Departmental Representative to the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

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• September 9, 2010, Department letter transmitting a response to address work planning and control upgrades for the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL).
• June 14, 2010, Board letter establishing a 90-day reporting requirement for a report on actions to correct work planning and control deficiencies at LLNL.
• March 24, 2010, Department letter forwarding a report on actions taken and planned to improve activities at the LLNL Tritium Processing Facility.
• January 27, 2010, Board letter establishing a 60-day reporting requirement regarding deficiencies noted during the LLNL Tritium Process Station Readiness Assessment.

• No document links for 2009

• July 8, 2008, Department letter transmitting the 2004-2, Active Confinement Systems, IP deliverables 8.6.3 and 8.6.5 for the Plutonium Facility (Building 332) at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
• June 2, 2008, Department letter that transmits 6 NNSA Exclusion Reports and identifies one new facility for which a ventilation system evaluation will be performed in accordance with the IP for Recommendation 2004-2, Active Confinement Systems.

• October 1, 2007, Department letter transmitting NNSA Central Technical Authority (CTA) guidance to the Office of the Deputy Administrator for Defense Programs regarding expectations that the safety bases and controls be finalized and approved before a Contractor Readiness Assessment begins.

• October 11, 2006, Board letter regarding review of the Nuclear Criticality Safety Program implementation at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
• May 10, 2006, Board letter regarding authorization basis documentation for the Plutonium Facility at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.

• September 16, 2005, Department letter regarding resumption of programmatic operations in the Plutonium Facility at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
• July 26, 2005, Department letter forwarding Report on Livermore Site Office's evaluation of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's Configuration Management in Buildings 331, 334, 239, 251, and Radioactive and Hazardous Waste Management Facilities.
• March 18, 2005, Board letter establishing a 45-day reporting requirement regarding the seismic and structural adequacy of the Device Assembly Facility (DAF).
• March 9, 2005, Department letter forwarding status report on configuration management at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
• March 8, 2005, Board letter establishing a reporting requirement regarding resumption of programmatic operations in the Plutonium Facility.
• January 12, 2005, Department letter regarding Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's draft Building 332 Documented Safety Analysis.
• January 4, 2005, Department letter forwarding an interim report regarding configuration management for vital safety systems at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.

• November 23, 2004, Department letter providing status of NNSA's portion in Commitment 4.1.4 in the 2002-1 implementation plan, Quality Assurance for Safety-Related Software, which requires NNSA personnel assigned to Software Quality Assurance positions to have qualifications in accordance to the Technical Qualification program.
• November 10, 2004, Department letter regarding implementation of the guidance on Facility Representative training and staffing analysis.
• November 3, 2004, Board letter establishing a 60-day reporting requirement regarding configuration management program for safety systems at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and Livermore Site Office relative to the 2000-2 implementation plan, Configuration Management, Vital Safety Systems.
• October 7, 2004, Department letter regarding leak path factor for Building 332 at the Plutonium Facility at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
• September 17, 2004, Department letter reporting site-wide evaluations of training and qualification programs at Los Alamos National Laboratory, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, and Nevada Test Site.
• August 6, 2004, Board letter establishing a 45-day reporting requirement regarding site-wide evaluations of training and qualification programs at Los Alamos National Laboratory, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, and Nevada Test Site and after completion, a 30-day reporting requirement on corrective action plans to address evaluation findings.
• June 4, 2004, Department letter forwarding the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Site Office Functions, Responsibilities and Authorities Manuals (FRAMs), and plans for updating safety-related Orders, Standards, and supplemental Directives.
• May 21, 2004, Board letter requesting NNSA to brief the Board on actions taken to address issues regarding documentation and practices associated with activity-level work planning at NNSA sites.
• May 14, 2004, Department letter regarding safety basis for Building 332 at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
• April 26, 2004, Department letter reporting completion of stabilization and packaging of certain nuclear materials at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory relative to the 2000-1 implementation plan, Prioritization for Stabilizing Nuclear Materials.
• April 12, 2004, Board letter establishing a 30-day reporting requirement regarding safety basis for Building 332 at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.

• November 21, 2003, Department letter regarding Commitment 4.2.4 in implementation plan 2002-2, Weapons Laboratory Support of Defense Nuclear Complex, on process for selection, training, mentoring, and succession planning for weapons points-of-contact.
• October 17, 2003, Department letter providing requested clarifications for NNSA sites regarding habitability-related High Efficiency Particulate Air (HEPA) filters.
• September 30, 2003, Department letter reporting closure of Commitment 4.2.3 in implementation plan 2002-2, Weapons Laboratory Support of the Defense Nuclear Complex, which requires identifying the point-of-contact for each weapon system in the defense nuclear complex.
• July 10, 2003, Department letter providing status of the stabilization and packaging of excess plutonium and uranium at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in relation to the Department's 2000-1 implementation plan, Stabilization and Storage of Nuclear Material.
• June 23, 2003, Department letter responding to Board reporting requirement regarding safety bases for Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's defense nuclear facilities.
• April 10, 2003, Board letter establishing a 60-day reporting requirement regarding hazard assessment and control at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.

• December 31, 2002, Board letter regarding the Department's report on inactive actinide materials at the NNSA facilities.
• October 3, 2002, Board letter forwarding Recommendation 2002-2, Weapons Laboratory Support of the Defense Nuclear Complex.
• September 9, 2002, Board announcement of a Public Meeting on defense nuclear activities at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory scheduled for September 26, 2002 at 9:00 AM, PST, at the Shrine Event Center, Livermore, California.
• September 6, 2002, Department letter enclosing an Action Plan to address the issues on the emergency power system at Building 332 at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
• September 3, 2002, Department letter forwarding an initial Phase II assessment report on Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Building 625 Fire Sprinkler System relative to the 2000-2 implementation plan.
• May 20, 2002, Board letter establishing a 120-day reporting requirement addressing the issues outlined in the letter and the enclosed staff report regarding the management of inactive nuclear materials at the Department's Nuclear Weapons Laboratories.
• April 19, 2002, Board letter establishing a 30-day reporting requirement addressing the issues outlined in the enclosed staff report on the emergency power system at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's Plutonium Facility (Building 332).
• March 11, 2002, Board letter enclosing a staff issue report on the deactivation of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's Heavy Element Facility.
• February 22, 2002, Department letter forwarding Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's responses to Board staff questions on Building 332 Fire Protection Systems.
• January 15, 2002, Board letter enclosing a staff issue report on verification of hazard assessment at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.

• August 14, 2001, Board letter enclosing observations made by the Board�s staff during their observations of the pilot Phase II assessments of confinement ventilation systems conducted at the Savannah River Site�s H-Canyon and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
• July 25, 2001, Department letter responding to Board letter dated December 21, 1999 and enclosing the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) corrective action plan and current status of the corrective actions.
• January 8, 2001, Board letter enclosing a staff issue report on integrated hazard analysis at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, and establishing an 81-day reporting requirement for a briefing on corrective actions.

• June 26, 2000, Board letter forwarding a staff issue report regarding the authorization bases at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.

• February 23, 1999, Board letter commending Mr. Tarter on the safety management upgrade program at LLNL.
• January 8, 1999, Board letter forwarding staff issue reports on reporting requirements on Year 2000 compliance at LLNL and RF.

• No document links for 1998

• February 25, 1997, Board Staff Observation of the DOE/OAK Appraisal of LLNL ES&H Activities.
• February 3, 1997, Department letter responding to the deficiencies at LLNL Plutonium Facility.

     1996     

• November 26, 1996, Board staff trip report regarding the DOE/OAK Appraisal of LLNL ES&H Activities.
• October 25, 1996, Board letter summarizing concerns regarding deficiencies in the nuclear criticality safety program reviewed by staff on visit to LLNL.
• September 23, 1996, Board letter forwarding staff trip report regarding the Nuclear Explosive Safety Study for the Coded Optical Device Enable System.
• July 5, 1996, Board letter forwarding staff trip report on DOE Readiness Assessment.
• March 6, 1996, Board letter forwarding staff trip report on the Nuclear Explosive Safety Study for the Coded Optical Device Enable System.
• January 29, 1996, Board letter forwarding staff trip report regarding components of LLNL safety management system.

• October 5, 1995, Board staff trip report on Observation of DOE Readiness Assessment of the Lawrence Livermore Laboratory Plutonium Facility.
• June 14, 1995, Board letter expressing concern over the Plutonium Facility at LLNL and providing a summary of findings.
• March 13, 1995, Board staff trip report on the maintenance program at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.

• November 9, 1994, Board staff trip report on protection, formality of operations, and training at LLNL.
• August 24, 1994, Board staff trip report on plutonium storage at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
• August 9, 1994, Board staff trip Report for Visit to Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.

• No document links for 1993

• No document links for 1992

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