[SOE LETTERHEAD]
July 23, 2004
The Honorable John T. Conway
Chairman
Defense Nuclear Facilities
Safety Board
625 Indiana Avenue, NW
Suite 700
Washington, DC 20004-2901
Dear Mr. Chairman:
Enclosed is the revised
Implementation Plan for Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (DNFSB)
Recommendation 2000-1 for
stabilization, repackaging, or disposition of nuclear materials at Los Alamos
National Laboratory.
The enclosed revision includes: �(1) An improved risk ranking methodology that combines
consequences with a probability of failure
index (based on item age and reactivity) to rank each item according to risk;
(2) A three-year acceleration in the stabilization of the non-weapons grade
materials utilizing existing glove box capacity; (3) A revised commitment for
the completion of stabilization and disposition of nine large vessels; and (4) Intermediate milestones for
activities that represent progress in stabilizing, repackaging, and disposition
of 2000-1 materials.
The National Nuclear Security
Administration (NNSA) will review, approve, and control configuration of the
baseline. �In addition, the Department of
Energy and NNSA are committed to ensuring that the proper resources and
oversight are applied to support the stabilization project, and the commitments
are accomplished on schedule.
Should you or your staff have
any questions, please call Mr. Edwin Wilmot at (505) 667-5105 or Dr. Everet
Beckner at (202) 586-2179.
Sincerely,
Spencer Abraham
cc w/o enclosure:
Linton Brooks, NA-1
Mark Whitaker, DR-1