Our Policies

Title	Date	Description	Document
PS-8 on Oversight of Department of Energy Defense Nuclear Facility Standards	2018-06-28		PDF
PS-7 Policy Statement on Communication and Disposition of Safety Items	2018-05-22	This policy statement established aspects of the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board communications and disposition of safety items.	PDF
PS-6 Policy Statement on Oversight of Design and Construction of Defense Nuclear Facilities	2017-07-24		PDF
PS-5 Policy Statement on Assessing Risk	2013-08-15	This policy statement establishes the approach the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board will take to assess risk when making recommendations to the Secretary of Energy.	PDF
PS-4 Policy on Board Operating Practices and Procedures	2013-01-25	Repealed
PS-3 - Policy Statement on Board Oversight of Department of Energy decommissioning Activities at Defense Nuclear Facilities	1996-08-19	This policy statement describes the decommissioning phase of a DOE defense nuclear facility and identifies the Board's safety oversight responsibilities for decommissioning activities.	PDF
PS-2 - Board Policy on transmittal of Trip Reports and other Safety Information to the Secretary of Energy	1992-12-31	This policy statement establishes procedures for Board transmittal of trip reports and other safety information to the Secretary of Energy in those cases where (1) the information will be of assistance to the Secretary; and (2) the information does not warrant issuance of a Board recommendation.	PDF
PS-1 - Criteria for Judging the Adequacy of DOE Responses and Implementation Plans for Board Recommendations	1990-10-19	This policy statement, the Board's first, establishes the criteria which the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board will use in judging the adequacy of DOE Responses and Implementation Plans for Board Recomnlendations. The criteria are derived from the legal requirements contained in the Board's enabling legislation.	PDF