Recent Board Activity

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7/17/2002 Board Issues a Reporting Requirement to DOE for a Report within 60 Days Outlining Actions DOE will Take to Implement Recommendations of the DOE Commission on Fire Safety and Preparedness John T. Conway Letter application/pdf iconPDF
7/19/2002 Board Issues a Reporting Requirement to DOE for a Report within 60 Days Describing the Seismic Detection and Alarm System Test Program, Tritium Extraction Facility John T. Conway Letter application/pdf iconPDF
7/31/2002 Stabilization and Packaging Activities being Pursued by the Department of Energy John T. Conway Letter application/pdf iconPDF
8/8/2002 Examination of the Integrated Safety Management Annual Review Process for Closure of Recommendation 95-2 John T. Conway Letter application/pdf iconPDF
8/9/2002 Board Issues a Reporting Requirement to DOE for a Briefing within 30 Days Describing the actions DOE will Take to Accelerate Material Stabilization at LANL John T. Conway Letter application/pdf iconPDF
8/9/2002 Response to July 2, 2002, Request to Investigate Statements Contained in Constituent Letter from Mr. Steven F. Collier, Regarding Alleged Safety Hazards and Mismanagement at the Fernald Site John T. Conway Letter application/pdf iconPDF
9/18/2002 Actions Remaining to Implement Recommendation 2000-2 John T. Conway Letter application/pdf iconPDF
9/23/2002 Concerns on Achieving Cost-Effectiveness by Eliminating Conservatisms in Safety Analyses John T. Conway Letter application/pdf iconPDF
11/4/2002 Board Should be Informed of DOE Activities and Initiatives Aimed at Improving the Integration of Hazard Analyses 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
12/13/2002 Congratulations for Contributions at the Y-12 Complex on the Occaision of Your Retirement John T. Conway Letter application/pdf iconPDF
12/31/2002 Inactive Actinide Materials at National Nuclear Security Administration Sites John T. Conway Letter application/pdf iconPDF
1/6/2003 Presentation to Board and Staff During the Week of February 24, 2003 John T. Conway Letter application/pdf iconPDF
1/9/2003 Department of Energy’s Quality Assurance Improvement Plan for Defense Nuclear Facilities John T. Conway Letter application/pdf iconPDF
1/9/2003 Board Issues a Reporting Requirement to DOE for a Report within 45 Days Documenting the Implementation History of Action Listed in Enclosure to June 4, 2001 Letter on HEPA Filters John T. Conway Letter application/pdf iconPDF
1/24/2003 Board will Conduct Detailed Reviews of any Proposed Revisions to DOE Orders of Interest John T. Conway Letter application/pdf iconPDF
1/24/2003 Review of Six Existing NNSA Policy Letters John T. Conway Letter application/pdf iconPDF
2/28/2003 Proposed Changes to Existing DOE Safety Orders and other Standards John T. Conway Letter application/pdf iconPDF
3/20/2003 Board Issues a Reporting Requirement to DOE for a Report within 60 Days Addressing Changes to Mission of the R&D Program for Recommendation 94-1 John T. Conway Letter application/pdf iconPDF
3/27/2003 Additional Time for Report on Aluminum Parts Heat-Treated by Temperform in Critical Applications John T. Conway Letter application/pdf iconPDF
4/4/2003 Staff Member Dr. Randall N. Robinson Wins the 2003 Robert E. Wilson Award John T. Conway Letter application/pdf iconPDF
4/10/2003 Board Accepts DOE Implementation Plan for Recommendation 2002-1 John T. Conway Letter application/pdf iconPDF
5/28/2003 Mr. Jerold D. Lipsky of the Los Alamos Site Office has been Honored as the 2002 Department of Energy Facility Representative of the Year John T. Conway Letter application/pdf iconPDF
5/29/2003 Board Requests a Briefing on the Office of River Protection Proposals on Changes to the Waste Treatment Plant Safety Requirements Document John T. Conway Letter application/pdf iconPDF
6/6/2003 Exhange of Plutonium between the Hanford Plutonium Finishing Plant and the Savannah River K-Area Materials Storage Facility John T. Conway Letter application/pdf iconPDF
6/12/2003 Quality Assurance Improvement Plan Commitment 1.1.2 to Review Phase I and Phase II Assessments John T. Conway Letter application/pdf iconPDF
7/1/2003 Board’s Year 2003 Combined Inventory of Commercial Activities and Inherently Governmental Functions (FAIR Act) Report John T. Conway Letter application/pdf iconPDF
7/9/2003 Board Issues a Reporting Requirement to NNSA for a Report within 90 Days as to NNSA’s Plans and Schedules for Addressing or Rejecting the Recommendations of the Senior Technical Advisory Panel during the Past 3 Years John T. Conway Letter application/pdf iconPDF
7/9/2003 Board Accepts DOE Implementation Plan for Recommendation 2002-2 John T. Conway Letter application/pdf iconPDF
7/14/2003 Board Finds DOE Implementation Plan for Recommendation 2002-3 Satisfies Board Policy Statement 1 and is Responsive to Issues Documented in the Recommendation John T. Conway Letter application/pdf iconPDF
8/7/2003 Board Establishes an Annual Reporting Requirement on the Status of DOE’s Nuclear Criticality Safety Program, the First Due within One Month of Close of Calendar Year John T. Conway Letter application/pdf iconPDF
8/7/2003 Board Issues a Reporting Requirement to DOE for a Report within 30 Days Explaining How DOE Plans to Provide Effective, Detailed Guidance to Contractors on Electrical Safety Programs (DOE-HDBK-1092-98) John T. Conway Letter application/pdf iconPDF
8/14/2003 Board Requests to be Informed of DOE’s Plans for HEPA Filter Testing Prior to Any Changes in HEPA Filter Testing Protocols, Including Deactivation of the Filter Test Facility John T. Conway Letter application/pdf iconPDF
8/25/2003 Need for DOE to Develop and Promulgate Cohesive and Focused Expectations and Guidance in the Existing Safe Harbor Methodologies for Title 10 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 830, Nuclear Safety Management; Commitment 4.1, Recommendation 2002-3 John T. Conway Letter application/pdf iconPDF
9/2/2003 Board Commends Sustained Superior Performance John T. Conway Letter application/pdf iconPDF
12/8/2003 Board Requests DOE Provide Experience and Qualifications of Personnel Involved in Preparation and Modifications of DOE Standards 3009 and 3011 as Regards Commitments 4.2.1 and 4.2.2, Recommendation 2002-3 John T. Conway Letter application/pdf iconPDF
12/8/2003 Board Issues a Reporting Requirement for NNSA to Forward the Plan and Associated Schedule for Revising Safety-Related Orders, Standards, Supplemental Directives, and Site Office Procedures; FRA Manual John T. Conway Letter application/pdf iconPDF
1/29/2004 Board Issues a Reporting Requirement to DOE for a Report within 30 Days for a Briefing on Comments on the Proposed Title 10 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 851, Worker Safety and Health John T. Conway Letter application/pdf iconPDF
1/30/2004 "Criticality Safety Lessons Learned in a Deactivation and Decommissioning Environment," A Guide for Facility and Project Managers John T. Conway Letter application/pdf iconPDF
2/24/2004 Board Cancels Its Public Hearing Scheduled for February 27, 2004 John T. Conway Letter application/pdf iconPDF
3/24/2004 Board Reiteration of Request for List of DOE Waivers Granted to DOE Order 440.1A John T. Conway Letter 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
4/5/2004 Board Issues a Reporting Requirement to DOE that Next Year's Annual Report on Nuclear Criticality Safety Address Stated Concerns John T. Conway Letter application/pdf iconPDF
4/5/2004 Board Issues a Reporting Requirement to DOE for a Briefing within 60 Days on Ongoing and Planned Programs and Policies for Assessing, Prioritizing, and Managing Risk John T. Conway Letter application/pdf iconPDF
6/10/2004 Response to Congressman Concerning Constituent Joseph Carson's May 1, 2004 Letter John T. Conway Letter application/pdf iconPDF
8/13/2004 Annual Report on Commercial Activities at the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board; FAIR Act John T. Conway Letter application/pdf iconPDF
8/6/2004 Board Issues a Reporting Requirement to DOE for a Briefing within 45 Days Providing the Results of Evaluations of the Training and Qualification Programs at LANL, LLNL, and NTS in Accordance with DOE Standard 1070-94 Linton Brooks Letter application/pdf iconPDF
10/26/2004 Board Agrees to an Extension of 45 Days to Submit Implementation Plan for Recommendation 2004-1 John T. Conway Letter application/pdf iconPDF
10/27/2004 Board Issues a Reporting Requirement to NNSA for a Report within 90 Days on Archiving Activities Regarding Recommendation 93-6 Implementation Plan John T. Conway Letter application/pdf iconPDF
11/3/2004 Board Issues a Reporting Requirement to NNSA for a Report within 90 Days on the Actions that will be Taken to Identify and Correct any Deficiencies in the Device Assembly Facility, its Equipment, or Safety Management John T. Conway Letter application/pdf iconPDF