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Departmental Representative to the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board
Savannah River Site
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Key Documents & Information
- Savannah River Site Contact for Board Issues
- EHSS-1.1 Site Contact
- SRS Website
- Related Recommendations: 2019-2, 2012-1, 2011-1, 2001-1, 96-1, 92-3, 92-1, 91-5, 91-2, 90-1
Chronicle of Related Correspondence
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- December 23, 2020, Board letter regarding DOE’s revised Implementation Plan for Recommendation 2012-1, Savannah River Site Building 235-F Safety, and establishing a 60-day reporting requirement for a notification of DOE’s intent to address the ventilation system items at Building 235-F. The Board also requests annual updates regarding deactivation progress in Building 235-F, the results of radiological surveys and inspections to verify that contamination in the facility is not spreading, status updates on establishing a final end state determination with regulatory authorities, and the updated schedules for activities required to achieve such a final end state.
- January 3, 2020, Department letter responding to the Board letter of December 5, 2019, in which the Board reaffirms Recommendation 2019-2, Safety of the Savannah River Site Tritium Facilities.
- August 5, 2019, Board letter granting the 45-day extension for DOE to provide the response for Recommendation 2019-2, Safety of the Savannah River Site Tritium Facilities
- June 11, 2019, Board letter forwarding Recommendation 2019-2, Safety of the Savannah River Site Tritium Facilities.
- January 25, 2019, Department letter transmitting the 2018 Annual Criticality Safety Metrics Report.
- December 21, 2018, Department letter transmitting the Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2018, to also include deliverables 1-7, 1-8, 1-9, 1-11, 1-13, 3-3, and 3-4 of the Implementation Plan for Recommendation 2012-1, Savannah River Site Building 235-F Safety.
- December 7, 2018, Board letter establishing a reporting requirement for a briefing and a copy of DOE’s evaluation of whether or not the SRS H-Canyon Exhaust (HCAEX) Tunnel is necessary as a post-seismic safety class control.
- September 7, 2018, Board letter providing the results of its review of the SRS H-Canyon Facility Justification for Continued Operation (JCO) and its identification of several issues with the implementation of compensatory measure in the JCO, for DOE’s information and use.
- August 20, 2018, Department letter responding to the May 17, 2018, Board letter regarding the path forward to ensure the continued structural integrity of the H-Canyon Exhaust Tunnel at the Savannah River Site.
- August 14, 2018, Board letter providing its evaluation of DOE’s progress on Recommendation 2012-1, Savannah River Site Building 235-F Safety, and providing its advice to DOE for the remaining Implementation Plan deliverables for DOE’s information and use.
- August 14, 2018, Board letter encouraging DOE to evaluate and disseminate a DOE Operating Experience document for information contained in DOE’s April 4, 2018, response letter to the Board concerning SRS Conduct of Operations safety management program.
- June 27, 2018, Board letter recognizing and congratulating Mr. Tom Kohler of the DOE Savannah River Operations Office on being named the 2017 DOE Facility Representative of the Year.
- June 4, 2018, Board letter describing its current concerns regarding the Savannah River Site revised tritium facilities safety basis and analyses, and noting that the Board will review DOE's approved revision to the safety documentation and provide independent analysis and advice regarding any additional items of concern.
- June 4, 2018, Board letter congratulating Ms. Anne Marie White on her confirmation as Assistant Secretary of Energy for Environmental Management and providing a brief summary of some of the Board’s current nuclear safety oversight activities at the Office of Environmental Management’s Defense Nuclear Facilities.
- May 17, 2018, Board letter establishing a 90-day reporting requirement for a written response and briefing on the path forward to ensure the continued structural integrity of the H-Canyon Exhaust Tunnel at the Savannah River Site (SRS) or any alternatives being evaluated to replace the exhaust tunnel.
- April 27, 2018, Board letter noting that the Board had decided to not issue a final recommendation concerning atmospheric dispersion modeling at the Savannah River Site, and enclosing the Board's proposed final recommendation, the notational votes, and vote comments for DOE’s information.
- April 24, 2018, Board letter regarding the fire detection and response time at the Solid Waste Management Facility (SWMF) at Savannah River Site for DOE’s information and use.
- April 4, 2018, Department letter in response to the Board letter dated January 4, 2018, regarding Conduct of Operations Safety Management Program at the Savannah River Site.
- January 4, 2018, Board letter establishing a 90-day reporting requirement for a report and briefing related to Conduct of Operations Safety Management Program at the Savannah River Site.
- December 15, 2017, Department letter transmitting the Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2017, to also include deliverables 1-13, 3-3, and 3-4 of the Implementation Plan for Recommendation 2012-1, Savannah River Site Building 235-F Safety.
- September 13, 2017, Board letter regarding the designation of specific administrative controls (SACs) at the Savannah River Site (SRS) for DOE’s use as appropriate.
- December 21, 2016, Department letter transmitting the Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2016, to also include deliverables 1-12, 3-3, and 3-4 of the Implementation Plan for Recommendation 2012-1, Savannah River Site Building 235-F Safety.
- September 16, 2016, Board letter documenting concerns with the nuclear criticality safety program at Savannah River Site (SRS) and transmitting the DNFSB Staff Issue Report for DOE’s consideration.
- June 20, 2016, Board letter recognizing and congratulating Mr. James Guerry, DOE Savannah River Field Office, on being honored as the recipient of the 2015 DOE Annual Safety System Oversight Award.
- January 28, 2016, Department letter transmitting deliverable for Action 1-3 (Restore cell infrastructure in Plutonium fuel Form cells 6 through 9) of the Implementation Plan for Recommendation 2012-1, Savannah River Site Building 235-F Safety.
- January 15, 2016, Department letter responding to the Board letter of November 10, 2015, and documenting the anticipated scope and schedule for Building 235-F risk reduction activities in fiscal years 2016 and 2017, to support the Implementation Plan for Recommendation 2012-1, Savannah River Site Building 235-F Safety.
- January 7, 2016, Board letter transmitting the review of the safety basis for the Tritium Extraction Facility at the Savannah River Site for NNSA’s information and use as the facility safety basis is updated.
- December 22, 2015, Board letter transmitting the report entitled, Emergency Preparedness and Response at the Savannah River Site, for DOE/NNSA use in implementing actions in response to Recommendation 2014-1.
- December 22, 2015, Department letter transmitting the Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2015, to also include deliverables 1-10, 3-3, and 3-4 of the Implementation Plan for Recommendation 2012-1, Savannah River Site Building 235-F Safety.
- December 16, 2015, Board letter transmitting the report on H-Canyon Seismic Performance and Condition for DOE’s information and use as DOE addresses concerns with the structural integrity of the H-Canyon Exhaust Tunnel at the Savannah River Site.
- December 16, 2015, Department letter responding to the Board letter of August 3, 2015, regarding the analyses, controls, and path forward related to postulated flammability hazards at the Defense Waste Processing Facility (DWPF) at SRS.
- November 10, 2015, Board letter establishing a 60-day reporting requirement for a report documenting the scope and schedule for Building 235-F decontamination activities in fiscal years 2016 and 2017, to support the Implementation Plan for Recommendation 2012-1, Savannah River Site Building 235-F Safety.
- October 20, 2015, Board letter communicating areas for improving the safety basis at the Savannah River Site L-Area storage basin.
- August 3, 2015, Board letter establishing a 90-day reporting requirement for a report that addresses the safety basis issues at the Defense Waste Processing Facility (DWPF) at SRS, specifically: DOE's analysis of interactions between non-safety and safety components in the melter off-gas system; the adequacy of compensatory measures for the retained hydrogen PISA; and the path forward for resolving the melter feed rate, retained hydrogen and antifoam flammability PISAs.
- July 29, 2015, Department letter providing an update on the progress of activities to meet deliverables 1-3 and 1-4 of the Implementation Plan for Recommendation 2012-1, Savannah River Site Building 235-F Safety.
- July 21, 2015, Department letter transmitting the Office of Environmental Management's deliverable for Action 2-13 (site-specific safety culture sustainment tools) of the Implementation Plan for Recommendation 2011-1, Safety Culture at the Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant.
- June 22, 2015, Board Project Letter documenting the results of the Board's staff review of the Documented Safety Analysis for Critical Decision 4 for the SRS K-Area Complex Purification Area Vault Project.
- May 13, 2015, Board Project Letter for Critical Decision 4 (approve start of operations or project completion) for the Waste Solidification Building at the Savannah River Site.
- March 9, 2015, Board letter in response to the DOE letter of November 28, 2014, regarding the revised schedule and deliverable dates for commitments in the Implementation Plan for Recommendation 2012-1, Savannah River Site Building 235-F Safety.
- February 2, 2015, Department letter notifying the Board of the completion of Action 2c-3 (Fire Detection and Alarm System installation and acceptance test completion) of the Implementation Plan for Recommendation 2012-1, Savannah River Site Building 235-F Safety.
- December 31, 2014, Department letter transmitting the Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2014, to also include deliverables 1-6, 3-3, and 3-4 of the Implementation Plan for Recommendation 2012-1, Savannah River Site Building 235-F Safety.
- December 10, 2014, National Nuclear Security Administration memorandum approving the site performance culture sustainment plans per Action 2-13 of the Implementation Plan for Recommendation 2011-1, Safety Culture at the Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant.
- November 28, 2014, Department letter providing a summary of schedule changes for the remaining actions and deliverables in the Implementation Plan for Recommendation 2012-1, Savannah River Site Building 235-F Safety.
- November 13, 2014, Department letter transmitting the Office of Environmental Management’s deliverable for Action 2-12 of the Implementation Plan for Recommendation 2011-1, Safety Culture at the Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant.
- October 3, 2014, Department letter transmitting deliverables from the National Nuclear Security Administration for Action 2-10 and 2-12 of the Implementation Plan for Recommendation 2011-1, Safety Culture at the Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant.
- September 25, 2014, Department letter informing the Board that DOE Savannah River and its contractor successfully completed the dissolution of the Sodium Reactor Experiment used nuclear fuel at the L-Area Disassembly Basin at the Savannah River Site.
- September 19, 2014, Board letter transmitting the September 2014 Periodic Report to Congress on the status of significant unresolved issues with DOE’s design and construction projects.
- September 16, 2014, Department letter responding to the Board letter of August 7, 2014, concerning the current safety challenges at the National Nuclear Security Administration's defense nuclear facilities.
- August 7, 2014, Board letter providing a summary of the current challenges NNSA faces in the area of safety at NNSA’s defense nuclear facilities
- May 20, 2014, Board letter recognizing Mr. Robert D. Yates of the Savannah River Operations Office as the 2013 Department of Energy Facility Representative of the Year.
- May 16, 2014, Board letter concerning the shortcomings in the safe performance of work across the Savannah River Site and establishing a 60-day reporting requirement for a briefing to (1) identify the actions taken by DOE and its contractors to improve performance, and (2) identify how DOE and the contractors' assurance programs will evaluate the effectiveness of these actions.
- September 3, 2013, Board letter acknowledging and congratulating Mr. John Barnes of the Savannah River Operations Office on being awarded the 2012 DOE Facility Representative of the Year.
- August 29, 2013, Department letter transmitting deliverable 3-4 of the Implementation Plan for Recommendation 2012-1, Savannah River Site Building 235-F Safety. This letter also transmits revised dates for some deliverables under the Implementation Plan.
- May 30, 2013, Department letter transmitting deliverable consistent with commitment 1.1 (Complete project deactivation planning for Plutonium Fuel Form Cells 1-9) of the Implementation Plan for Recommendation 2012-1, Savannah River Site Building 235-F Safety.
- April 16, 2013, Board letter stating that the Board reserves acceptance of DOE's Implementation Plan for Recommendation 2012-1, Savannah River Site Building 235-F Safety, until receipt and review of the Building 235-F project Deactivation Plan.
- April 3, 2013, Department letter transmitting deliverable 3-3 (Updated Building 235-F Drill Plan) of the Implementation Plan for Recommendation 2012-1, Savannah River Site Building 235-F Safety.
- April 1, 2013, Department letter transmitting deliverable 2c-2 (Building 235-F fire detection and alarm systems (FDAS) enhancement study) of the Implementation Plan for Recommendation 2012-1, Savannah River Site Building 235-F Safety.
- March 22, 2013, Department letter transmitting deliverable 2B-1 (Documented review of the Building 235-F electrical components, plan for de-energization, and process for control of the resultant configuration) of the Implementation Plan for Recommendation 2012-1, Savannah River Site Building 235-F Safety.
- March 3, 2013, Department letter transmitting deliverable 2A-2 (Evaluate fixed combustibles and define the fixed combustible removal, encapsulation, or isolation scope) of the Implementation Plan for Recommendation 2012-1, Savannah River Site Building 235-F Safety.
- February 28, 2013, Department letter transmitting deliverable 3-2 (Documented review of the existing protective action plans and procedures to ensure that all F-Area tenants are protected from the hazards associated with a radiological release from Building 235-F) of the Implementation Plan for Recommendation 2012-1, Savannah River Site Building 235-F Safety.
- February 13, 2013, Department letter transmitting deliverable 2a-1 (Transient Combustible Control Program Description for Building 235-F) of the Department of Energy's Implementation Plan for Recommendation 2012-1, Savannah River Site Building 235-F Safety.
- February 11, 2013, Department letter transmitting the report "Independent Oversight Assessment of Nuclear Safety Culture at the Salt Waste Processing Facility Project", in completing Action 2-6 in the Department of Energy's Implementation Plan for Recommendation 2011-1, Safety Culture at the Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant.
- January 31, 2013, Department letter transmitting deliverable 3-1 (Emergency Preparedness drill schedule for Calendar Year 2013) of the Implementation Plan for Recommendation 2012-1, Savannah River Site Building 235-F Safety.
- January 3, 2013, Board letter forwarding Technical Report DNFSB/TECH-38, Storage Conditions of Reactive Metal Fuel in L-Basin at the Savannah River Site.
- December 5, 2012, Deparment letter transmitting the Implementation Plan for Board Recommendation 2012-1, Savannah River Site Building 235-F Safety.
- October 19, 2012, Department letter requesting a 45-day extension to submit the Implementation Plan for Recommendation 2012-1, Savannah River Site Building 235-F Safety.
- August 10, 2012, Department letter responding to the Board letter of March 27, 2012, regarding the A- and K- Area Fire Protection Water Supply at the Savannah River Site (SRS).
- June 25, 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.
- May 30, 2012, Department letter responding to the Board letter of March 27, 2012, regarding the A- and K-Area Fire Protection Water Supplies at the Savannah River Site.
- May 9, 2012, Board letter forwarding Recommendation 2012-1, Savannah River Site Building 235-F Safety.
- April 13, 2012, Board letter enclosing the Staff Issue Report regarding the activity-level work planning processes and procedures used by Savannah River Nuclear Solutions at the Savannah River Site.
- March 27, 2012, Board letter establishing a 60-day reporting requirement regarding the safety significant classification of fire protection water supplies at the Savannah River Site A- and K-Areas.
- December 7, 2011, Board letter closing Recommendation 2001-1, High-Level Waste Management at the Savannah River Site, noting that DOE has made satisfactory progress toward meeting the intent of the Recommendation and that open commitments can be adequately tracked using the Board's normal oversight processes.
- November 14, 2011, Department letter responding to the Board letter of August 19, 2011, regarding safety basis development issues at the Savannah River Site Tritium Facilities.
- November 8, 2011, Department letter reporting completion of commitment 3.13.2, and providing the annual Implementation Plan update for Recommendation 2001-1, High Level Waste Management at the Savannah River Site
- August 19, 2011, Board letter establishing a 90-day reporting requirement for the revised safety basis at the Savannah River Site tritium facilities.
- 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).
- May 6, 2011, Department letter as follow-up to the November 23, 2010, letter regarding the inclusion of facility defense-in-depth controls within documented safety analyses at the Savannah River Site.
- May 2, 2011, Department letter updating activities with regard to Quality Assurance activities including Suspect Counterfeit Items and flow-down of requirements to contractors and sub-contractors.
- April 22, 2011, Department letter responding to the February 28, 2011, Board letter regarding the lack of viable disposition paths for fissile materials and other excess nuclear materials in light of the recent suspension of dissolver operations at the H-Canyon facility at SRS.
- February 28, 2011, Board letter expressing concern about the lack of viable disposition paths for fissile materials and other excess nuclear materials in light of the recent suspension of dissolver operations at the H-Canyon facility at SRS.
- January 28, 2011, Board letter accepting Revision 6 of the IP for Recommendation 2001-1, High-Level Waste Management at the Savannah River Site.
