[DOE LETTERHEAD]

 

February 26, 2002

 

The Honorable John T. Conway

Chairman

Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board

625 Indiana Avenue, N. W., Suite 700

Washington, D.C. 20004-2901

 

Dear Mr. Chairman:

 

With this letter I am pleased to report completion of an overdue commitment from the Department of Energy 2000-1 Implementation Plan, Stabilization and Storage of Nuclear Material.� The following commitment is proposed for closure:

 

�������� 201 ��� Begin converting pre-existing H-Canyon Pu-239 solution to oxide.

 

Conversion of the solution to oxide began in HB-Line Phase II on January 23, 2002.

 

We continue to closely track progress on all Recommendation 2000-1 commitments and will keep you and your staff apprised of our progress.� If you have any questions, please contact me or have your staff call me at (301) 903-7130.

 

Sincerely,

 

Patrice M. Bubar

Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary

� for Integration and Disposition

Office of Environmental Management

 

cc:

Mark Whitaker, S-3.1