Departmental Representative to the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board

April 10, 2024, Board letter regarding safety issues pertaining to the glovebox safety and glovebox glove integrity programs at LANL and establishing a 120-day reporting requirement for NNSA to provide a briefing to address these safety issues and NNSA's plans for disseminating lessons-learned from the glovebox loss of integrity events investigated at LANL.
April 9, 2024, Board letter providing its review of the Pantex Plant False Ceiling Replacement and identifying opportunities for safety improvement for DOE's information and use. The Board also identified safety concerns regarding cast iron fittings in the fire suppression systems at Pantex and LANL Plutonium Facility and advises DOE to communicate the issue complex-wide through use of an Operating Experience Level 1 or 2 document.
March 29, 2024, Board letter granting the DOE request for a 45-day extension to provide a response for Recommendation 2023-1, Onsite Transportation Safety.
March 26, 2024, Department letter in response to the Board's October 4, 2023, letter regarding ongoing safety improvements at the Savannah River Tritium Enterprise (SRTE).
March 25, 2024, Department letter responding to the Board letter date January 24, 2024, regarding the DOE revision of Order 251.1D, Departmental Directives Program.
March 21, 2024, Department letter requesting a 45-day extension to provide a response for Recommendation 2023-1, Onsite Transportation Safety.
February 20, 2024, Board letter responding to DOE's January 31, 2024, extension letter regarding the revision of Order 425.1D, Verification of Readiness to Start Up or Restart Nuclear Facilities.
February 12, 2024, Board letter providing its review of the fire protection program at the Pantex Plant for the NNSA's information and use.
February 8, 2024, Federal Register publication of DNFSB Recommendation 2023-1, Nuclear Safety Requirements.
January 31, 2024, Department 90-day extension letter to respond to the Board's letter dated December 5, 2023, regarding concerns with proposed changes on the revision to DOE Order 425.1D, Verification of Readiness to Start Up or Restart Nuclear Facilities

A Chronological Listing of all correspondence, reports, and memorandum between the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (DNFSB) and the Department of Energy (DOE) by Year - Month - Day.

Chronological Listing:
| 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 - 2000 | 1999 - 1990

A listing of all correspondence, reports, memorandum, and DOE implementation plans related to a specific DNFSB Recommendations (see About Board Recommendations) between DOE and the DNFSB by Year - Month - Day.

All Board Recommendations

Open Board Recommendations: 2020-1 | 2019-2 | 2019-1 | 2012-1

Board correspondence and other documents sorted by applicable DOE site.

Hanford | INL | LANL | LLNL | NNSS | Pantex | SNL | SRS | WIPP | Y-12/ORNL | Other

Reports to Congress On Board-Related Activities

Board Public Meetings and Hearings

DOE Briefings to DNFSB

Board Technical Reports

Correspondence - CMRR Certification