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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.

CORONAVIRUS UPDATE: The DNFSB remains open for business with staff working remotely. For more information about the response to COVID-19, please go to: https://www.coronavirus.gov

The DNFSB Pandemic Response and Recovery Plan is here.

The July 13, 2021 DNFSB Public Meeting and Hearing on the Status of the Savannah River Site is Here.

Resident Inspector Reports

Hanford

June 17, 2022	Hanford Week Ending June 17 2022	Resident Inspector Weekly Report	PDF
June 10, 2022	Hanford Week Ending June 10 2022	Resident Inspector Weekly Report	PDF
June 3, 2022	Hanford Week Ending June 3 2022	Resident Inspector Weekly Report	PDF
May 27, 2022	Hanford Week Ending May 27 2022	Resident Inspector Weekly Report	PDF
May 20, 2022	Hanford Week Ending May 20 2022 (002)	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

June 17, 2022	Los Alamos Week Ending June 17 2022	Resident Inspector Weekly Report	PDF
June 10, 2022	Los Alamos Week Ending June 10 2022	Resident Inspector Weekly Report	PDF
June 3, 2022	Los Alamos Week Ending June 3 2022	Resident Inspector Weekly Report	PDF
May 27, 2022	Los Alamos Week Ending May 27 2022 (002)	Resident Inspector Weekly Report	PDF
May 20, 2022	Los Alamos Week Ending May 20 2022	Resident Inspector Weekly Report	PDF

Pantex

June 10, 2022	Pantex Week Ending June 10 2022	Resident Inspector Weekly Report	PDF
June 3, 2022	Pantex Week Ending June 3 2022	Resident Inspector Weekly Report	PDF
May 27, 2022	Pantex Week Ending May 27 2022	Resident Inspector Weekly Report	PDF
May 20, 2022	Pantex Week Ending May 20 2022	Resident Inspector Weekly Report	PDF
May 13, 2022	Pantex Week Ending May 13, 2022	Resident Inspector Weekly Report	PDF

Savannah River Site

June 3, 2022	Savannah River Week Ending June 3 2022	Resident Inspector Weekly Report	PDF
May 27, 2022	Savannah River Week Ending May 27 2022	Resident Inspector Weekly Report	PDF
May 20, 2022	Savannah River Week Ending May 20 2022	Resident Inspector Weekly Report	PDF
May 13, 2022	Savannah River Week Ending May 13 2022	Resident Inspector Weekly Report	PDF
May 6, 2022	Savannah River Week Ending May 6 2022 (002)	Resident Inspector Weekly Report	PDF

Y-12 National Security Complex / Oak Ridge National Laboratory

June 17, 2022	Oak Ridge Week Ending June 17 2022	Resident Inspector Weekly Report	PDF
June 10, 2022	Oak Ridge Week Ending June 10 2022	Resident Inspector Weekly Report	PDF
June 3, 2022	Oak Ridge Week Ending June 3, 2022	Resident Inspector Weekly Report	PDF
May 27, 2022	Oak Ridge Week Ending May 27 2022	Resident Inspector Weekly Report	PDF
May 20, 2022	Oak Ridge Week Ending May 20 2022	Resident Inspector Weekly Report	PDF

Date	Title	Document Type	Document
July 1, 2022	Report to Congress - DNFSB Access to Information Denials	Letter	PDF
June 22, 2022	DOE Response to January 24, 2022 Letter re Conceptual Design Review of the Savannah River Plutonium Processing Facility	Letter	PDF
June 16, 2022	National Criticality Experiments Research Facility Criticality Safety Program	Letter	PDF
June 16, 2022	Complex-Wide USQ for PSHA Update	Letter	PDF
June 12, 2022	DOE Pantex Pit Inventory Report	Letter	PDF
May 10, 2022	Pantex External Dosimetry	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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