Departmental Representative to the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board

Recommendation 95-1, Safety of Cylinders Containing Depleted Uranium

95-1 BY YEAR: 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995
This page last updated Wednesday, December 8, 2004

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• Board Recommendation:  from Chairman Conway to Secretary O'Leary, dated May 5, 1995.
• Department Response:  from Secretary O'Leary to Chairman Conway, dated June 29, 1995.
• Department Implementation Plan:  dated October 16, 1995.
• Board Closure:  dated December 16, 1999.

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• December 16, 1999, Board letter forwarding closure of Recommendation 95-1, Improved Safety of Cylinders Containing Depleted Uranium.
• February 23, 1999, Board letter commending Mr. Parks on his retirement.

• No document links for 1998

• December 15, 1997, Department response to Chairman Conway regarding recommendation 95-1.
• June 17, 1997, Department letter proposing closure for recommendation 95-1.
• June 5, 1997, Board letter expressing concerns related to Final Safety Analysis Reports addressing storage of depleted uranium hexaflouride (UF₆) at Oak Ridge.
• March 28, 1997, Department letter forwarding Final SAR and Safety Evaluation Reports, signed by Deputy Director Hunter.
• February 27, 1997, Department letter responding to Board's comments of November 26, 1996, on the Systems Requirement Document, the Systems Engineering Management Plan, and the Cylinder Program Management Plan for recommendation 95-1.

• November 26, 1996, Board letter addressing the problems with storage of cylinders containing depleted uranium hexafluoride.
• September 30, 1996, Department letter forwarding draft Safety Analysis Reports for the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant, the Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant, and the K-25 Site, signed by Deputy Director Hunter.
• July 31, 1996, Department letter forwarding to the Board the Cylinder Program Management Plan for recommendation 95-1.
• May 31, 1996, Department letter forwarding "UF₆ Cylinder Program Engineering Development Plan," signed by Nuclear Energy Deputy Director Hunter.
• April 30, 1996, Department letter forwarding "UF₆ Cylinder Program System Requirements Document," signed by Nuclear Energy Deputy Director Hunter.
• March 29, 1996, Department letter forwarding to the Board the Cylinder Program Systems Engineering Management Plan for recommendation 95-1.
• February 16, 1996, Department letter responding to the Board's acceptance of the "UF₆ Cylinder Program System Requirements Document," signed by Acting Under Secretary Grumbly.
• January 22, 1996, Board letter forwarding comments on the System Requirements Document for the UF6 Cylinder Program.

• November 30, 1995, Department letter forwarding "UF₆ Cylinder System Requirements Document (SRD)," signed by Deputy Director Hunter.
• November 1, 1995, Board letter accepting the Department's 95-1 implementation plan.
• October 16, 1995, Department letter forwarding the 95-1 implementation plan.
• June 29, 1995, Department letter accepting Recommendation 95-1.
• May 15, 1995, Federal Register notice announcing the issuance of Board recommendation 95-1.
• May 5, 1995, Board technical report DNFSB/TECH-4, Integrity of Uranium Hexafluoride Cylinders, (replaces original report dated April 27, 1995), prepared by Board staff member David Grover, et al.
• May 5, 1995, Board letter forwarding Recommendation 95-1.