quarterly Reports to the Richland Operations Office.
• May 23, 1995, Department forwards Quarterly Status Report ending March 31, 1995 for 92-4 implementation plan.
• April 25, 1995, Department letter forwarding TWRS deliverables 3.5.a., 3.5.b., and 3.5.c.
• March 10, 1995, Department forwards Quarterly Status Report ending December 31, 1994 for 92-4 implementation plan.
• February 3, 1995, Board letter noting major deficiencies with the proposed revision of DOE Order 4700.1.

• December 13, 1994, Board letter accepting revision 1 to the 92-4 implementation plan.
• November 7, 1994, Department letter forwarding revised 92-4 implementation plan derived from comments by the Board.
• August 15, 1994, Department letter acknowledging 92-4 implementation plan.
• June 2, 1994, Board letter forwarding staff comments on the revised implementation plan dated March 18, 1994, for recommendation 92-4.
• March 18, 1994, Department letter forwarding revised implementation plan for recommendation 92-4.

• May 24, 1993, Department letter responding to the Board's rejection of the implementation plan for recommendation 92-4.
• April 23, 1993, Board response to the implementation plan for recommendation 92-4.
• February 4, 1993, Department letter forwarding 92-4 implementation plan.
• January 8, 1993, Board letter authorizing a 45 day extension for submittal of the implementation plan for recommendation 92-4.
• January 4, 1993, Department letter requesting a 45 day extension for submittal of the implementation plan for recommendation 92-4.

• August 28, 1992, Department letter accepting recommendation 92-4.
• July 6, 1992, Board letter forwarding recommendation 92-4, Multi-Function Waste Tank Facility at the Hanford Site.