Understanding the Safety Posture of the Plutonium Facility at Los Alamos National Laboratory

June 7, 2017 5:00pm to 9:45pm
Santa Fe Community Convention Center
201 West Marcy Street
Santa Fe, NM 87501

On June 7, the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board will hold a public hearing regarding the Plutonium Facility at Los Alamos National Laboratory. The Board’s goal is to understand:

  1. the risk associated with current and future Plutonium Facility inventory levels,
  2. actions taken by the National Nuclear Security Administration and Los Alamos National Laboratory to address opportunities identified by the Board to minimize material-at-risk,
  3. actions to reduce facility risk for long-term operations, and
  4. the adequacy and status of safety systems to support current and long term operations.

The public is invited to attend and participate in the public comment portion of the meeting. Individuals interested in speaking during the public comment period are encouraged to pre-register by submitting a request in writing to hearing@dnfsb.gov or by telephone to the Office of the General Counsel at (202) 694–7062 or (800) 788-4016. Individuals may also submit written comments both prior to and at the hearing.

Documentation related to the public hearing is available below.  Additional documentation will be posted as it becomes available.

Link Title: Session 1: 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7idOaaoS9T0

Link Title: Session 2 and Session 3: 7:15 PM - 9:45 PM
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-yQ77TOGG0 

 

The Board will hold the hearing record open until the close of business on July 7, 2017. Members of the public who would like to submit written comments should email them to hearing@dnfsb.gov prior to close of business on July 7. If you have any questions about public comment submission, please call the Office of the General Counsel at (202) 694–7062 or (800) 788-4016.

Documentation

Public Hearing Testimony
Date Title Document
July 25, 2017
Testimony 9, Lovato Statement PDF iconPDF
June 7, 2017
Testimony 11, Weinstock Statement PDF iconPDF
June 7, 2017
Testimony 12, Watchempino Statement PDF iconPDF
June 7, 2017
Exhibit and Testimony list PDF iconPDF
June 7, 2017
Testimony 1, Lebak Statement PDF iconPDF
June 7, 2017
Testimony 2, Fischahs Statement PDF iconPDF
June 7, 2017
Testimony 3, Anastas Statement PDF iconPDF
June 7, 2017
Testimony 4, Hiller PDF iconPDF
June 7, 2017
Testimony 5, McCoy Statement PDF iconPDF
June 7, 2017
Testimony 6, Gonzales Statement PDF iconPDF
June 7, 2017
Testimony 7, Eagle Statement PDF iconPDF
June 7, 2017
Testimony 8, Coghlan Statement PDF iconPDF
June 7, 2017
Testimony 10, Boudart Statement PDF iconPDF
Board Notational Vote
Date Title Document
June 7, 2017
2017-300-021 RFBA by Board Member Santos to Conduct a Public Hearing Week of March 20 2017 on Risk Reduction PDF iconPDF
Public Hearing Transcript
Date Title Document
June 7, 2017
Hearing Transcript PDF iconPDF