Technical Report

Signed: Monday, March 5th, 2001
Report Date: Monday, March 5th, 2001

Criticality Safety at Department of Energy Defense Nuclear Facilities

From

Mr. John T. Conway

Chairman
Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board
625 Indiana Avenue, NW, Suite 700
Washington, DC 20004-2901

To

The Honorable Spencer Abraham

Secretary of Energy
Department of Energy
1000 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20585-1000

This Report Pertains To:

Defense Nuclear Facility	HanfordY-12 National Security Complex / Oak Ridge National LaboratoryRocky Flats Environmental Technology SiteSavannah River Site
Recommendation	1993-2 - The Need for Critical Experiment Capability 1994-4 - Deficiencies in Criticality Safety at Oak Ridge Y-12 Plant 1995-2 - Safety Management 1997-2 - Continuation of Criticality Safety at Defense Nuclear Facilities In the Department of Energy (DOE) Complex