Departmental Representative to the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board

Recommendation 96-1, In-Tank Precipitation System at Savannah River Site

96-1 BY YEAR: 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996
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• Board Recommendation:  from Chairman Conway to Secretary O'Leary, dated August 14, 1996.
• Department Response:  from Secretary O'Leary to Chairman Conway, dated September 16, 1996.
• Department Implementation Plan:  dated November 12, 1996.
• Department Closure Proposal:  from Assistant Secretary Roberson to Chairman Conway, dated March 14, 2002.
• Board Closure:  from Chairman Conway to Secretary Abraham, dated March 29, 2002.

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• March 29, 2002, Board letter closing recommendation 96-1 and requesting a report on the Department's appoach for treatment and disposition of the waste in Tank 48 at Savannah River Site.
• March 14, 2002, Department letter providing updated status on overdue Environmental Management commitments to the Board.

• August 22, 2001, Department letter regarding removal of Tank 49 and Tank 50 from Recommendation 96-1.
• April 25, 2001, Department letter designating Mr. Charles E. Anderson as the Responsible Manager for implementation of Recommendation 96-1.

• August 24, 2000, Department letter regarding Recommendation 96-1 - disposition of Tank 49 material.
• August 17, 2000, Department letter informing the Board of the designation of Mr. Ralph Erickson as the Responsible Manager for implementation of Board recommendation 96-1.

• No document links for 1999

• July 17, 1998, Department letter forwarding 96-1 implementation plan deliverables.
• May 27, 1998, Department letter regarding suspension of restart activities at the ITP Facility per the 96-1 implementation plan.
• May 27, 1998, Department letter forwarding a reference documents listing per the 96-1 implementation plan.
• March 19, 1998, Department letter designating new Responsible Manager for 96-1.
• March 3, 1998, Department forwards its program status for the 96-1 implementation plan.
• January 16, 1998, Board letter regarding implementation plan 96-1's action plan.

• December 23, 1997, Department letter to Board regarding implementation plan 96-1 program status.
• November 7, 1997, Department letter to Board regarding In-Tank-Precipitation Facility.
• October 31, 1997, Department forwards report on Cataytic Decomposition of Soluble Tetraphenylborate (TPB) Studies, to update milestone 5.2.2-1 for recommendation 96-1 implementation plan.
• October 9, 1997, Board letter forwarding and the trip reports regarding the on-going implementation of recommendation 96-1 at the In-Tank Precipitation Facility at Savannah River site.
• October 3, 1997, Department letter regarding recommendation 96-1 implementation plan.
• July 30, 1997, Department letter providing scheduled 96-1 implementation plan deliverable Commitment 5, Milestone 5.2.4-2.
• June 26, 1997, Department letter providing the Board with status of the 96-1 implementation plan, signed by SROO Assistant Manager McCoy.
• April 28, 1997, Department Rec. 96-1 Deliverable - Test Plan for Actual Waste Confirming Studies.
• April 2, 1997 Department letter announcing Frank McCoy as responsible manager, signed by Assistant Secretary Alm.
• March 10, 1997, Department letter forwarding the test summary report for Process Verification Testing (deliverable to satisfy Commitment 3, Milestone 5.2.2-3 per the 96-1 implementation plan).
• March 10, 1997, Department letter forwarding page change revision of Test Plan for Catalytic Decomposition of Soluble Tetraphenylborate, signed by SROO Assistant Manager Watkins.
• March 5, 1997, Board letter forwarding Board technical report DNFSB/TECH-14 Savannah River Site In-Tank Precipitation Facility Benzene Generation: Safety Implications.
• January 28, 1997, Department letter forwarding test plan deliverables for implementation 96-1.
• January 28, 1997, Department letter forwarding a deliverable for implementation 96-1.
• January 6, 1997, Board letter accepting the Department's 96-1 implementation plan.

• December 20, 1996, Department letter forwarding deliverable to satisfy 96-1 implementation plan milestone 5.2.2-1.
• December 18, 1996, Department test plan for catalytic decomposition of soluble tetraphenylborate.
• November 12, 1996, Department letter forwarding the 96-1 implementation plan.
• November 1, 1996, Board letter commenting on "the safety of planned conduct of experiments PFT-1 and PVT-2 at the Savannah River Site."
• September 16, 1996, Department letter accepting Board recommendation 96-1.
• August 14, 1996, Board letter forwarding recommendation 96-1.