Departmental Representative to the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board

Recommendation 97-2, Continuation of Criticality Safety

97-2 BY YEAR: 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997
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• Board Recommendation:  from Chairman Conway to Secretary Pe�a, dated May 19, 1997.
• Department Response:  from Secretary Pe�a to Chairman Conway, dated July 14, 1997.
• Department Implementation Plan:  dated December 12, 1997.
• Board Closure:  dated August 7, 2003.

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• January 29, 2008, Board letter regarding their review of the report, Status of the Department of Energy Nuclear Criticality Safety Program for Calendar Year 2006, dated March 12, 2007. This letter modifies the annual reporting requirement established for closure of Recommendation 97-2, and grants DOE a one-time extension of 60 days beyond the deadline for the due date of the 2007 Annual Report.

• March 12, 2007, Department letter forwarding the Nuclear Criticality Safety Program report for calendar year 2006.

• February 8, 2006, Department letter forwarding the Nuclear Criticality Safety Program for Calendar Year 2005.

• February 11, 2005, Board letter establishing a 60-day reporting requirement regarding Nuclear Criticality Safety issues at the Plutonium Finishing Plant.
• February 1, 2005, Department letter forwarding report on Criticality Safety for Calendar Year 2004.

• April 5, 2004, Board letter regarding the existing annual reporting requirement on nuclear criticality safety.
• February 13, 2004, Department letter forwarding the annual report on Criticality Safety for Calendar Year 2003.

• August 7, 2003, Board letter establishing an annual reporting requirement on the status of the Department's Nuclear Criticality Safety Program and closing Recommendation 97-2, Continuation of Criticality Safety.
• May 30, 2003, Department letter forwarding the Quarterly Status Report for the second quarter of Fiscal Year 2003 relative to the 97-2 implementation plan, Criticality Safety.
• February 4, 2003, Department letter forwarding the first quarterly report for Fiscal Year 2003 relative to implementation plan 97-2, Criticality Safety, and the publication of DOE-STD-1158-2002, Self-Assessment for DOE Contractor Criticality Safety Programs, completing all Technical Report 29 commitments.

• October 31, 2002, Department letter forwarding the Department's fourth quarter status report for fiscal year 2002 relative to implementation plan 97-2, Criticality Safety.
• August 7, 2002, Department letter enclosing the 3rd Quarter Status Report for Fiscal Year 2002 on the 97-2 implementation plan.
• April 16, 2002, Department letter enclosing the quarterly status report for the first and second quarters of Fiscal Year 2002 relative to Implementation Plan 97-2, Criticality Safety.

• November 21, 2001, Department letter enclosing the 4th Quarter Status Report for FY 2001 relative to Implementation Plan 97-2.
• August 23, 2001, Department letter enclosing the third quarter fiscal year 2001 Status Report of the Implementation Plan for Recommendation 97-2.
• July 20, 2001, Board letter outlining issues that still must be resolved to achieve the criticality infrastructure envisioned by the Board in Recommendation 97-2, Criticalty Safet.
• May 14, 2001, Department letter forwarding the 2nd Quarterly Status Report for FY 2001 in relation to Implementation Plan 97-2.
• February 22, 2001, Department letter enclosing the quarterly status report for the first quarter, fiscal year 2001 relative to Implementation Plan 97-2.

• October 24, 2000, Department letter enclosing the 4th quarter status report of Fiscal Year 2000 on Implementation Plan 97-2, Criticality Safety.
• September 18, 2000, Department memorandum for Heads of Departmental Elements announcing a two-day Nuclear Criticality Safety Workshop on October 23, 2000 in Albuquerque, NM.
• September 18, 2000, Department memorandum for Heads of Departmental Elements on the continuation of nuclear criticality safety initiatives.
• July 27, 2000, Department letter enclosing Third Quarter Status Report for FY 2000 on Implementation Plan 97-2.
• May 10, 2000, Department letter forwarding the second quarter status report for Fiscal Year 2000 in compliance to Implementation Plan 97-2.
• February 29, 2000, Department letter forwarding the quarterly status report of Implementation Plan 97-2 for the first quarter of Fiscal Year 2000.

• December 21, 1999, Board letter forwarding a staff issue report on the status of Implementation Plan for Recommendation 97-2.
• November 4, 1999, Department letter forwarding fourth quarter status report on Recommendation 97-2 for fiscal year 1999.
• August 19, 1999, Department letter forwarding the 3rd quarter status report per the 97-2 implementation plan.
• August 11, 1999, Department letter forwarding report on plans and schedule addressing issues identified during the Los Alamos National Laboratory Safety Management Assessment and for establishing an Authorization Agreement for the TA-18 site.
• July 7, 1999, Department letter requesting a 60-day extension to complete the report on plans and schedule for addressing issues at the TA-18 site.
• May 26, 1999, Department letter forwarding the quarterly status report for the second quarter, Fiscal Year 1999, per the 97-2 implementation plan.
• May 11, 1999, Board letter establishing a 30-day reporting requirements on plans and schedule for addressing the issues in the LANL safety management assessments and for establishing a TA-18 Authorization Agreement.
• February 23, 1999, Department letter forwarding a quarterly status report for the first quarter FY1999 per the 97-2 implementation plan.

• October 30, 1998, Department letter forwarding a quarterly status report for the fourth quarter per the 97-2 implementation plan.
• August 19, 1998, Department memorandum forwarding the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) defining funding arrangements for ensuring that the 97-2 implementation plan commitments are satisfied.
• August 4, 1998, Department letter forwarding the third quarterly status report required by the 97-2 implementation plan.
• April 21, 1998, Department letter forwarding the quarterly status for the second quarter, FY 1998 per the 97-2 implementation plan.
• March 30, 1998, Department letter forwarding completion of commitment 6.2.1, milestone 4 per the 97-2 implementation plan.
• February 2, 1998, Department letter forwarding the deliverable/milestone per the 97-2 implementation plan.

• December 31, 1997, Board letter accepting the 97-2 implementation plan.
• December 12, 1997, Department letter forwarding the 97-2 implementation plan.
• October 28, 1997, Department letter requesting an additional 45 days to complete the 97-2 implementation plan.
• August 26, 1997, Board letter acknowledging receipt of the Department's acceptance of recommendation 97-2.
• July 14, 1997, Department letter accepting recommendation 97-2.
• May 19, 1997, Board letter forwarding recommendation 97-2, Continuation of Criticality Safety at Defense Nuclear Facilities in the DOE Complex.