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Departmental Representative to the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board
Recommendation 2009-2, Los Alamos National Laboratory Plutonium Facility Seismic Safety
2009-2 BY YEAR:
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This page last updated Friday, March 31, 2017
Key Documents & Information
- Board Recommendation: from Vice Chairman John E. Mansfield to Secretary Chu, dated October 26, 2009.
- Department Response: from Secretary Chu to Vice Chairman John E. Mansfield, dated February 2, 2010.
- Department Implementation Plan: dated July 13, 2010.
- Board Closure: dated January 3, 2017.
Chronicle of Related Correspondence
- August 29, 2016, Department letter responding to the Board letter of May 12, 2016, providing NNSA’s assessment of vulnerabilities of the Fire Suppression System at the Plutonium Facility at Los Alamos National Laboratory.
- May 12, 2016, Board letter establishing a 90-day reporting requirement for NNSA’s assessment of the LANL Plutonium Facility’s Fire Suppression System vulnerabilities and their impact on the facility’s current and planned safety posture.
- September 30, 2015, Board letter communicating its annual assessment on DOE’s activities and progress for Recommendation 2009-2, Los Alamos National Laboratory Plutonium Facility Seismic Safety.
- August 18, 2015, Department letter informing the Board of the next steps to improve the seismic performance of the Plutonium Facility (PF-4) at the Los Alamos National Laboratory.
- February 13, 2015, Department letter providing an updated plan and schedule for completing the alternate seismic analysis of the Los Alamos National Laboratory Plutonium Facility in response to the Board letter of December 17, 2014.
- December 17, 2014, Board letter establishing a 30-day reporting requirement for an updated plan and schedule for completing the alternate seismic analysis of the Los Alamos National Laboratory Plutonium Facility.
- September 5, 2014, Department letter providing the current plans for resumption of operations at the Plutonium Facility (PF-4) at Los Alamos National Laboratory.
- September 3, 2013, Department letter responding to the Board letter of July 17, 2013, and providing a schedule outlining the path to complete the alternate analysis for a seismic collapse scenario at the Los Alamos National Laboratory Plutonium Facility.
- July 17, 2013, Board letter establishing a 45-day reporting requirement for a schedule outlining the path to complete the alternate analysis for a seismic collapse scenario at the Los Alamos National Laboratory Plutonium Facility.
- March 27, 2013, Department letter in response to the Board’s letter of January 3, 2013, concerning DOE senior leadership’s assessment of the current state of public and worker protection for seismic accident scenarios, and the risk reduction measures to be applied to mitigate near term seismic risks of the Plutonium Facility (PF-4) at Los Alamos National Laboratory.
- January 3, 2013, Board letter establishing a 60-day reporting requirement for DOE senior leadership’s assessment of the current state of public and worker protection for seismic accident scenarios, and the risk reduction measures to be applied to mitigate near term seismic risks of the Plutonium Facility (PF-4) at Los Alamos National Laboratory.
- November 5, 2012, Department letter in response to Board letter of June 18, 2012, regarding the safety basis for the Plutonium Facility at Los Alamos National Laboratory.
- September 28, 2012, Department letter responding to the Board letter of July 18, 2012, regarding seismic analysis of the Plutonium Facility at Los Alamos National Laboratory.
- September 6, 2012, Department letter requesting an additional 60-day extension to respond to Board letter of June 18, 2012, concerning the approved safety basis for the Plutonium Facility (PF-4) at Los Alamos National Laboratory. This letter also indicates that NNSA will provide a revised project execution plan for seismically-related upgrades to PF-4 within 90 days of completion of the final report for the current scope of non-linear static seismic analyses.
- August 14, 2012, Department letter indicating that the detailed response to the Board's letter of July 18, 2012, regarding the seismic structural analysis for the Plutonium Facility at Los Alamos National Laboratory, will be provided by September 28, 2012.
- July 18, 2012, Board letter establishing a 30-day reporting requirement regarding the seismic structural analysis for the Plutonium Facility at Los Alamos National Laboratory.
- March 20, 2012, Department letter informing the Board of the completion of deliverable 5.4.4 of the Implementation Plan for Recommendation 2009-2, Los Alamos National Laboratory Plutonium Facility Seismic Safety.
- March 8, 2012, Board letter enclosing a copy of the Board’s Report to Congress on the Status of Significant Unresolved Issues with the Department of Energy's Design and Construction Projects.
- January 30, 2012, Department letter detailing the technical basis, actions taken to improve safety, and plans for safety improvements to continuously ensure adequate protection of public safety from operations at the Los Alamos National Laboratory's Plutonium Facility (PF-4).
- November 15, 2011, Department letter informing the Board of completion of Commitment 5.2.3, and updating the completion date for Commitment 5.4.4 of the Implementation Plan for Recommendation 2009-2, Los Alamos National Laboratory Plutonium Facility (PF-4) Seismic Safety
- September 29, 2011, Department letter transmitting deliverable 5.4.5, and requesting due date extensions for deliverables 5.2.3 and 5.4.4 of the Implementation Plan for Recommendation 2009-2, Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) Plutonium Facility (PF-4) Seismic Safety.
- September 23, 2011, Board letter forwarding a copy of the Report to Congress on the Status of Significant Unresolved Issues with the Department of Energy Design and Construction Projects.
- July 20, 2011, Department letter requesting 60-day extension to complete Implementation Plan deliverables 5.2.3 and 5.4.4 of Recommendation 2009-2, Los Alamos National Laboratory Plutonium Facility Seismic Safety
- June 28, 2011, Department letter forwarding deliverables 5.2.2 and 5.3.2 of the Implementation Plan for Recommendation 2009-2, Los Alamos National Laboratory Plutonium Facility Seismic Safety.
- June 15, 2011, Board letter forwarding a copy of the Report to Congress on the Status of Significant Unresolved Issues with the Department of Energy's Design and Construction Projects (dated June 15, 2011).
- June 8, 2011, Department letter requesting 30-day extension on two Recommendation 2009-2, Los Alamos National Laboratory Plutonium Facility Seismic Safety, Implementation Plan deliverables.
- April 29, 2011, Department letter transmitting Deliverable 5.4.3 for the Implementation Plan for Board Recommendation 2009-2, Los Alamos National Laboratory Plutonium Facility Seismic Safety.
- April 1, 2011, Department letter transmitting Deliverable 5.4.2 for the Implementation Plan for Board Recommendation 2009-2, Los Alamos National Laboratory Plutonium Facility Seismic Safety.
- January 31, 2011, Department letter transmitting Deliverable 5.4.1 for the Implementation Plan for Board Recommendation 2009-2, Los Alamos National Laboratory Plutonium Facility Seismic Safety to the Board.
- January 7, 2011, Department letter transmitting deliverable 5.1 of IP for Recommendation 2009-2, Los Alamos National Laboratory Plutonium Facility Seismic Safety, documenting near-term actions completed to reduce consequences of a seismically-induced fire.
- December 30, 2010, Board letter forwarding the Quarterly Report to Congress on the Status of Significant Unresolved Issues with the Department of Energy Design and Construction Projects.
- December 17, 2010, Board letter accepting the Implementation Plan for Recommendation 2009-2, Los Alamos National Laboratory Plutonium Facility Seismic Safety.
- November 9, 2010, Department letter elaborating the process and criteria being used to evaluate control strategies for seismically-induced events for the Implementation Plan for Board Recommendation 2009-2 Los Alamos National Laboratory Plutonium Facility Seismic Safety.
- November 9, 2010, Department letter transmitting Deliverable 5.2.1 for the Implementation Plan for Board Recommendation 2009-2 Los Alamos National Laboratory Plutonium Facility Seismic Safety.
- September 30, 2010, Department letter transmitting Deliverable 5.3.1 for IP 2009-2 Los Alamos National Laboratory Plutonium Facility Seismic Safety.
- September 3, 2010, Board letter forwarding a copy of the Report to Congress on the Status of Significant Unresolved Issues with the Department's Design and Construction Projects.
- August 25, 2010, Department letter concerning the Clarification on the Decision Logic and Criteria for the Implementation Plan for Recommendation 2009-2, Los Alamos National Laboratory Plutonium Facility Seismic Safety.
- July 13, 2010, Department letter forwarding the Department's Implementation Plan for Board Recommendation 2009-2, Los Alamos National Laboratory Plutonium Facility Seismic Safety.
- June 3, 2010, Department letter requesting a 45-day extension to complete the Implementation Plan for Recommendation 2009-2.
- March 1, 2010, Federal Register publication of the Department's response to Board recommendation 2009-2, Los Alamos National Laboratory Plutonium Facility Seismic Safety.
- February 2, 2010, Department letter accepting Board Recommendation 2009-2, Los Alamos National Laboratory Plutonium Facility Seismic Safety, and providing key recent and near-term actions to improve facility safety at the LANL Plutonium Facility.
- January 20, 2010, Department letter requesting an extension to February 3, 2010 for responding to Board Recommendation 2009-2.
- January 6, 2010, Board letter responding to public comments on Recommendation 2009-2 (see letter posted on December 10, 2009).
- December 10, 2009, Board letter forwarding Think Outside the Bomb organization comments on Board Recommendation 2009-2.
- November 6, 2009, Federal Register publication of DNFSB Recommendation 2009-2, Los Alamos National Laboratory Plutonium Facility Seismic Safety.
- October 26, 2009, Board letter forwarding Recommendation 2009-2, Los Alamos National Laboratory Plutonium Facility Seismic Safety.
