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CORRESPONDENCE BY SITE

Oak Ridge

• Oak Ridge Site Contact for Board Issues
• HS-1.1 Site Contact
• Oak Ridge National Laboratory
• Oak Ridge Operations Office
• Y-12 Site Office
• Site Map
• Y-12 Map
• Site-Specific Recommendations: 95-1, 94-4
• Related Multi-Site Recommendations: 97-2, 97-1, 95-2, 94-2, 94-1, 93-6, 93-3, 93-1
• DNFSB Site Representatives Weekly Activities Reports

• December 14, 2001, Department letter requesting extension to complete report relative to board letter dated October 15, 2001 regarding Integrated Safety Management system at Oak Ridge.  [HTM] [WPD] [PDF] 
• November 26, 2001, Board letter enclosing a staff issue report on a follow-up review of the maintenance program at Y-12 National Security Complex.  [HTM] [WPD] [PDF] 
• November 13, 2001, Board announcement of the assignment of Dr. Matthew J. Forsbacka as a Board Site Representative at the Department's Y-12 National Security Complex at Oak Ridge, Tennessee.  [HTM] [WPD] [PDF] 
• October 15, 2001, Board letter establishing a 45-day reporting requirement relative to the issues raised regarding the implementation of Integrated Safety Management at Oak Ridge.  [HTM] [WPD] [PDF] 
• September 25, 2001, Board letter enclosing a staff issue report on the Hydrogen Fluoride Supply System at the Y-12 National Security Complex.  [HTM] [WPD] [PDF] 
• September 24, 2001, Department letter regarding readiness to start new disassembly campaign at the Y-12 Site.  [HTM] [WPD] [PDF] 
• September 6, 2001, Board letter regarding the preparations for the Phase I Uranium-233 Inspection and Repackaging Program at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory.  [HTM] [WPD] [PDF] 
• August 29, 2001, Department letter enclosing the "Project Management Plan for the Y-12 Fire Protection Program Comprehensive Corrective Action Plan".  [HTM] [WPD] [PDF] 
• August 28, 2001, Department letter enclosing BWXT Y-12’s Project Plan for Ten Year Non-MAA Storage Management Program.  [HTM] [WPD] [PDF] 
• June 28, 2001, Board letter providing a 60-day reporting requirement on the corrective actions raised in the enclosed staff report on National Nuclear Security Administration's Readiness Assessment of the New Y-12 Disassembly Campaign.  [HTM] [WPD] [PDF] 
• June 15, 2001, Department letter responding to Board letter dated March 15, 2001 regarding concerns relative to the maintenance program at the Y-12 National Security Complex.  [HTM] [WPD] [PDF] 
• May 29, 2001, Board letter providing a 90-day reporting requirement on staff-generated issues regarding the material storage facilities at the Oak Ridge Y-12 National Security Complex.  [HTM] [WPD] [PDF] 
• May 21, 2001, Department letter responding to Board letter dated April 30, 2001 on the quality and adequacy of the authorization bases for the defense nuclear facilities at the Y-12 National Security Complex.  [HTM] [WPD] [PDF] 
• May 10, 2001, Board letter enclosing a staff issue report on the final design review of the Melton Valley Transuranic Waste Project at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory.  [HTM] [WPD] [PDF] 
• April 30, 2001, Board letter establishing a 60-day reporting requirement on the Department's and its contractor's path forward for addressing the issues outlined in the enclosed issue report on Integrated Hazard Analysis at the Oak Ridge Y-12 National Security Complex.  [HTM] [WPD] [PDF] 
• April 20, 2001, Department letter regarding Fire Protection Program at the Y-12 Plant.  [HTM] [WPD] [PDF] 
• April 18, 2001, Department letter responding to Board letter dated March 15, 2001 regarding concerns with the maintenance program at Oak Ridge Y-12 National Security Complex.  [HTM] [WPD] [PDF] 
• March 15, 2001, Board letter enclosing a staff issue report on the maintenance program at the Y-12 National Security Complex.  [HTM] [WPD] [PDF] 
• March 9, 2001, Department letter forwarding a classified report on Y-12 W56 Dismantlement Campaign (U).  [HTM] [WPD] [PDF] 
• January 31, 2001, Department letter updating the Board on the Y-12 W56 dismantlement campaign.  [HTM] [WPD] [PDF] 
• January 23, 2001, Board letter identifying unresolved issues at Y-12 Plant.  [HTM] [WPD] [PDF] 

• December 7, 2000, Department letter regarding the Board staff review on the Fire Protection Program at the Y-12 Plant.  [HTM] [WPD] [PDF] 
• November 18, 2000, Department letter relating to a classified Board staff report on the Y-12 W56 Dismantlement Campaign (U).  [HTM] [WPD] [PDF] 
• November 3, 2000, Department letter responding to Board letter dated June 5, 2000 on the Chemical Safety Program and various chemical safety issues at the Y-12 Plant.  [HTM] [WPD] [PDF] 
• October 31, 2000, Board letter enclosing a staff issue report on the deactivation and risk reduction activities at Building 9206 at Y-12 Plant.  [HTM] [WPD] [PDF] 
• October 31, 2000, Board letter enclosing a staff issue report on Integrated Safety Management System Phase II Verification at the Y-12 Plant.  [HTM] [WPD] [PDF] 
• October 26, 2000, Department letter responding to Board letter dated August 30, 2000 relative to the preparations for the resumption of the enriched uranium reduction process at the Y-12 Plant.  [HTM] [WPD] [PDF] 
• September 21, 2000, Board letter to the Administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration with classified reporting requirements on the W56 dismatlement campaign at the Y-12 Plant in Oak Ridge.  [HTM] 
• September 8, 2000, Department letter enclosing a report on the Department's path forward for correcting the deficiencies of authorization bases at the Y-12 Plant.  [HTM] [WPD] [PDF] 
• August 30, 2000, Board letter enclosing a staff issue report on readiness to resume reduction process for enriched uranium operations at the Y-12 Plant.  [HTM] [WPD] [PDF] 
• August 18, 2000, Board letter forwarding a staff issue report reviewing the fire protection program at the Y-12 Plant in Oak Ridge, TN.  [HTM] [WPD] [PDF] 
• July 30, 2000, Department letter responding to Board letters dated March 30, 2000 and May 30, 2000 regarding the design and construction of the Hydrogen Fluoride Supply System (HFSS) project at the Y-12 Plant in Oak Ridge.  [HTM] [WPD] [PDF] 
• July 10, 2000, Board letter enclosing a staff issue report on the preparations for stabilization of materials at Molten Salt Reactor Experiment relative to Implementation Plan 94-1.  [HTM] [WPD] [PDF] 
• June 20, 2000, Department letter informing the Board on a delay in schedule for the inspection and repackaging program (IRP) activities involving uranium-233 inventory in Bldg. 3019 at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory.  [HTM] [WPD] [PDF] 
• June 5, 2000, Board letter enclosing a staff issue report on Chemical Safety Program of the Oak Ridge Operations Office and the various chemical safety issues at the Y-12 Plant.  [HTM] [WPD] [PDF] 
• May 30, 2000, Board letter regarding the Hydrogen Fluoride Suppy System at the Oak Ridge Y-12 Plant.  [HTM] [WPD] [PDF] 
• May 15, 2000, Board letter forwarding staff issue reports on Enriched Uranium Operations (EUO) furnaces, safety bases at the Y-12 Plant, timely hazard reduction at Bldg. 9206 at the Y-12 Plant, and status of implementation of corrective action plan for emergency management at Oak Ridge.  [HTM] [WPD] [PDF] 
• April 3, 2000, Department letter responding to Board letter dated November 9, 1999, regarding the safety management deficiencies and project management at the Y-12 Plant.  [HTM] [WPD] [PDF] 
• March 30, 2000, Board letter forwarding a staff issue report on the instrumentation and control for the hydrogen fluoride supply system at the Oak Ridge Y-12 Plant.  [HTM] [WPD] [PDF] 
• March 3, 2000, Department letter forwarding report on the validation study on the Oak Ridge National Laboratory Fire Protection Department baseline needs.  [HTM] [WPD] [PDF] 
• February 9, 2000, Department letter responding to Board letter dated November 2, 1999, on the review of ventilation systems in Building 3019 used for safe operations and long term storage for uranium-233 at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory.  [HTM] [WPD] [PDF] 
• February 7, 2000, Department letter forwarding detail on the deliverables for implementation plan 98-2 due during the months of December and January.  [HTM] [WPD] [PDF] 
• January 14, 2000, Board letter forwarding a staff issue report on the Uranium-233 Inspection Program at Oak Ridge National Laboratory.  [HTM] [WPD] [PDF] 
• January 14, 2000, Board letter responding to Mr. W. Lee McVey's letter dated December 3, 1999, regarding the normal electrical distribution system at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.  [HTM] [WPD] [PDF] 

• December 30, 1999, Department letter enclosing a preliminary list of root causes of problems in safety management and technical safety, and assessment of the hydrogen fluoride supply system line item project.  It is also requesting for an extension on the reporting requirement established on the Board's letter dated November 9, 1999 regarding the corrective actions on the Integrated Safety Management practices at the Oak Ridge Y-12 Plant. [HTML] [WP] [PDF]
• December 22, 1999, Department letter responding to Board letter dated November 2, 1999 regarding increasing concerns on Building 9206 at the Oak Ridge Y-12 Plant. [HTML] [WP] [PDF]
• December 21, 1999, Board letter forwarding a staff issue report on Electrical, Instrumentation and Control, and Fire Protection Systems and Year 2000 Program at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL). [HTML] [WP] [PDF]
• December 16, 1999, Department letter forwarding revisions on the operations requirements project plan for the W76 and W88 Disassembly and Inspection in response to Board letter dated November 22, 1999. [HTML] [WP] [PDF]
• November 22, 1999, Board letter forwarding increasing concern on two problems that threaten the schedule for stockpile stewardship that affects the operations at the Pantex Plant and the Y-12 Plant at Oak Ridge. [HTML] [WP] [PDF]
• November 9, 1999, Board letter forwarding a staff issue report on the hydrogen fluoride supply system project and conceptual design of highly enriched uranium materials facility at the Y-12 Plant. It also establishes a 30-day reporting requirement to identify and address the root causes of the problems associated with the execution of safety management principles and technical safety issues athe the Y-12 Plant. [HTML] [WP] [PDF]
• November 3, 1999, Board letter forwarding a staff issue report on weapons dismantlement preparations at Y-12 Plant. [HTML] [WP] [PDF]
• November 2, 1999, Board letter forwarding a staff review on Building 3019 ventilation systems required for safe uranium-233 operations and long-term storage. [HTML] [WP] [PDF]
• November 2, 1999, Board letter forwarding a staff review of Building 9206 deactivation and risk reduction activities at Oak Ridge Y-12 Plant. It also establishes a 30-day reporting requirement detailing the path forward to achieve a more timely hazard reduction in B9206.[HTML] [WP] [PDF]
• October 29, 1999, Department letter informing the Board on the developments relative to issues raised on the review on chemical hazards assessments at the Y-12 Plant in Oak Ridge. [HTML] [WP] [PDF]
• October 6, 1999, Board letter forwarding Staff Issue Report relative to the recent upgrades to the safety basis for defense nuclear facilities at Y-12 Plant in Oak Ridge. [HTML] [WP] [PDF]
• October 5, 1999, Board letter forwarding a staff issue report which documents the review of fire protection for Uranium-233 Inspection and Repackaging Project at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. [HTML] [WP] [PDF]
• September 24, 1999, Board letter forwarding comments regarding the Department's Facility Representative Program and its recipient Mr. Michael Glasman. [HTML] [WP] [PDF]
• July 20, 1999, Board letter forwarding a staff issue report on the Building 9206 Complex Phase Out/Deactivation Program Management Plan at Y-12 Plant. [HTML] [WP] [PDF]
• January 28, 1999, Board letter forwarding two staff issue reports on recent reviews at the Oak Ridge Y-12 Plant. [HTML] [WP] [PDF]

1998

• May 7, 1998, Board letter announcing assignment of Paul F. Gubanc as site representative at the Oak Ridge Operations Office. [HTML] [WP] [PDF]

1997

• November 4, 1997, Board trip report of September 22, 1997, Review of the Y-12 Plant, Building 9212 Complex, Instrumentation and Control Systems. [HTML] [WP] [PDF]
• August 12, 1997, Review of Enriched Uranium Operations Restart Status at Y-12 Plant. [PDF]
• April 29, 1997, Review of Enriched Uranium Operations Restart Program at Y-12 Site. [PDF]
• April 7, 1997, Review of the Building 9212 Complex, Electrical and Fire Protection Systems. [PDF]

1996

• April 19, 1996, Y-12 Plant [Y-12] - Review of Resumption of the Disassembly and Assembly  Mission Area. [PDF]
• April 3, 1996, Staff Review of Y-12's Criticality Safety Approvals in Highly Enriched Uranium  Processing. [PDF]
• December 21, 1995, Staff Observations of Department of Energy and Lockheed Martin Energy Systems' Support of Project Sapphire. [PDF]
• November 1, 1994, Review of the Oak Ridge Site Facility Representatives Program. [PDF]
• May 5, 1994, Y-12 Plant Structural, Seismic, and Ground Motion Review. [PDF]

1995

• November 3, 1995, Board staff trip report:  Y-12 Plant DOE and LMES preparations for receipt, storage and shipment restart. [HTML]
• August 10, 1995, Board staff trip report: Review of selected ventilation systems at Oak Ridge's K-25, ORNL and Y-12 facilities. [HTML]
• February 14, 1995, Molten Salt Reactor Experiment: Potential Safety Issues. [HTML] [PDF] Forwarded April 14, 1995. [HTML]
• February 17, 1995, Board Staff Trip Report:  Y-12 plant; staff observations of DOE & MMES's actions subsequent to Recommendation 94-4. [HTML]

1994

• May 3, 1994, Board staff review on corrective action processes at the Oak Ridge Y-12 Plant trip conducted March 1-4, 1994. [PDF]
• April 19, 1994, Board staff trip report on configuration management, maintenance and inspection at the Y-12 Plant [trip conducted on March 1-4, 1994]. [PDF]
• March 25, 1994, Board staff's six month review of the training, qualification, and conduct of operations programs at the Y-12 Plant. [PDF]
• February 28, 1994, Board staff observations concerning the environmental monitoring of liquid and gaseous effluents at the Oak Ridge Y-12 Plant on December 1-3, 1993. [PDF]
• January 31, 1994, Board staff trip report on Y-12 Safety Analyses/Criticality/Chemicals review [trip conducted on November 3-5, 1993]. [PDF]

1993

• December 27, 1993, Board staff trip report on order compliance observations at Oak Ridge. [PDF]
• December 7, 1993, Board staff trip report to Y-12 Plant [trip conducted November 3-5, 1993]. [PDF]
• August 19, 1993, Board staff trip report to Oak Ridge for evaluation of DOE Quality Assurance Assessment. [PDF]
• September 14, 1993, Board staff trip report on training and qualification at Oak Ridge. [PDF]
• June 28, 1993, Board staff trip report to Oak Ridge on Y-12 electrical systems. [PDF]
• June 14, 1993, Board staff trip report on Y-12 - chemical process safety. [PDF]
• May 21, 1993, Board staff trip report on Oak Ridge Y-12 Plant. [PDF]
• April 21, 1993, Board's review of ORR process and the application of that process to the Reclamation Relocation Project in Building 9204-2E at OAK. [PDF]
• April 9, 1993, Board trip report to the Oak Ridge Y-12 Plant. [HTML] [PDF]

1992

• June 29, 1992, Board staff trip report on implementation of Board Recommendation 90-2 and 91-1 at the Y-12 Plant. [PDF]