Recent Board Activity

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3/19/2008 DOE Acknowledges Receipt of the Board's Recommendation 2008-1, Safety Classification of Fire Protection Systems, issued on January 29,2008. Samuel W. Bodman Letter application/pdf iconPDF
3/11/2008 DOE Response to Board October 16, 2007, Letter that Provided a 60 Day Reporting Requirement Addressing Concerns about the Safety of Nuclear Operations at the Los Alamos National Laboratory Thomas P. D'Agostino Letter application/pdf iconPDF
2/29/2008 DOE Notice of Completion of Recommendation 2001-1 Commitment 2.9, Demonstrate the Viability of the Deliquification, Dissolution, and Adjustment of Implementation Plan Jeffrey M. Allison Letter application/pdf iconPDF
12/28/2007 DOE Letter Regarding the Report on the Implementation of the DOE Operating Experience Program in the Office of EM as Specified in Commitment 19.2 of the Implementation Plan, Revision 2, October 2006 James M. Owendoff Letter application/pdf iconPDF
2/29/2008 DOE Clarification of Specific Commitments Related to the Implementation Plan for Board Recommendation 2007-1, Safety-Related in Situ Nondestructive Assay of Radioactive Materials Richard H. Lagdon, Jr. Letter application/pdf iconPDF
12/21/2007 DOE Letter Regarding NNSA's Plans for Preparing the G-Tunnel for the Limited Possibility that it will be used for Disposition of an Improvised Nuclear Device (IND) Joseph J. Krol Letter application/pdf iconPDF
12/21/2007 DOE Letter Regarding the Summary of Actions Taken and Responses to the Three Remaining Questions Regarding the Geotechnical and Seismic Investigations for the Integrated Waste Treatment Unit (IWTU) Facility Design Elizabeth D. Sellers Letter application/pdf iconPDF
12/21/2007 DOE Letter Requesting an Additional 90-Day Extension to Provide Report Regarding Safety Rationale for Continuing the Operation of the Chemistry and Metallurgy Research (CMR) Building at LANL Thomas P. D'Agostino Letter application/pdf iconPDF
12/21/2007 DOE Letter Requesting an Additional 60-Day Extension to Submit Report in order to Provide a More Comprehensive and Informative Description of the Status of Safety Improvements at LANL Thomas P. D'Agostino Letter application/pdf iconPDF
2/26/2008 DOE Letter Regarding Commitment 4.3.2.1 in the Implementation Plan for Board Recommendation 2002-1, Quality Assurance for Safety Related Software Andrew C. Lawrence Letter application/pdf iconPDF
2/15/2008 DOE Response to Board Letter of February 6, 2008, Regarding the Highly Enriched Uranium Materials Facility Fire Suppression System Robert L. Smolen Letter application/pdf iconPDF
12/20/2007 DOE Letter Regarding the Project Underway at the Nevada Test Site. Thomas P. D'Agostino Letter application/pdf iconPDF
2/14/2008 DOE Implementation of the Operating Experience Program for the NNSA as Specified in Commitment 19 of Implementation Plan, Revision 2, October 2006 Thomas P. D'Agostino Letter application/pdf iconPDF
12/17/2007 DOE Letter Regarding the National Nuclear Security Administration's Utilization of the Materials Accountability and Safeguards System at the Los Alamos National Laboratory Thomas P. D'Agostino Letter application/pdf iconPDF
2/7/2008 DOE Commitment 4.2.1.3 of the Implementation Plan for Board Recommendation 2002-1, re: Gap Analysis Reports Glenn S. Podonsky Letter application/pdf iconPDF
11/30/2007 DOE Letter Summarizing the Results Regarding the Completion of Phase 1 and Phase 2 Assessments of the Safety Management Programs and Safety Related Structures, Systems, and Components at the Device Assembly Facility at the Nevada Test Site Martin J. Schoenbauer Letter application/pdf iconPDF
2/4/2008 DOE NNSA Assessment Report for Design Agency Implementation of DOE-NA-STD-3016-2006, Hazard Analysis Reports for Nuclear Explosive Operations William C. Ostendorff Letter application/pdf iconPDF
11/23/2007 DOE Letter Regarding the Approval of National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Review Plan for the Design Agency (DA) Implementations of DOE-STD-3016-2006, Hazard Analysis Reports for Nuclear Explosive Operations William C. Ostondorff Letter application/pdf iconPDF
2/4/2008 NNSA's Completion of Commitment 9C of the Implementation Plan for Board Recommendation 2004-1, Deliverable - Approved Biennial Program Office Self-Assessments of Safety Function Robert L. Smolen Letter application/pdf iconPDF
1/30/2008 NNSA Deliverables Required to Fulfill Commitments 5.1.2 and 5.1.4 of Implementation Plan Responding to Board Recommendation 2007- 1 Robert L. Smolen Letter application/pdf iconPDF
11/2/2007 DOE Letter Reporting the Results of the Review of NNSA Site Office and Contractor Procedures and Mechanisms for using the 25 Rem Evaluation Guideline as Required under Deliverable 8.9.1 of the Implementation Plan 2004-2, Active Confinement Martin J. Schoenbauer Letter application/pdf iconPDF
11/1/2007 Board Announcement of a Public Meeting Regarding the Safety Posture at Los Alamos National Laboratory, Including Actions Taken in Response to the Board's Letter, Dated February 1, 2007, to the ACting Administrator of the NNSA DNFSB Letter application/pdf iconPDF
1/29/2008 DOE Office of Environmental Management Response to Commitments 5.1.1 and 5.1.3 of the Implementation Plan for Board Recommendation 2007-1 James M. Owendoff Letter application/pdf iconPDF
11/1/2007 DOE Transmittal of NNSA Integrated Safety Management Systems Descriptions, NA-1 Supplemental Directive 450.4-1, Which Fulfills Commitment 22C in the 2004-1 Implementation Plan Frank B. Russo Letter application/pdf iconPDF
1/3/2008 DOE Update on Implementation Plan for Board Recommendation 2000-1 Robert L. Smolen Letter application/pdf iconPDF
11/1/2007 DOE Reporting Completion of Environmental Management (EM) Portion of Commitment 22D in the 2004-1 Implementation Plan James M. Owendoff Letter application/pdf iconPDF
1/2/2008 DOE Notes Board's Belief that there is a Reasonable Assurance of Safety in Storing Aluminum-Rich Supernate in Tank 11, Provided Certain Actions are Performed Jeffrey M. Allison Letter application/pdf iconPDF
10/26/2007 DOE Letter Regarding the Savannah River Site Life-Cycle Liquid Waste Disposition System Plan, Revision 14 Jeffrey M. Allison Letter application/pdf iconPDF
10/24/2007 DOE Letter Regarding Commitments 2.9, 2.10, and 2.13 for the DOE's Implementation Plan for Board Recommendations 2001-1, High-Level Waste Management at the Savannah River Site Samuel W. Bodman Letter application/pdf iconPDF
12/21/2006 DOE Thanks to Joseph Bader, Board Member, for Agreeing to Speak at the Upcoming Chemical Safety Topical Committee's Ninth Annual Joint Energy Facility Contractors Group /DOE Chemical Management Workshop, Scheduled for March 13-15, 2007 Patricia R. Worthington, PhD Letter application/pdf iconPDF
12/19/2006 DOE Informs the Board that the Pit Disassembly and Conversion Facility has been identified as NNSA's Pilot Facility in the Safety Related Ventilation System Evaluation Process Relative to Commitment 8.6 in the 2004-2 implementation Plan Thomas P. D'Agostino Letter application/pdf iconPDF
12/8/2006 DOE Integrated Safety Management Co-Champions, Dr. Pat Worthington and Dr. Wu Clay Sell Letter application/pdf iconPDF
12/7/2006 DOE Response to September 22, 2006 and March 27, 2006 Board Letters re: Design and Preliminary Documented Safety Analysis Issues of the Criticality Experiments Facility (CEF) Project Thomas P. D'Agostino Letter application/pdf iconPDF
10/24/2007 DOE Implementation Plan for Board Recommendation 2007-1, Safety-Related in Situ Nondestructive Assay of Radioactive Materials Samuel W. Bodman Letter application/pdf iconPDF
12/4/2006 DOE Program Evaluation: Board Recommendation 2001-1 Implementation Plan Commitment 3.11 Inés R. Triay Letter application/pdf iconPDF
11/29/2006 DOE Informing that the Office of Environmental Management (EM) has Implemented the EM Quality Assurance Program Plan (QAPP) as Described in Letter of November 30, 2005 Inés R. Triay Letter application/pdf iconPDF
10/16/2007 DOE Letter Informing that the Central Technical Authority (CTA) for the DOE has Completed Commitment 3 in Revision 2 of the 2004-1 Implementation Plan C. H. Albright, Jr. Letter application/pdf iconPDF
11/22/2006 DOE Letter Responding to the Board's August 15, 2006, Feedback on the 2004-2 implementation Plan Revision Samuel W. Bodman Letter application/pdf iconPDF
11/22/2006 DOE Update to Implementation Plan to Improve Nuclear Materials Packaging, in Response to Board Recommendation 2005-1 Samuel W. Bodman Letter application/pdf iconPDF
11/21/2006 DOE's Points of Contact for the Preparation of the Joint Report on the Sevelopment of Sesign Atandards for DOE Nuclear Facilities Mark B. Whitaker, Jr. Letter application/pdf iconPDF
10/1/2007 DOE Transmittal of NNSA Central Technical Autority (CTA) Guidance to the Office of the Deputy Administrator for Defense Programs Martin J. Schoenbauer Letter application/pdf iconPDF
11/7/2006 DOE Reports Completion of Commitment 22B in the 2004-1 Implementation Plan, with the Issuance of DOE Manual 450-4.1, Integrated Safety Management System Manual Mark B. Whitaker, Jr. Letter application/pdf iconPDF
12/10/2007 DOE Transmitting the Office of Environmental Management's Low Priority Facility Review Reports to Satisfy Commitment 8.6.3 in the 2004-2 Implementation Plan, Active Confinement Systems James M. Owendoff Letter application/pdf iconPDF
11/3/2006 DOE Follow-Up to February 13, 2006, Letter Concerning Proposed NNSA Directives System, Providing Path Forward and Target Schedule for Implementation Linton F. Brooks Letter application/pdf iconPDF
11/3/2006 DOE Update to February 14, 2006, Letter Regarding Status of Commitment 4.3.3 of the Implementation Plan for Board Recommendation 2002-1 Thomas P. D'Agostino Letter application/pdf iconPDF
9/14/2007 Board Letter Regarding the Uranium-233 Downblending and Disposition Project in Building 3019 at Oak Ridge National Laboratory A. J. Eggenberger Letter application/pdf iconPDF
11/2/2006 DOE Detailed Los Alamos Responses to Board Questions Raised about Los Alamos Nuclear Criticality Safety Program Linton F. Brooks Letter application/pdf iconPDF
9/10/2007 Board Establishing a 90-Day Reporting Requirement Regarding the Overall Strategy and Key Milestones for the Upgrade of the LANL Materials Accountability and Safeguards System (MASS) A. J. Eggenberger Letter application/pdf iconPDF
8/30/2007 DOE Provides an Update to a Previous Letter to the Board (March 27, 2006) Describing Progress Made in NNSA Closing Out Remaining Tasks Related to Historical Supplemental Directives from Field Elements Martin J. Schoenbauer Letter application/pdf iconPDF
11/1/2006 DOE NNSA Review to Identify Standards to Fulfill Commitment from DOE July 25, 2006 Letter Thomas P. D'Agostino Letter application/pdf iconPDF