Public Hearing on Safety Culture and Board Recommendation 2011-1 (3rd)

October 7, 2014 12:30pm to 3:45pm
Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board
625 Indiana Ave., NW
Suite 352
Washington, DC 20004

This public meeting and hearing is the third in a series to address safety culture at Department of Energy (DOE) defense nuclear facilities and the Board’s Recommendation 2011–1, Safety Culture at the Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant. The meeting will be convened in a single session with three panels. In the first panel, the Honorable Ernest J. Moniz, Secretary, U.S. Department of Energy, will provide remarks concerning his vision for establishing a strong safety culture in DOE. Secretary Moniz will also discuss his views on other Departmental priorities. In the second panel, the Board will receive remarks from the Honorable Madelyn Creedon, Principal Deputy Administrator, National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA). Ms. Creedon is expected to discuss concerns identified in NNSA safety culture assessments and present her approaches to address those concerns. She is also expected to offer her perspective on the safety culture of NNSA contractor organizations, her expectations for safety culture, and her approaches to address any identified safety culture concerns. In the third and final panel, the Board will receive remarks from Mr. Mark Whitney, Acting Assistant Secretary for Environmental Management, DOE. Mr. Whitney is similarly expected to discuss concerns identified in safety culture assessments of Environmental Management (EM) organizations and his approaches to address those concerns. He will also discuss his perspective on the safety culture of EM contractor organizations, his expectations for safety culture, and his approaches to address any identified safety culture concerns.


Documentation

Public Hearing Transcript
Date Title Document
November 20, 2014
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