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The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board is an independent organization within the executive branch of the United States Government, chartered with the responsibility of providing recommendations and advice to the President and the Secretary of Energy regarding public health and safety issues at Department of Energy defense nuclear facilities.

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Aerial photo on the Savannah River Site facility

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Resident Inspector Reports

Hanford

November 17, 2023	Hanford Week Ending November 17 2023	Resident Inspector Weekly Report	PDF
November 10, 2023	Hanford Week Ending November 10 2023	Resident Inspector Weekly Report	PDF
November 3, 2023	Hanford Week Ending November 3 2023	Resident Inspector Weekly Report	PDF
October 27, 2023	Hanford Week Ending October 27 2023	Resident Inspector Weekly Report	PDF
October 20, 2023	Hanford Week Ending October 20 2023	Resident Inspector Weekly Report	PDF

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

August 30, 2013	Lawrence Livermore Week Ending August 30, 2013	Resident Inspector Weekly Report	PDF
August 23, 2013	Lawrence Livermore Week Ending August 23, 2013	Resident Inspector Weekly Report	PDF
August 16, 2013	Lawrence Livermore Week Ending August 16, 2013	Resident Inspector Weekly Report	PDF
August 9, 2013	Lawrence Livermore Week Ending August 9, 2013	Resident Inspector Weekly Report	PDF
August 2, 2013	Lawrence Livermore Week Ending August 2, 2013	Resident Inspector Weekly Report	PDF

Los Alamos National Laboratory

November 10, 2023	Los Alamos Week Ending November 10 2023	Resident Inspector Weekly Report	PDF
November 3, 2023	Los Alamos Week Ending November 3 2023	Resident Inspector Weekly Report	PDF
October 27, 2023	Los Alamos Week Ending October 27 2023	Resident Inspector Weekly Report	PDF
October 20, 2023	Los Alamos Week Ending October 20 2023	Resident Inspector Weekly Report	PDF
October 13, 2023	Los Alamos Week Ending October 13 2023	Resident Inspector Weekly Report	PDF

Pantex

November 17, 2023	Pantex Week Ending November 17 2023	Resident Inspector Weekly Report	PDF
November 10, 2023	Pantex Week Ending November 10 2023	Resident Inspector Weekly Report	PDF
November 3, 2023	Pantex Week Ending November 3 2023	Resident Inspector Weekly Report	PDF
October 27, 2023	Pantex Week Ending October 27 2023	Resident Inspector Weekly Report	PDF
October 20, 2023	Pantex Week Ending October 20 2023	Resident Inspector Weekly Report	PDF

Savannah River Site

October 13, 2023	Savannah River Week Ending October 13 2023	Resident Inspector Weekly Report	PDF
October 6, 2023	Savannah River Week Ending October 6 2023	Resident Inspector Weekly Report	PDF
September 29, 2023	Savannah River Week Ending September 29 2023	Resident Inspector Weekly Report	PDF
September 22, 2023	Savannah River Week Ending September 22 2023	Resident Inspector Weekly Report	PDF
September 15, 2023	Savannah River Week Ending September 15 2023	Resident Inspector Weekly Report	PDF

Y-12 National Security Complex / Oak Ridge National Laboratory

November 17, 2023	Oak Ridge Week Ending November 17 2023	Resident Inspector Weekly Report	PDF
November 10, 2023	Oak Ridge Week Ending November 10 2023	Resident Inspector Weekly Report	PDF
November 3, 2023	Oak Ridge Week Ending November 3 2023	Resident Inspector Weekly Report	PDF
October 27, 2023	Oak Ridge Week Ending October 27 2023	Resident Inspector Weekly Report	PDF
October 20, 2023	Oak Ridge Week Ending October 20 2023	Resident Inspector Weekly Report	PDF

Date	Title	Document Type	Document
November 28, 2023	SRPPF Facility Worker Protection	Letter	PDF
November 27, 2023	Response to Aging Infrastructure Benchmarking Report	Letter	PDF
October 11, 2023	Aging Infrastructure Benchmark Report Initial Response	Letter	PDF
October 4, 2023	SRS SRTE Annual Reporting Requirement	Letter	PDF
September 26, 2023	DOE Letter transmitting Deliverable 5.1.2 of the IP for Recommendation 2020-1 (Received by the Board 09.27.23)	Letter	PDF
September 25, 2023	DOE Response to SRPPF Facility Worker Protection letter of August 3 2023 (Received by the Board 09.27.23)	Letter	PDF

Recommendations

Title
10 CFR 830, Nuclear Safety Requirements
Safety of the Savannah River Tritium Facilities
Pantex Uncontrolled Hazard Scenarios and 10 CFR 830 Implementation
Savannah River Site Building 235-F Safety

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