[DOE LETTERHEAD]
December 20, 2002
The Honorable John T. Conway, Chairman
Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board
625 Indiana Avenue, NW, Suite 700
Washington, D.C. 20004-2901
Dear Mr. Chairman:
My September 30, 2002, letter to you
committed to preparing a project plan for the disposition of the Savannah River
Site (SRS) depleted uranium (DU).� The
enclosed plan not only covers the DU but also covers the
excess natural and low-enriched uranium at SRS.�
This plan has been approved for public release.
Significant progress has been made on the
disposition of these materials.� All of
the DU oxide drums in the two buildings that were of concern to the DNFSB have
been palletized and shipping of these drums to Envirocare of Utah (EOU) is
scheduled to begin in February 2003.�
This disposition path is also expected to be appropriate for the
remainder of the DU oxide inventory.�
The depleted and natural metal stored in M-Area is also planned to be
shipped to EOU beginning in the same timeframe.
If you have any further questions, please
call me or Mr. Paul Golan at (202) 586-0738.
Sincerely,
Jessie Hill Roberson
Assistant Secretary for
Environmental Management
cc:� Mark Whitaker (S-3.1)
Paul M. Golan (EM-3)
Jeffrey M. Allison, (SR)