Departmental Representative to the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board

Recommendation 98-1, Resolution of Safety Issues Identified by DOE Internal Oversight

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• Board Recommendation:  from Chairman Conway to Secretary Richardson, dated September 28, 1998.
• Department Response:  from Secretary Richardson to Chairman Conway, dated November 20, 1998.
• Department Implementation Plan:  dated March 10, 1999.
• Department Closure Proposal:  dated November 13, 2001.
• Board Closure:  dated March 28, 2008.

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• March 28, 2008, Board letter closing Recommendation 98-1, Resolution of Issues Identified by Department of Energy (DOE) Internal Oversight.

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• October 31, 2003, Department letter informing them of the approval of NNSA's Functions, Responsibilities, and Authorities Manual.

• January 31, 2002, Board letter responding to Department letter dated November 13, 2001 proposing closure of Recommendation 98-1.

• November 13, 2001, Department letter enclosing the final report to the Board on Recommendation 98-1.
• May 29, 2001, Board letter providing a 60-day reporting requirement to answer follow-up questions from the Public Meetings held in February 2001 on Recommendations 95-2, 98-1, and 2000-2.

• October 24, 2000, Charter, Corrective Action Management (CAM) Team.
• September 5, 2000, Department letter providing additional information or clarification requested by the Board on Integrated Safety Management.
• July 20, 2000, Board letter establishing a 45-day reporting requirement on the response for the additional questions from the Board's May 31, 2000 public meeting.
• June 30, 2000, Department letter forwarding the Office of Oversight Safety Issue Corrective Action Process Procedure to the Board, a supplement to Implementation Plan 98-1.
• June 9, 2000, Department letter enclosing the approved implementation plan verification report for Recommendation 98-1.
• May 11, 2000, Board announcement of a public meeting on recommendations 95-2 and 98-1, scheduled for May 31, 2000 at 9:00 AM.
• March 17, 2000, Department memorandum regarding corrective action plans for identified self-assessments.
• March 1, 2000, Department letter enclosing a report on the effectiveness of the Department's Corrective Action Tracking System (CATS), a deliverable under Commitment 5.3.4 of Implementation Plan 98-1. The Department proposes closure of this commitment.
• January 18, 2000, Department letter forwarding a deliverable under Commitment 5.1.3 of Implementation Plan 98-1. It reviews implementation of the process for resolving issues identified by the Office of Oversight.
• January 11, 2000, Board letter forwarding a staff issue report documenting observations concerning the Department's upgrade of the work planning process at INEEL per the Integrated System Management System.

• December 6, 1999, Department letter forwarding a report and action plan addressing issues raised in the Board's Technical Report 23 regarding HEPA Filters Used in Department of Energy's Hazardous Facilities. Corrective actions will be tracked in CATS.
• November 3, 1999, Department memorandum regarding nuclear criticality self-improvement. Corrective actions will be tracked in CATS.
• October 19, 1999, Department letter forwarding proposal to close Commitments 5.1.2 and 5.2 in Implementation Plan  98-1 in relation to the revision of the DOE M 411.1-1A and DOE O 414.1A.
• October 5, 1999, Department letter forwarding proposal on closure of Commitment 5.3.3 relative to Recommendation 98-1.
• September 9, 1999, Board letter forwarding a staff issue report regarding the Fifth Integrated Safety Management Lessons Learned Workshop held in Atlanta, GA.
• September 8, 1999, Board announcement of a public hearing scheduled for 9:00am, September 29, 1999, on the status of progress of activities associated with the Department's implementation plans for the Board's recommendations 95-2 and 98-1.
• July 26, 1999, Board letter forwarding a staff issue report on the review of worker protection practices at LANL.
• July 16, 1999, Department letter notifying Board of Ted Wyka replacing Dick Crowe as SMIT Director.
• July 15, 1999, Department letter forwarding the revised Office of Oversight ES&H Appraisal Process Protocols and associated revision report per the 98-1 implementation plan.
• April 28, 1999, DNFSB announcement scheduling a Public Hearing regarding Recommendations 95-2 and 98-1 on May 25, 1999, 9:00 a.m.
• March 26, 1999, Department letter forwarding the I-CAM Team Charter identifying membership, roles and responsibilities per the 98-1 implementation plan.
• March 25, 1999, Board letter accepting the recommendation 98-1 implementation plan.
• March 10, 1999, Secretary Memorandum forwarding the 98-1 implementation plan to the field elements.
• March 10, 1999, Department letter forwarding the 98-1 implementation plan.

• November 20, 1998, Department letter accepting Board Recommendation 98-1.
• September 28, 1998, Board letter forwarding Recommendation 98-1, Resolution of DOE Internal Oversight Findings.