Recent Board Activity

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2/16/2000 Board Issues a Reporting Requirement for a Report from DOE within 30 Days Concerning Additional Questions from the January 20, 2000 Public Meeting, Recommendation 1995-2 John T. Conway Letter application/pdf iconPDF
2/4/2011 Board Issues a Reporting Requirement for a Report and Subsequent Briefing within 90 Days Addressing Y-12 Contractor's Change in Approach on non-MAA Materials in Building 9720-5 Peter S. Winokur Letter application/pdf iconPDF
2/6/2008 Board Issues a Reporting Requirement for a Report and Briefing within 90 Days Describing NNSA's Plans for Improving Reliability of the Water Supply at the Highly Enriched Uranium Materials Facility at the Y-12 National Security Complex A. J. Eggenberger Letter application/pdf iconPDF
10/23/2007 Board Issues a Reporting Requirement for a Report and Briefing within 60 Days for a Safety Rationale and Schedule for Safe Operation of CMR A. J. Eggenberger Letter application/pdf iconPDF
3/13/2007 Board Issues a Reporting Requirement for a Report and Briefing within 6 Months for NNSA to Address Adequacy of the 9212 Complex to Support Safe Operations, with Annual Report and Briefing on UPF and 9212 Complex; Annual Report within 1 Year A. J. Eggenberger Letter application/pdf iconPDF
3/8/2005 Board Issues a Reporting Requirement for a Report (Prior to Resumption)from NNSA on the Path Forward for Resumption of Programmatic Operations at Plutonium Facility John T. Conway Letter application/pdf iconPDF
7/31/2003 Board Issues a Reporting Requirement for a DOE Report within 15 Days on Remaining Glovebox Combustible Material at Rocky Flats John T. Conway Letter application/pdf iconPDF
11/29/2005 Board Issues a Reporting Requirement for a Briefing within One Week Providing Risk Mitigation Strategy for Los Alamos "3-Month Strategic Pause" A. J. Eggenberger Letter application/pdf iconPDF
1/17/2008 Board Issues a Reporting Requirement for a Briefing within 90 Days on NNSA's Plans to Clarify the Appropriate Use of Bounding Release Fractions for Accident Analyses at Y-12 and Plans for Applying this Methodology to Existing and Planned Facilities A. J. Eggenberger Letter application/pdf iconPDF
7/21/2004 Board issues a Reporting Requirement for a Briefing within 30 days Regarding the Proposed Reduction of Structural Steel Fire Resistance for the Waste Treatment Plant John T. Conway Letter application/pdf iconPDF
8/16/2006 Board Issues a Reporting Requirement for a Briefing within 30 Days on NNSA's Path Forward to Fulfill Commitment 4.2.2 of the Implementation Plan for Recommendation 98-2 A. J. Eggenberger Letter application/pdf iconPDF
3/24/2004 Board Issues a Reporting Requirement for a Briefing within 30 Days on DOE's Plan for Processing High Level Waste and Contingency Plan on Funding Constraints at Savannah River Site John T. Conway Letter application/pdf iconPDF
5/16/2008 Board Issues a Reporting Requirement for a Briefing within 30 Days of Issuance of NNSA's Upcoming Report to Provide Safety Rationale for Future Use of CMR A. J. Eggenberger Letter application/pdf iconPDF
7/21/2004 Board Issues a Reporting Requirement for a Briefing within 30 days Concerning Alternative Approach for Fire Resistance in Structural Steel at the Waste Treatment Plant John T. Conway Letter application/pdf iconPDF
7/28/2009 Board Issues a Reporting Requirement for a Briefing in October, 2009, on Modification or Upgrades Planned for the Fire Suppression System to Provide Safety-Related Function at the Device Assembly Facility, Nevada Test Site A. J. Eggenberger Letter application/pdf iconPDF
3/20/2008 Board Issues a Reporting Requirement for a Briefing from NNSA within 60 Days Describing the Risks Associated with Each of the Dismantlement Strategies Being Considered for the B53 Weapon System A. J. Eggenberger Letter application/pdf iconPDF
11/13/2002 Board Issues a Reporting Requirement for a Briefing from NNSA within 30 Days on Safety-Significant Designation for Continuous Air and Radiation Alarm Monitors John T. Conway Letter application/pdf iconPDF
4/24/2007 Board Issues a Reporting Requirement for a Briefing from NNSA within 30 Days on NNSA's Assessment of the Quality of Technical Procedures for Nuclear and Nuclear Explosive Operations at Pantex A. J. Eggenberger Letter application/pdf iconPDF
3/30/2007 Board Issues a Reporting Requirement for a Briefing from NNSA within 30 Days on Direct and Indirect Lightning Effects at Pantex A. J. Eggenberger Letter application/pdf iconPDF
12/14/2004 Board Issues a Reporting Requirement for a Briefing from DOE within 30 Days Providing a Factual Review of Waste Drum Issues at Savannah River Site John T. Conway Letter application/pdf iconPDF
3/2/2012 Board Issues a Reporting Requirement Concerning the Effectiveness of the Nuclear Explosive Safety (NES) Program at the Pantex Plant Peter S. Winokur Letter application/pdf iconPDF
7/18/2012 Board Issues a Reporting Requirement Concerning Seismic/Structural Analysis at the Plutonium Facility, Los Alamos National Laboratory Peter S. Winokur Letter application/pdf iconPDF
8/30/2012 Board Issues a Reporting Requirement Concerning Safety Basis Deficiencies at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) Peter S. Winokur Letter application/pdf iconPDF
5/5/2010 Board Issues a Reporting Requirement Concerning Response to Quality Assurance and Safety Concerns at the Waste Treatment Plant, Hanford Site Peter S. Winokur Letter application/pdf iconPDF
4/2/2012 Board Issues a Reporting Requirement Concerning NNSA's Approach for Demonstration of the Adequate Integration of Safety in the Preliminary Design for the Uranium Processing Facility (UPF) at the Y-12 National Security Complex Peter S. Winokur Letter application/pdf iconPDF
8/28/2012 Board Issues a Reporting Requirement Concerning Integrated Safety Management at the Activity Level: Work Planning and Control Peter S. Winokur Technical Report application/pdf iconPDF
4/1/2004 Board Issues a Reporing Requirement to DOE for a Briefing within 15 Days on the Purpose of the Use of the Term "Site/Facility Management Contractor" John T. Conway Letter application/pdf iconPDF
4/7/2009 Board Issues a 45-Day Reporting Requirement Concerning Immediate Actions/Compensatory Measures Taken, and a 60-Day Reporting Requirement for Plan of Action for Improving Safety Posture A. J. Eggenberger Letter application/pdf iconPDF
7/20/2000 Board Issues a 45 Day Reporting Requirement for Responses for Additional Questions from the Board's May 31, 2000, Public Meeting John T. Conway Letter application/pdf iconPDF
4/14/1997 Board Interest in Arranging a First Meeting with Secretary Federico Peña John T. Conway Letter application/pdf iconPDF
5/5/1997 Board Intent to Conduct Review of the Weapons Quality Assurance Program John T. Conway Letter application/pdf iconPDF
6/8/1990 Board Informs the DOE of the Imminent Release of the MITRE Report on Licensing Standards of DOE vs Commercial Nuclear Facilities John T. Conway Letter application/pdf iconPDF
1/22/2007 Board has Received January 4, 2007, DOE Request for Formal Closure of Recommendation 2002-3 A. J. Eggenberger Letter application/pdf iconPDF
9/10/2004 Board Grants Request for Second 90 Day Extension from NNSA for Report on Conduct of Engineering at Los Alamos National Laboratory John T. Conway Letter application/pdf iconPDF
11/22/2002 Board Grants Request for 45 Day Extension to Respond to Recommendation 2002-2 John T. Conway Letter application/pdf iconPDF
5/14/2004 Board Grants NNSA Request for 90 Day Extension for Report on Conduct of Engineering; Response to Board Request of January 27, 2004 John T. Conway Letter application/pdf iconPDF
9/1/2005 Board Grants NNSA Additional Time to Prepare an Adequate Response Regarding Confinement Ventilation Systems at LANL's Plutonium Facility A. J. Eggenberger Letter application/pdf iconPDF
7/21/2005 Board Grants Extension of 45 Days to DOE to Submit Implementation Plan for Recommendation 2004-2 A. J. Eggenberger Letter application/pdf iconPDF
2/10/2005 Board Grants Extension of 45 Days for DOE Response to Recommendation 2004-2 John T. Conway Letter application/pdf iconPDF
10/30/1997 Board Grants Extension for Technical Report on Lightning Protection for High Explosives at Pantex John T. Conway Letter application/pdf iconPDF
2/9/1998 Board Grants Extension for Submission of a Report on Facility Utilization at the Pantex Plant John T. Conway Letter application/pdf iconPDF
3/12/1999 Board Grants Closure of Recommendation 94-4 John T. Conway Letter application/pdf iconPDF
4/27/1999 Board Grants Closure of Recommendation 93-6 John T. Conway Letter application/pdf iconPDF
3/25/1999 Board Grants Closure of Recommendation 93-1 John T. Conway Letter application/pdf iconPDF
7/20/1996 Board Grants an Extension for the 94-1 Implementation Plan John T. Conway Letter application/pdf iconPDF
7/12/1999 Board Grants 60 Day Extension to Submit a Report Detailing Plans and Schedules Relating to the Path Forward to Address the LANL Safety Management Assessment and the Authorization Agreement Issue at TA-18 John T. Conway Letter application/pdf iconPDF
12/5/1995 Board Grants 45-Day Extension to Respond to Recommendation 95-2 John T. Conway Letter application/pdf iconPDF
4/25/2003 Board Granting an Additional 30-Day Extension to Complete Verifying that Temperform Parts are not in Safety Applications and to Complete Outlining Adequate Corrective Actions for Disposition of Future Suspect/Counterfeit Part Issues John T. Conway Letter application/pdf iconPDF
3/2/2012 Board Further Responds to April 21, 2011, Citizen Action New Mexico Letter Regarding the Safe Operation of the Annular Core Research Reactor at Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) Peter S. Winokur Letter application/pdf iconPDF
11/18/1998 Board Fowards Comments on the 94-2 Quarterly Report for the Period of July 1 through September 30, 1998 John T. Conway Letter application/pdf iconPDF