Departmental Representative to the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board

Recommendation 98-2, Safety Management at the Pantex Plant

98-2 BY YEAR: 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998
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• Board Recommendation:  from Chairman Conway to Secretary Richardson, dated September 30, 1998.
• Department Response:  from Secretary Richardson to Chairman Conway, dated November 20, 1998.
• Department Implementation Plan:  dated April 22, 1999. Revision 1, Final dated October 28, 2002.
• Board Closure:  dated December 16, 2008.

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• March 5, 2009, Department letter providing a report detailing the disposition of NESS, NCE and OSR findings from 2003 through 2008.

• December 16, 2008, Board letter closing Recommendation 98-2, Accelerating Safety Management Improvements at the Pantex Plant, and establishing a 60-day reporting requirement for an evaluation of the disposition of findings from NES Studies, NES Change Evaluations, and Operational Safety Reviews from 2003 through 2008
• September 30, 2008, Department letter reporting completion of all Recommendation 98-2, U.S. Department of Energy Revised Implementation Plan for Accelerating Safety Management Improvements at the Pantex Plant, commitments.

• May 10, 2007, Board letter establishing a 30-day reporting requirement regarding expert elicitation, expert judgement, and peer review processes by the design agencies and DOE-NA-STD-3016, Hazard Analysis Reports for Nuclear Explosive Operations.
• March 13, 2007, Department letter reporting completion of Commitments 4.2.2, 4.4.6, and 4.5.1 in the 98-2 implementation plan, Safety Management at the Pantex Plant.

• December 15, 2006, Board letter requesting NNSA to provide a completion date for the Final Assessment Report (DOE Commitment 4.5.1) in the Department's 98-2 implementation plan.
• August 16, 2006, Board letter requesting a briefing within 30 days regarding DOE-NA-STD-3016-2006, Preparation Guide for U.S. Department of Energy Nuclear Explosive Operation Hazard Analysis Reports.
• January 26, 2006, Department letter regarding the path forward for guidance to evaluate and document weapon responses relative to Commitment 4.2.2 in Revision 1 of the 98-2 implementation plan, Accelerating Safety Management Improvements at the Pantex Plant.

• December 14, 2005, Board letter establishing a 30-day reporting requirement regarding the path forward for developing the guidance in the draft technical business practice (TBP) in evaluating and documenting weapon responses to potential accident and stimuli relative to the 98-2 implementation plan, Accelerating Safety Management Improvements at the Pantex Plant.
• October 31, 2005, Department letter forwarding draft of the "Technical Business Practice (TBP) for Hazard Analysis and Weapon Response" for review and comment.
• October 28, 2005, Department letter forwarding the Quarterly Report for the 98-2 implementation plan, Safety Management at the Pantex Plant for the period July 1 through September 30, 2005
• August 4, 2005, Department letter forwarding the Quarterly Report for the 98-2 implementation plan, Safety Management at the Pantex Plant for the period April 1 through June 30, 2005.
• June 13, 2005, Department letter regarding Corrective Action Plan for the skin contamination incident and Integrated Safety Management at the Sandia National Laboratories Technical Area V.
• May 2, 2005, Department letter forwarding the Quarterly Report for Implementation Plan 98-2, Safety Management at the Pantex Plant, for the period January 1 through March 31, 2005.
• February 1, 2005, Department letter regarding NNSA briefing the Board on commitments from the 98-2 implementation plan, Safety Management at the Pantex Plant.
• January 28, 2005, Department letter forwarding the Quarterly Report for the 98-2 implementation plan, Safety Management at the Pantex Plant, for the period October 1 - December 31, 2004.

• December 14, 2004, Board letter establishing a reporting requirement for monthly briefings from senior NNSA managers regarding commitments in the 98-2 implementation plan, Safety Management at the Pantex Plant.
• November 3, 2004, Department letter forwarding the Quarterly Report for the 98-2 implementation plan, Accelerating Safety Management Improvements at the Pantex Plant, for the period July 1 through September 30, 2004, and the NNSA exemption extension approvals for the W87 and W88 weapons program.
• August 6, 2004, Department letter forwarding the quarterly report for 98-2 implementation plan, Accelerating Safety Management Improvements at the Pantex Plant for the period April 1 through June 30, 2004.
• June 24, 2004, Department letter notifying the Board of the authorized startup of the Seamless Safety (SS-21) Process for the W78.
• April 28, 2004, Department letter forwarding the Quarterly Report for the 98-2 implementation plan, Accelerating Safety Management Improvements at the Pantex Plant.
• February 3, 2004, Department letter forwarding the quarterly report for implementation plan 98-2, Safety Management at the Pantex Plant, for the period October 1 - December 31, 2003.

• December 22, 2003, Department letter reporting completion of Commitment 4.4.4 in implementation plan 98-2, Accelerating Safety Management Improvements at the Pantex Plant.
• October 31, 2003, Department letter enclosing Quarterly Report for implementation plan 98-2, Safety Management at the Pantex Plant.
• September 30, 2003, Department letter reporting closure of Commitment 4.3.3 in implementation plan 98-2, Safety Management at the Pantex Plant, with the integration of the Transportation Safety Analysis Report with other Safety Analysis Report controls.
• September 30, 2003, Department letter providing status of Commitment 4.4.7 in implementation plan 98-2, Safety Management at the Pantex Plant, which requires the delivery and implementation of accelerated critical tooling for the W78 and W88 weapon program.
• July 30, 2003, Department letter forwarding the Quarterly Report for the period of April 1 to June 30, 2003 for implementation plan 98-2, Safety Management at the Pantex Plant.
• July 9, 2003, Board letter establishing a reporting requirement for a briefing as soon as possible on the accelerated implementation of Seamless Safety for the 21st Century tooling for W88 bay operations and W78 nuclear explosive operations.
• July 1, 2003, Department letter providing status of commitment 4.3.3, Develop site-wide TSR controls for on-site transportation of nuclear explosives, in the Department's 98-2 implementation plan, Safety Management at the Pantex Plant.
• April 24, 2003, Department letter enclosing the quarterly report for 98-2 implementation plan for the period January through March 2003.
• January 29, 2003, Department letter forwarding the 4th quarterly report on the 98-2 implementation plan for fiscal year 2002.

• December 19, 2002, Board letter regarding the implementation of Seamless Safety for the 21st Century at the Pantex Plant relative to the 98-2 implementation plan.
• October 28, 2002, Department letter forwarding the changes to the 98-2 implementation plan, Safety Management at the Pantex Plant.
• October 23, 2002, Department letter forwarding the Third Quarterly Report on the 98-2 implementation plan, Safety Management at the Pantex Plant.
• July 31, 2002, Department letter forwarding the quarterly report for implementation plan 98-2, Safety Management at the Pantex Plant.
• April 30, 2002, Department letter enclosing the first quarter report for implementation plan 98-2 for fiscal year 2002.
• March 11, 2002, Department letter enclosing the quarterly report for Implementation Plan 98-2, Revision 1, for the period ending December 31, 2002.

• December 7, 2001, Department letter enclosing two deliverables for Implementation Plan 98-2, Revision 1.
• August 23, 2001, Department letter enclosing two deliverables, Commitment 4.3.7 and 4.4.2, of the 98-2 Implementation Plan, and information regarding the outstanding commitments due through August 2001.
• July 23, 2001, Department letter enclosing the April 1 through June 30, 2001 Quarterly Report for the 98-2 Implementation Plan.
• June 15, 2001, Department letter regarding the Pantex Plant Fire Alarm System relative to the revised Implementation Plan 98-2 of September 25, 2000.
• May 1, 2001, Department letter regarding Pantex Fire Alarm System.
• April 30, 2001, Department letter providing information on the commitments due April 2001 in relation to Implementation Plan 98-2, Revision 1.
• April 20, 2001, Department letter responding to Board letter dated March 5, 2001 regarding concerns on Enhanced Transportation Cart (ETC) relative to Recommendation 98-2.
• March 30, 2001, Department letter providing information on commitments due and outstanding in relation to Implementation Plan 98-2 and proposing closure of commitments indicated as complete.
• March 11, 2001, Department letter responding to Board letter dated February 27, 2001 on the implementation of Seamless Safety for the 21st Century (SS-21) for the W76 and W88 nuclear explosive operations at the Pantex Plant.
• March 5, 2001, Board letter urging the Department to revise the plan to expedite the design, procurement, and delivery of the Enhanced Transportation Carts (ETCs) to meet the intent of Recommendation 98-2.
• February 28, 2001, Department letter providing information on outstanding commitments due January and February 2001 and proposing closure of completed commitments relative to Implementation Plan 98-2.
• February 27, 2001, Board letter enclosing 2 staff issue reports on reauthorization of W88 assembly and disassembly and inspection, and implementation of seamless safety for W76 disassembly and inspection operations.
• February 22, 2001, Department letter informing the Board of the DOE 452 Orders to be published in May 2001 relative to Implementation Plan 98-2.

• December 21, 2000, Department letter proposing closure of Commitment 4.3.8 in Implementation Plan 98-2.
• November 30, 2000, Department letter providing information on three (3) deliverables due November 2000 relative to implementation plan 98-2.
• October 31, 2000, Department letter providing information on five (5) deliverables due October 2000 relative to Implementation Plan 98-2.
• October 23, 2000, Board letter requesting documentation and a briefing relative to the revised implementation plan for 98-2, Safety Management at the Pantex Plant.
• September 25, 2000, Department letter forwarding Revision 1 to Implementation Plan 98-2, Safety Management at the Pantex Plant.
• August 31, 2000, Department letter enclosing FY 2001 Authorization Basis (AB) Upgrade Program Plan to complete commitment 4.1.1 of recommendation 98-2 and proposing closure of said commitment.
• August 28, 2000, Department letter enclosing revised program directives governing the composition and functioning of the Nuclear Explosive Safety Study Group (NESSG) in compliance to commitment 5.4.2(c) of the 98-2 implementation plan.
• July 21, 2000, Department letter forwarding the quarterly report for Implementation Plan 98-2.
• April 28, 2000, Department letter forwarding an update on deliverables relative to implementation plan 98-2.
• March 31, 2000, Department letter responding to board letter dated December 1, 1999, regarding issues raised on authorization basis complexity and integration in relation to Recommendation 98-2.
• March 8, 2000, Board letter forwarding comments on the state of implementation of the Department's (DOE) Order 425.1A, Startup and Restart of Nuclear Facilities and a staff issue report on the review of status of W62 disassembly and inspection program at the Pantex Plant.

• November 20, 1998, Department letter accepting Board Recommendation 98-2.
• September 30, 1998, Board letter forwarding Recommendation 98-2, Safety Management at the Pantex Plant.