[DS LETTERHEAD]

 

July 29, 2005

 

The Honorable A. J. Eggenberger

Chairman, Defense Nuclear Facilities

  Safety Board

625 Indiana Avenue, NW

Washington, D.C. 20004

 

Dear Mr. Chairman:

 

Enclosed is the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Action Plan, “Lessons Learned from the Columbia Space Shuttle Accident and Davis-Besse Reactor Pressure-Vessel Head Corrosion Event.”  This Plan fulfills Commitment 17 in the Department’s Implementation Plan for Recommendation 2004-1.  The Plan was developed with input from applicable DOE Program Secretarial Offices and several field organizations.  The Office of Corporate Performance Assurance is responsible for coordinating the Department’s implementation of this Plan and keeping me appraised of implementation progress.

 

If you have any questions, please contact Mr. Frank Russo, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Corporate Performance Assessment, at (301) 903-8008.

 

Sincerely,

 

Clay Sell

 

Enclosure

 

cc:   Mark B. Whitaker, Defense Nuclear Safety Board Representative

Bruce M. Carnes, Associate Deputy Secretary, 2004-1 Responsible

  Manager