Departmental Representative to the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board

Savannah River Site

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• November 24, 2010, Department letter transmitting Revision 6 to the Implementation Plan for Recommendation 2001-1, High-Level Waste Management at the Savannah River Site.
• November 23, 2010, Department letter responding to the Board's letter of July 16, 2010 regarding the inclusion of hazard controls within safety basis documents at the Savannah River Site.
• October 12, 2010, Department letter requesting a 30-day extension to provide a complete response to the Board's letter of July 16, 2010 regarding the inclusion of hazard controls within safety basis documents at the Savannah River Site.
• September 10, 2010, Board letter forwarding a copy of the Report to Congress on Infrastructure Needs in the Department's Aging Defense Nuclear Facilities.
• August 13, 2010, Department letter responding to the Board's April 29, 2010 letter regarding SRS H-Canyon age related degradation.
• July 16, 2010, Board letter establishing a 90-day reporting requirement to provide a report and a briefing on actions to bring the SRS Documented Safety Analysis procedures into compliance with 10 CFR 830.
• June 28, 2010, FY2009 Annual Report to Congress on DOE's activities relating to the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board.
• June 25, 2010, Department letter regarding DOE's activities with high speed tank inspection techniques in response to the Board’s letter of January 6, 2010.
• May 27, 2010, Board letter accepting Revision 5 of the Implementation Plan to Recommendation 2001-1 submitted to the Board on March 19, 2010.
• April 29, 2010, Board letter establishing a 90-day reporting requirement for providing a schedule for completing known upgrades and a plan for addressing age-related degradation of H-Canyon at SRS.
• March 29, 2010, Department letter responding to SRS fire protection concerns identified in the Board's January 20, 2010, letter.
• January 20, 2010, Board letter transmitting the report of the Board staff's review of the SRS fire protection program
• January 19, 2010, Department letter transmitting the DOE Annual Report on Nuclear Criticality Safety for Calendar Year 2009.
• January 7, 2010, Board letter requesting additional supporting information needed in order to complete the review of Rev.5 of the 2001-1 IP.

• September 2, 2009, Department letter transmitting the 2004-2, Active Confinement Systems, IP deliverables 8.6.3 and 8.6.5 for the Waste Solidification Building at SRS.
• July 27, 2009, Department letter responding to the February 6, 2009, letter regarding electrical safety issues in H-Area of SRS.
• July 9, 2009, Department letter responding to Board letter dated March 5, 2009, regarding the Savannah River Tank 48 Treatment Project.
• May 20, 2009, Department letter forwarding the 2008 Annual Report to Congress on DOE's activities relating to the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board.
• April 30, 2009, Department letter transmitting the Salt Waste Processing Facility Summary Structural Engineering Report to the Board Staff.
• March 31, 2009, Board letter requesting within 90 days revised Implementation Plan for Recommendation 2001-1, High Level Waste Management in Savannah River Site.
• March 24, 2009, Department letter summarizing actions being taken to resolve open SWPF project issues.
• March 18, 2009, Board letter forwarding comments on review of maintenance at Savannah River High Level Waste (HLW) Tank Farms.
• March 5, 2009, Board letter identifying several concerns regarding the processing of Tank 48 contents at SRS.
• February 23, 2009, Departmental letter transmitting the DOE Annual Report on Nuclear Criticality Safety for calendar year 2008.
• February 6, 2009, Board letter establishing a 90-day reporting requirement regarding the H-Canyon safety related electrical distribution system.
• January 12, 2009, Board letter regarding the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board's review of the final design documents for the Waste Solidification Building (WSB), to be constructed at the Savannah River Site.

• October 8, 2008, Departmental letter requesting a 30-day extension on the briefing requested by the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (DNFSB) in the letter dated September 04, 2008, concerning the Savannah River Site (SRS) High-Level Waste (HLW) Tank Integrity Program.
• October 2, 2008, Department letter summarizing current status of the Salt Waste Processing Facility, including readiness to initiate concrete placement.
• September 22, 2008, Department letter responding to the Board's correspondence dated June 25, 2008, concerning the structural and geotechnical design of the Waste Solidification Building at the Savannah River Site.
• September 4, 2008, Board letter establishing a 45-day reporting requirement regarding the review of the SRS High-Level Waste (HLW) Tank Integrity Program. This review represents a continuing effort by the Board to follow the In-Service Inspection Plan for High-Level Waste Tanks (Inspection Plan), which was originally provided to the Board under Recommendation 2001-1, High-Level Waste Management at the Savannah River Site.
• July 23, 2008, Departmental letter transmitting the Department of Energy Annual Report on Nuclear Criticality Safety that was requested in the letter dated January 29, 2008.
• July 15, 2008, Board letter establishing a reporting requirement for Preliminary Documented Safety Analysis (PDSA) issues for the Waste Solidification Building (WSB) to be constructed at the Savannah River Site.
• June 25, 2008, Board letter establishing a 90-day reporting requirement to brief the Board on the effort to improve the oversight programs for vital safety systems.
• June 25, 2008, Board letter establishing a 60-day reporting requirement regarding performing a structural and geotechnical review of the Waste Solidification Building (WSB) to be constructed at the Savannah River Site.
• March 28, 2008, Department letter requesting that the Board provide a narrow technical review of the Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility (MFFF) aqueous processing design with respect to whether the intent of the findings and recommendations of DNFSB/TECH-33 have been adequately incorporated.
• February 29, 2008, Department letter regarding the clarity of specific commitments related to the Implementation Plan for Board Recommendation 2007-1, Safety-Related in Situ Nondestructive Assay of Radioactive Materials .
• February 29, 2008, Department Letter regarding Commitment 2.9, “Demonstrate the viability of the Deliquification, Dissolution, and Adjustment (DDA)” of the Department’s Implementation Plan for Recommendation 2001-1, High-Level Waste Management at the Savannah River Site.
• January 2, 2008, Department letter regarding the Boards belief's that there is a reasonable assurance of safety in storing aluminum-rich supernate in Tank 11, provided that certain actions are performed.

• October 26, 2007, Department letter regarding the Savannah River Site Life-Cycle Liquid Waste Disposition System Plan, Revision 14.
• October 24, 2007, Department letter regarding Commitments 2.9, 2.10, and 2.13 for the Department’s Implementation Plan for Board Recommendation 2001-1, High-Level Waste Management at the Savannah River Site.
• October 1, 2007, Department letter transmitting NNSA Central Technical Authority (CTA) guidance to the Office of the Deputy Administrator for Defense Programs regarding expectations that the safety bases and controls be finalized and approved before a Contractor Readiness Assessment begins.
• August 29, 2007, Board letter regarding DOE's plans for low-temperature aluminum dissolution and subsequent storage of aluminum-rich supernate in Tank 11 at the Savannah River Site's high-level waste tank farms.
• August 16, 2007, Department letter regarding aluminum removal from sludge batch 5 in Tank 51 at the Savannah River Site.
• August 13, 2007, Department letter providing status on the Savannah River Site Life-cycle Liquid Waste Disposition System Plan.
• July 30, 2007, Board letter establishing a 45-day reporting requirement regarding the implementation of Recommendation 2002-3, Requirements for the Design, Implementation, and Maintenance of Administrative Controls.
• June 26, 2007, Board letter forwarding the Fourth Annual Report to Congress on Plutonium Storage at the Savannah River Site.
• June 1, 2007, Board letter expressing satisfaction on actions taken by DOE and its contractors to resolve safety issues relative to the design of the Salt Waste Processing Facility at the Savannah River Site.
• May 11, 2007, Department letter regarding structural analysis and design of the Salt Waste Processing Facility (SWPF).
• April 24, 2007, Department letter providing status of and plan to complete Commitment 2.9 in the 2001-1 implementation plan, High-Level Waste Management at the Savannah River Site, which calls for the disposition of 100K gallons of salt solutions in the Saltstone Disposal Facility.
• March 12, 2007, Department letter forwarding the Nuclear Criticality Safety Program report for calendar year 2006.
• February 9, 2007, Department letter providing a report on the geotechnical and structural design of the Salt Waste Processing Facility at the Savannah River Site.
• February 7, 2007, Department letter regarding implementation of DOE Order 425.1C, Startup and Restart of Nuclear Facilities.
• February 1, 2007, Board letter regarding program evaluation of the high-level waste system at the Savannah River Site.
• January 29, 2007, Board letter regarding the Container Surveillance and Storage Capability (CSSC) Project at the Savannah River Site.
• January 10, 2007, Board letter establishing a 30-day reporting requirement regarding issues on the structural design of the Salt Waste Processing Facility at the Savannah River Site.

• December 4, 2006, Department letter forwarding the Program Evaluation for integration of Liquid Waste processing facilities, a deliverable in Commitment 3.11 of the 2001-1 implementation plan, Revision 4, High-Level Waste Management at the Savannah River Site.
• October 13, 2006, Department letter reporting completion of Commitment 220 in the 2000-1 implementation plan, Prioritization for Stabilizing Nuclear Materials, which requires a complete stabilization of pre-existing neptunium solutions.
• September 27, 2006, Department letter transmitting two Environmental Management Pilot Facility evaluations for Deliverable 8.6.3 in the 2004-2 implementation plan, Active Confinement Systems.
• September 26, 2006, Board letter regarding surface settlement profiles for the Pit Disassembly and Conversion Facility (PDCF) at the Savannah River Site.
• September 13, 2006, Board letter thanking Amy Poston for her dedicated service as the Department's liaison to the Board at the Savannah River Site upon her departure for her new assignment.
• August 11, 2006, Department letter forwarding the Department's Third Report to Congress on Actions Taken by the Department of Energy in Response to the Proposals in the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board's December 2003 Report to Congress on Plutonium Storage at the Savannah River Site.
• July 12, 2006, Board letter forwarding the Third Annual Report to Congress on Plutonium Storage at the Savannah River Site.
• July 11, 2006, Department letter forwarding the Department's revised implementation plan for Board recommendation 2001-1, High-Level Waste Management at the Savannah River Site.
• May 26, 2006, Department letter reporting completion of all Commitments in the Implementation Plan for Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board Recommendation 2000-2, Configuration Management - Vital Safety Systems and requesting closure of recommendation 2000-2.
• April 4, 2006, Department letter reporting completion of Commitments 3.8 and 3.9 in the 2001-1 implementation plan, High-Level Waste Management at the Savannah River Site, which requires DOE to complete a technical evaluation of acceptable Tank 48 residual levels and to develop a plan and schedule for Tank 48, respectively.
• March 3, 2006, Board letter establishing a 90-day reporting requirement regarding plans for implementing DOE Policy 226.1, Department of Energy Oversight Policy, and DOE Order 226.1, Implementation of Department of Energy Oversight Policy, at DOE headquarters and sites and the oversight programs of the Savannah River Operations Office.
• February 8, 2006, Department letter forwarding the Nuclear Criticality Safety Program for Calendar Year 2005.
• January 17, 2006, Department letter forwarding Revision 3 of the 2001-1 implementation plan, High-Level Waste Management at the Savannah River Site.

• November 23, 2005, Department letter regarding design approach for providing performance category 3 (PC-3) confinement for the Salt Waste Processing Facility (SWPF).
• November 18, 2005, Department letter providing status of two Environmental Management commitments, disposition of Low-Curie Salt to the Saltstone Facility and start of the Actinide Removal Process relative to the disposition of tank waste at the Savannah River, in the 2001-1 implementation plan, High-Level Waste Management at the Savannah River Site.
• October 17, 2005, Board letter regarding review of electrical system of the Pit Disassembly and Conversion Facility (PDCF).
• September 30, 2005, Department letter reporting completion of Commitment 211 in the 2000-1, Revision 2 implementation plan, Stabilization and Storage of Nuclear Material, which calls for the dissolution of pre-existing residues in the H-Canyon at the Savannah River Site.
• August 29, 2005, Department letter reporting completion of Commitment 225 in the 2000-1 implementation plan, Stabilization and Storage of Nuclear Material, which calls for the complete disposition of pre-existing enriched uranium solution and enriched uranium solution resulting from Mk-16/22 Spent Nuclear Fuel dissolution at the Savannah River Site.
• July 11, 2005, Department letter to the United States Congress forwarding the Second Annual Report to Congress on Plutonium Storage at the Savannah River Site.
• June 10, 2005, Board letter forwarding its Second Annual Report to Congress on Plutonium Storage at the Department of Energy's Savannah River Site.
• June 3, 2005, Department letter reporting completion of Commitment 212 in the 2000-1 Revision 2 implementation plan, Stabilization and Storage of Nuclear Material, which requires the complete stabilization and packaging of all plutonium at the Savannah River Site.
• February 1, 2005, Department letter forwarding report on Criticality Safety for Calendar Year 2004.

• December 14, 2004, Board letter establishing a 30-day reporting requirement for a briefing on safety issues regarding unvented transuranic waste drums at the Savannah River Site.
• December 14, 2004, Department letter regarding DOE natural phenomena hazards design standards and the Salt Waste Processing Facility at the Savannah River Site.
• December 13, 2004, Board letter regarding activity-level work planning and control of deactivation and decommissioning activities at the Savannah River Site.
• November 23, 2004, Department letter providing status of NNSA's portion in Commitment 4.1.4 in the 2002-1 implementation plan, Quality Assurance for Safety-Related Software, which requires NNSA personnel assigned to Software Quality Assurance positions to have qualifications in accordance to the Technical Qualification program.
• November 10, 2004, Department letter regarding implementation of the guidance on Facility Representative training and staffing analysis.
• October 13, 2004, Department letter regarding seismic design of the Salt Waste Processing Facility at the Savannah River Site and DOE directives on natural phenomena hazards.
• October 12, 2004, Department letter informing completion of Commitment 219 of Revision 2 in the 2000-1 implementation plan, Prioritization for Stabilizing Nuclear Materials, which requires the initiation of the neptunium stabilization activities in the HB-Line Facility at the Savannah River Site.
• September 1, 2004, Department letter transmitting the Report to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives, and the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, Concerning Decommissioning of the Savannah River Site F-Canyon.
• August 27, 2004, Board letter regarding the design of the Salt Waste Processing Facility (SWPF) at the Savannah River Site, and establishing a 45-day reporting requirement regarding revising DOE directives on natural phenomena hazards.
• August 23, 2004, Board letter regarding electrical and ventilation systems for high-level waste concentration, storage, and transfer facilities at the Savannah River Site.
• June 18, 2004, Board letter regarding potential impacts of suspending radioactive waste disposition activities at Savannah River Site.
• June 16, 2004, Department letter to the United States Congress forwarding the First Annual Report to Congress on Plutonium Storage at the Savannah River Site.
• June 4, 2004, Department letter forwarding the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Site Office Functions, Responsibilities and Authorities Manuals (FRAMs), and plans for updating safety-related Orders, Standards, and supplemental Directives.
• May 28, 2004, Board letter to the United States Congress forwarding the First Annual Report to Congress regarding Plutonium Storage at the Department of Energy's Savannah River Site.
• May 28, 2004, Department letter regarding plutonium storage at the Savannah River Site.
• May 14, 2004, Board letter regarding nuclear safety consequences of proposed Section 3116 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (S. 2400) regarding radioactive material storage at Savannah River Site.
• March 24, 2004, Board letter establishing a 30-day reporting requirement regarding issues on high-level waste at Savannah River Site relative to the low-curie salt (LCS) program and funding for salt processing activities.
• March 2, 2004, Department letter forwarding the Programmatic Risk Assessment for the Savannah River Site Salt Processing Program, relative to implementation plan 2001-1, High-Level Waste Management at Savannah River Site.
• February 23, 2004, Department letter regarding seismic monitoring system in the Tritium Extraction Facility.
• February 13, 2004, Board letter regarding electrical and lightning protection systems for the K-Area Material Storage Facility, FB-Line, and Building 235-F at the Savannah River Site.
• February 13, 2004, Department letter forwarding the annual report on Criticality Safety for Calendar Year 2003.
• February 10, 2004, Department letter reporting completion of Commitment 227 in Revision 2 of implementation plan 2000-1, Prioritization for Stabilizing Nuclear Materials, which requires completion of the dissolution of Mark-16/22 spent nuclear fuel at the Savannah River Site.
• February 6, 2004, Department letter reporting completion of Commitment 2.8 in implementation plan 2001-1, High-Level Waste Management at the Savannah River Site, which requires the completion of the conceptual design of the Salt Waste Processing Facility at the Savannah River Site.
• January 13, 2004, Department letter providing additional information on Oversight as requested at the DNFSB Public Meeting held on December 4, 2003.
• January 5, 2004, Department letter regarding electrical and lightning protection systems for the K-Area Material Storage Facility, Building 235-F, and FB-Line at Savannah River Site.

• December 1, 2003, Board letter forwarding a Report to Congress regarding Plutonium Storage at the Savannah River Site.
• November 14, 2003, Department letter providing status of Environmental Management commitments on sludge removal at Hanford, low curie salt-waste processing at Savannah River Site, and the Quality Assurance Improvement Plan.
• November 10, 2003, Department letter regarding Safety Bases for the K-Area Material Storage Facility, Building 235-F, and FB-Line at the Savannah River Site.
• October 17, 2003, Department letter providing requested clarifications for NNSA sites regarding habitability-related High Efficiency Particulate Air (HEPA) filters.
• September 26, 2003, Department letter regarding Old HB-Line facility ventilation system.
• September 11, 2003, Department letter informing the Board of commencement of shipment of Low Enriched Uranium materials from Savannah River Site, completing commitment 224 in implementation plan 2000-1, Prioritization for Stabilizing Nuclear Materials.
• July 14, 2003, Department letter forwarding Revision 2 to the Savannah River Site High Level Waste Tank In-Service Inspection Program.
• July 14, 2003, Department letter regarding completion of commitment 3.4 in the 2001-1 implementation plan, High-Level Waste Management at the Savannah River Site, with the return to service of the Savannah River High Level Waste Tank 50.
• July 10, 2003, Board letter regarding electrical and lightning protection systems for K-Area Material Storage Facility, FB-Line, and Building 235-F at Savannah River Site.
• June 12, 2003, Board letter establishing a 60-day reporting requirement regarding safety bases of plutonium storage and support facilities at Savannah River Site.
• June 6, 2003, Board letter regarding exchanging plutonium material under International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) safeguards at Hanford with non-IAEA plutonium at Savannah River Site.
• May 27, 2003, Department letter regarding transition of the 94-1 Research and Development Program.
• May 19, 2003, Department letter providing update on the implementation of cost-effective solution to existing deficiencies with the Old HB-Line ventilation system.
• May 8, 2003, Department letter informing the Board of the shipments of depleted uranium material from Savannah River Site to Envirocare of Utah.
• April 28, 2003, Department letter forwarding Revision 1 of the Savannah River Site High-Level Waste Tank In-Service Inspection Program.
• April 28, 2003, Department letter regarding delay in completing two commitments, transfer of low curie salt to Saltstone facility and return of Tank 50 to service, relative to implementation plan 2001-1.
• April 14, 2003, Department letter regarding disposition of highly enriched uranium solutions at the Savannah River Site.
• April 11, 2003, Department letter regarding status of two Savannah River Site commitments, packaging of plutonium metal and disposition of pre-existing high-enriched uranium solutions, in Revision 2 of the 2000-1 implementation plan.
• April 9, 2003, Department letter regarding vapor space corrosion in high-level waste tanks.
• January 21, 2003, Department letter regarding commitments 2.9, 3.4, and 3.7 in the 2001-1 Implementation Plan, High-Level Waste Management at the Savannah River Site.

• December 20, 2002, Department letter forwarding the Project Plan for the Disposition of the Savannah River Site Depleted, Natural, and Low-Enriched Uranium Materials.
• December 19, 2002, Board letter responding to Department letter dated November 18, 2002 regarding the Tritium Extraction Facility at the Savannah River Site.
• November 18, 2002, Department letter providing a compilation of responses on issues regarding the Tritium Extraction Facility (TEF) project at the Savannah River Site.
• November 15, 2002, Board letter requesting a briefing on the vapor-space corrosion program.
• November 8, 2002, Board letter regarding the F-Canyon facilty at the Savannah River Site.
• November 4, 2002, Board letter requesting a briefing addressing the issues raised in the enclosed staff report on Documented Safety Analysis (DSA) for the high-level waste (HLW) Concentration, Storage, and Transfer (CST) facilities at the Savannah River Site.
• November 1, 2002, Department letter regarding the Old HB-Line ventilation system in the Savannah River Site H-Canyon.
• November 1, 2002, Department letter regarding performance incentives at the Savannah River Site.
• October 21, 2002, Department letter enclosing report on Savannah River Site's High Level Waste Tank 48-H Disposition Alternatives Identification Phase 1 & 2 relative to the 2001-1 implementation plan.
• October 17, 2002, Department letter regarding worker protection in the Tritium Extraction Facility (TEF) at the Savannah River Site.
• October 1, 2002, Department letter responding to Board reporting requirement on High-Level Waste (HLW) activities at the Savannah River Site and alternative technologies for the removal of cesium from salt waste.
• September 30, 2002, Department letter regarding dispositon of depleted uranium (DU) materials at the Savannah River Site.
• September 19, 2002, Department letter informing the Board on the completion of Commitment 2.7 of the 2001-1 implementation plan on Salt Waste Processing Facility (SWPF).
• July 26, 2002, Department letter regarding performance incentives at the Savannah River Site.
• July 22, 2002, Department letter enclosing Revision 2 of the 2000-1 implementation plan.
• July 19, 2002, Board letter establishing a 60-day reporting requirement on seismic design and testing at the Tritium Extraction Facility at Savannah River.
• June 27, 2002, Board letter establishing a 60-day reporting requirement summarizing the Department's plan for further development of alternative technologies for the removal of cesium from salt wastes at the Savannah River Site relative to the 2001-1 implementation plan.
• June 26, 2002, Board letter enclosing a staff issue report on the H-Canyon ventilation system at the Savannah River Site.
• June 24, 2002, Department letter responding to Board reporting requirement dated March 21, 2002 regarding the Department's future plans for the utilization of processing capabilities at the Savannah River Site relative to 2000-1 implementation plan.
• June 11, 2002, Board letter enclosing comments on the In-Service Inspection Plan for High-Level Waste Tanks in relation to the 2001-1 Implementation Plan.
• June 7, 2002, Department letter responding to Board letter dated March 29, 2002 regarding Independent Assessment of the Savannah River Performance Based Incentives for the High Level Waste program.
• May 23, 2002, Department letter forwarding the initial Phase II assessment reports from the Office of River Protection, Richland Operations Office, and Savannah River Operations Office.
• May 10, 2002, Department letter enclosing the Department's revised Implementation Plan 2001-1, providing new commitments relative to the implementation of the salt processing program.
• April 29, 2002, Department letter responding to Board letter dated March 4, 2002 regarding the high level waste salt processing capability at the Savannah River Site.
• April 1, 2002, Department letter regarding Building 12-64 at the Pantex Plant for future nuclear explosive operations.
• 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 29, 2002, Board letter establishing a 60-day reporting requirement addressing the recommendations on the high-level waste operations at the Savannah River Site.
• March 21, 2002, Board letter establishing a 60-day reporting requirement relative to the issues raised in the enclosed Board Technical Report 32 on Savannah River Site canyon utilization.
• March 7, 2002, Board letter establishing a 120-day reporting requirement relative to the issues outlined in the enclosed staff report on depleted uranium storage at Savannah River Site.
• March 4, 2002, Board letter regarding high-level waste salt processing capability at the Savannah River Site relative to Implementation Plan 2001-1.
• January 29, 2002, Department letter informing the Board of a schedule delay in completing Commitment 3.1 of Implementation Plan 2001-1, which calls for complete assessment of HLW system vulnerabilities and tank farm space management options.
• January 11, 2002, Department letter providing results of evaluation and future plans for use of the Savannah River Site F-Canyon.

• October 31, 2001, Department letter responding to Board letter dated May 29, 2001, regarding the use of the F-Canyon for plutonium disposition.
• October 22, 2001, Department letter responding to Board letter dated September 25, 2001, regarding safety basis for the Savannah River Site 242-16H (2H) evaporator.
• September 25, 2001, Board letter regarding the review of the revised safety basis to restart the 242-16H evaporator at the Savannah River Site.
• August 27, 2001, Board announcement of the assignment of Dr. Thomas D. Burns, Jr. as a Board Site Representative at the Department of Energy's Savannah River Site.
• August 24, 2001, Department letter responding to a Board letter dated July 30, 2001, relative to the selection of a preferred alternative for processing the high-level waste salt solutions and salt cake at the Savannah River Site.
• August 14, 2001, Board letter enclosing observations made by the Board’s staff during their observations of the pilot Phase II assessments of confinement ventilation systems conducted at the Savannah River Site’s H-Canyon and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
• July 30, 2001, Department letter responding to Board letter dated May 24, 2001 and providing that the Department will submit a revised Implementation Plan for Recommendation 2001-1, High-level Waste Management at the Savannah River Site by September 15, 2001.
• July 30, 2001, Board letter enclosing a staff issue report on Salt Processing at Savannah River Site.
• July 20, 2001, Board letter enclosing three (3) staff issue reports, (1) Electrical and Instrumentation and Control Systems, HB-Line Phase II, (2) Chemical Process Safety, HB-Line Phase II, and (3) Fire Protection Review, HB-Line Phase II, at Savannah River Site.
• May 29, 2001, Board letter requesting the Department to review and provide a written response regarding the Plan for the Transfer of All Long-Term Chemical Separation Activities from the F-Canyon to the H-Canyon Facility at the Savannah River Site.
• 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.
• April 20, 2001, Department letter regarding seismic design criterial for the pit disassembly and conversion facility.
• April 19, 2001, Department letter enclosing the Savannah River Site Canyon Nuclear Material Identification Study.
• March 21, 2001, Board letter enclosing a staff issue report on Americium/Curium Stabilization Project at Savannah River Site.

• October 31, 2000, Department letter relative to the Pit Disassembly and Conversion Facility (PDCF) filter system.
• September 6, 2000, Department letter responding to Board letter dated August 18, 2000, on the Americum/Curium Vitrification Project at the Savannah River Site.
• August 18, 2000, Board letter forwarding a staff issue report on the americium/curium (Am/Cm) solution stabilization project at the Savannah River Site (Rec's 94-1/2000-1).
• July 17, 2000, Department letter responding to Board letter dated May 23, 2000, regarding Savannah River Site's plans to return Tank 49 to a high-level waste storage mission.
• June 29, 2000, Department letter responding to Board letter dated June 7, 2000, regarding Pit Disassembly and Conversion Facility (PDCF).
• June 12, 2000, Department letter forwarding an Issue Resolution Paper in response to the Board staff's report dated February 16, 2000, in relation to K-Area Materials Storage project at the Savannah River Site.
• June 7, 2000, Board letter in relation to the filtration system design of the Pit Disassembly and Conversion Facility (PDCF) to be constructed at the Savannah River Site.
• May 23, 2000, Board letter enclosing a staff issue report on high-level waste tank space management at the Savannah River Site and the selection of an alternative salt treatment process. [PDF]
• May 15, 2000, Board letter responding to Dr. LeRoy Moore's letter dated April 24, 2000, relative to the plutonium bearing material being prepared for shipment from Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site to Savannah River Site and to Waste Isolation Pilot Plant.
• March 9, 2000, Board letter forwarding a staff issue report on the K-Area Material Storage project at Savannah River Site.
• February 9, 2000, Department letter forwarding a report on a Type B Accident Investigation on the intakes of plutonium that occured at the FB-Line facility on September 1, 1999. [PDF]
• February 7, 2000, Board letter forwarding a staff issue report on the distributed control system used to operate the Defense Waste Processing Facility at the Savannah River Site. [PDF]

• December 23, 1999, Board letter regarding the seismic design spectrum of the Tritium Extraction Facility project at the Savannah River Site.
• December 15, 1999, Department letter responding to Board letter dated November 22, 1999 relative to the safety analyses for the Replacement High-Level Waste Evaporator at the Savannah River Site.
• December 7, 1999, Board letter forwarding a staff issue report on the design review for the Tritium Extraction Facility to be constructed at the Savannah River Site next year.
• November 22,1999, Board letter forwarding a staff issue report on the safety analyses for replacement high-level waste evaporator at Savannah River Site.
• November 12, 1999, Department letter forwarding a follow-up letter on the Savannah River Site (SRS) actions taken to increase seismic safety margin.
• October 29, 1999, Department letter relative to the Board's recent visit to Savannah River and enclosure of Seismic Issue Resolution - Issue 3a.
• June 18, 1999, Department letter regarding resolving the benzene generation issues associated with the ITP Process at the Savannah River Site.
• May 7, 1999, Board letter forwarding summary information on representative occurrences during 1999 at Savannah River Site.
• March 24, 1999, Board letter forwarding the staff issue report regarding alternatives to the ITP Facility at SRS.
• March 18, 1999, Board letter forwarding a staff issue report documenting observations resulting from its review of the Consolidated Tritium Safety Analysis Report.

• March 11, 1998, Board forwards two (2) trip reports of staff review of the Savannah River H-Canyons (trips conducted on January 6-8, and 12-16, 1998, and February 5-7, 1998).

• October 9, 1997, Board letter forwarding trip reports regarding the on-going implementation of recommendation 96-1 at the In-Tank Precipitation Facility at Savannah River site (trips conducted January-June 1997).
• July 10, 1997, Board letter forwarding staff trip report regarding observations concerning H-Canyon Electrical and Fire Protection Systems.
• April 18, 1997, Board letter forwarding staff issue report on Review of Technical Safety Requirements for High-Level Waste Tank Farms.

• December 18, 1996, Board staff trip report on Defense Waste Processing Facility Instrumentation, Control, and Fire Protection Systems.
• November 27, 1996, Board staff trip report on Status of Americium/Curium Stabilization.
• November 6, 1996, Board letter forwarding two (2) staff trip reports regarding the handling of spent nuclear fuel at the Savannah River Site and the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory. (Report dated: August 15, 1996 & August 28, 1996)
• October 16, 1996, Board letter forwarding staff trip report on the review of Operational Readiness for Plutonium-242 Operations at HB-Line, Savannah River Site, August 20-22, 1996.
• September 23, 1996, Board staff trip report on Review of F- and H-Area High-Level Waste (HLW) Tank Closure.
• August 12, 1996, Board letter forwarding staff trip report regarding the review of packaging and storage of Pu metal and oxide at SRS. (Report dated: June 28, 1996) [PDF]
• August 9, 1996, Board letter forwarding staff trip report on Review of Ongoing Work at the Savannah River Tritium Facility.
• August 9, 1996, Board staff trip report on Defense Waste Processing Facility and In-Tank Precipitation Vessel Erosion/Corrosion Evaluations, and F-Canyon and H-Canyon Vessel Integrity.
• July 8, 1996, Board Staff Trip Report regarding Initial Review of the Savannah River Site Consolidated Incineration Facility.
• May 28, 1996, Board staff trip report on Review the Status of the Spent Nuclear Fuel Activities.
• May 10, 1996, Board staff trip report on Structural Review of the Defense Waste Processing Facility. (trip conducted September 27-29, 1995)
• February 8, 1996, Board staff trip report on Savannah River Site (SRS) Defense Waste Processing Facility Electrical Systems, Distributed Control System (DCS), and Alarm Handling/Management Systems. (trip conducted November 13-14, 1995)
• February 8, 1996, Board staff trip report on In-Tank Precipitation (ITP) Review of Cycle 1 Testing. (trip conducted November 8, 1995)
• February 8, 1996, Board staff trip report on Review of the Defense Waste Processing Facility. (trip conducted October 24-27, 1995)
• January 29, 1996, Board staff trip report on Status of Combined Lower Flammability Limit Issue for Tank 48 at In-Tank Precipitation.

• December 18, 1995, Board letter forwarding staff trip report regarding observation of the SRS Emergency Preparedness Annual Exercise. It establishes a 75-day reporting requirement providing justification on the ability of CTF to respond to postulated accidents originating from hazardous facilities.
• November 6, 1995, Board letter forwarding staff trip report regarding the electrical and structural design and construction of the DWPF at SRS.
• October 13, 1995, Board letter forwarding staff trip report on safety bases of ITP Facility wash cycle operations.
• October 12, 1995, Board letter forwarding staff trip report on conduct of operations for DWPF.
• August 21, 1995, Board staff trip report on F-Canyon Safety Envelope and Am/Cm Processing at SRS.
• August 3, 1995, Board letter forwarding staff trip report on spent nuclear fuel activities.
• July 11, 1995, Board letter forwarding staff trip report on conduct of operations and engineering at DWPF.
• June 16, 1995, Board staff trip report on reservoir unloading and tritium storage.
• June 14, 1995, Board letter forwarding a trip report on the ITP safety envelope.
• June 13, 1995, Board staff trip report on operational readiness at ITP.
• June 7, 1995, Board staff trip report on safety basis for DWPF.
• June 2, 1995, Board letter forwarding staff trip report on review of F-Canyon and FB-Line safety envelopes at SRS (trip conducted April 27-28, 1995).
• May 17, 1995, Board staff trip report on training and qualification at ITP.
• May 5, 1995, Board letter forwarding a trip report to SRS tritium facilities (March 13-15, 1995).
• April 20, 1995, Board staff trip report on Savannah River Site ITP Safety Envelope Review (January 31-February 2, 1995).
• April 19, 1995, Board staff trip report on plutonium repackaging and residue disposition.
• April 12, 1995, Board letter forwarding staff trip on Review of F-Canyon and FB-Line Safety Envelopes and Planning for Stabilization of Irradiated Fuel and Target Materials and Uranium Solutions - Savannah River Site.
• March 16, 1995, Board staff report on DOE Order 6430.1A, Compliance Review of the In-Tank Precipitation Facility.
• March 6, 1995, Board staff trip report on Savannah River Site - Review of ITP Facility Contractor Operational Readiness Review Process and Quality Assurance Program.
• February 23, 1995, Board staff trip report on Savannah River Site - Review of Ventilation and Configuration Management at the Defense Waste Processing Facility (February 13-16, 1995).
• February 17, 1995, Board staff report on Implementation of Recommendations 90-2 Standards (maintenance portion only) and 92-2 Facility Representatives at the Defense Waste Processing Facility.
• February 4, 1995, Board staff report on Savannah River Site - ITP and Defense Waste Processing Facility (DWPF) (January 4-6, 1995).
• January 27, 1995, Board staff trip report on Savannah River Site -- Recommendation 94-1, Americium/ Curium (Am/Cm) Processing Program Status (January 25, 1995).
• January 23, 1995, Board staff trip report on Savannah River Site Spent Fuel Storage Trip Report (January 3-6, 1995).
• January 17, 1995, Board staff trip report on Savannah River Site - ITP Order Compliance Review (November 30-December 2, 1994).
• January 9, 1995, Board letter forwarding staff trip report on the ITP safety envelope.

• December 14, 1994, Board staff trip report  on SRS in-tank precipitation facility review (trip conducted November 16-18, 1994).
• December 12, 1994, Board staff trip report on emergency ventilation at ITP.
• December 12, 1994, Board staff trip report on ITP safety envelope.
• December 7, 1994, Board staff trip report on the FB-Line safety envelope.
• November 29, 1994, Board staff trip report on waste management review.
• October 5, 1994, Board Staff Comments on the Defense Waste Processing Facility Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement.
• October 4, 1994, Board staff trip report on the radioactive air monitoring programs.
• September 30, 1994, Board staff trip report on the M-Area unirradiated fuel facility.
• September 27, 1994, Board staff trip report on startup of preparations at ITP.
• September 21, 1994, Board letter transmitting the staff trip report on Savannah River Site F-Canyon Safety Envelope Review.
• September 21, 1994, Board staff trip report safety analyses at ITP.
• July 15, 1994, Board staff trip report on Defense Waste Processing Facility (DWPF) Site Visit to review Fire Protection, Electrical, and Control Systems. (trip conducted September 1-3, 1993)
• July 15, 1994, Board staff trip report on DWPF Fire Protection Program. (trip conducted July 6-8, 1993)
• July 15, 1994, Board staff trip report on DWPF Quality Assurance Review. (trip conducted July 6-9, 1993)
• July 15, 1994, Board staff trip report on DWPF Electrical Distribution System. (trip conducted April 21-23, 1993)
• July 15, 1994, Board staff trip report on DWPF Vitrification Plant. (trip conducted November 4-5, 1992)
• July 13, 1994, Board staff trip report on Review of Conduct of Operations at the F-Tank Farm at the Savannah River Site, May 26, 1994.
• July 12, 1994, Board staff trip report on DWPF.
• June 14, 1994, Board staff trip report on F-Canyon Safety Envelope Review.
• June 6, 1994, Board staff trip report on the F-Canyon/FB-Line.
• May 19, 1994, Board staff trip report on unirradiated fuel storage at the reactor materials area.
• May 10, 1994, Board staff trip report on F-Canyon Systems Configuration Control.
• May 4, 1994, Board staff trip report on RTF.
• May 3, 1994, Board staff trip report on D&D.
• April 20, 1994, Board staff trip report on radiation protection training and qualification.
• February 15, 1994, Board trip report to the Savannah River Site, F-Canyon Facility.
• February 7, 1994, Board staff report on Savannah River Site replacement tritium facility emergency preparedness and radiation protection follow-up review.
• February 4, 1994, Board trip report to the Savannah River Site, F-Canyon Facility.
• February 2, 1994, Board staff trip report on Sandia National Lab/Savannah River Site.
• January 31, 1994, Board staff trip report review of SRS canyon process vessel integrity.
• January 14, 1994, Board staff trip report on review of order compliance at SRS.
• January 10, 1994, Board staff trip report on RTF.

• December 22, 1993, Savannah River Site (SRS) H-Tank Farm and In-Tank Precipitation Facility - Trip Report (November 22-23, 1993).
• December 16, 1993, Board staff trip report at F-Canyon/FB Line of Savannah River Site.
• December 15, 1993, Board staff trip report on separations chemical processing at SRS (trip conducted December 8-9, 1993).
• December 7, 1993, Board staff trip report on review of order compliance at SRS (trip conducted November 30-December 1, 1993).
• November 23, 1993, Board staff trip report on Spent Fuel Storage Basins at HAN, INL, and SRS.
• November 23, 1993, Board staff trip report on review of SRS facility representatives (trip conducted November 8-9, 1993).
• November 8, 1993, Board Staff's review of Quality Assurance for SRS, F-Canyon and FB-Line. October 6-10, 1993.
• November 5, 1993, Board Staff's comments resulting from reviews of the safety analysis documentation at the F-Canyon and FB-Line. July 27-28, 1993.
• October 27, 1993, Board's review of the chemical processing activities and plans for the SRS. September 14-16, 1993.
• October 22, 1993, Board staff trip report on D&D.
• August 17, 1993, Board Staff's review of the EM protection program at SRS. July 27-29, 1993.
• August 17, 1993, Board staff trip report on the Defense Waste Processing Facility training and qualification review.
• June 3, 1993, Board staff trip report on Spent Fuel Storage.
• April 19, 1993, Board staff trip report on the replacement tritium facility at SRS.
• May 8, 1993, Board Staff's observations of SRS operation office interviews of Westinghouse SR Co. H-Canyon of knowledge and training. May 4-6, 1993.

• December 3, 1992, Board forwards staff trip report on the geotechnical and seismic program for SRS.
• September 1, 1992, Board letter forwarding staff trip report on the K-Reactor at SRS.
• August 20, 1992, Board staff trip report on the Defense Waste Processing Facility Vitrification Plant.
• August 5, 1992, Board letter forwarding staff trip reports at RTF and DWPF at SRS (trips conducted April 22-24, 1992 and June 10-12, 1992).
• June 18, 1992, Board staff trip report on valve line-up/plant control issues and plant condition observations noted during K reactor monitoring watches.
• June 18, 1992, Board staff trip report for April 28 - May 1, 1992.
• June 17, 1992, Board letter forwarding staff trip report regarding FB-line, HB-line and 1H-evaporator at SRS (trip conducted May 5-8, 1992).
• June 3, 1992, Board staff trip report on K-Reactor Axial Power Monitors.
• February 21, 1992, Board staff trip report on FB-Line at SRS (trip conducted February 4-6, 1992).

• September 19, 1991, Board letter forwarding staff trip report on the nuclear materials processing department at SRS (trip conducted July 22-25, 1991).
• March 29, 1991, Board forwards staff trip on review of seismic design of production reactors at SRS.
• January 11, 1991, Board letter forwarding staff trip report on the supplementary safety system at SRS and tables comparing restart requirements for seismic qualification.

• November 1, 1990, Board letter forwarding (2) staff trip reports regarding "fire protection and station blackout features of the Savannah River Reactors."
• November 1, 1990, Board letter forwarding staff trip report regarding radiological protection for the K reactor area of the Savannah River Site.

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