[DOE LETTERHEAD]

 

NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

 

October 3, 2002

 

The Honorable John T. Conway

Chairman

Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board

625 Indiana Avenue, N.W.

Suite 700

Washington, D. C. 20004

 

Dear Mr. Chairman:

 

Consistent with the Department of Energy’s Implementation Plan for Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board Recommendation 2000-2, Configuration Management, Vital Safety Systems, I am forwarding an initial Phase II Assessment Report from the Nevada Operations Office, Waste Examination Facility, Visual Examination and Repackaging Building, Confinement Ventilation System.  The final initial Phase II Report from Sandia National Laboratories will be forwarded upon completion.

 

If you have questions, please contact me at (202) 586-2179 or have your staff contact Mr. Jeff Kimball at (301) 903-6413.

 

Sincerely,

 

Everet H. Beckner

Deputy Administrator

for Defense Programs

 

Enclosure

 (Note:  Please call 202-586-3887 to request a copy of the enclosure.)

 

cc w/o enclosure:

B. Cook, EH-I

P. Golan, EM-3

D. Crandall, NA-11

K. Carlson, NV

 

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E. Blackwood, EH-24

M. Whitaker, S-3.1