[DOE
LETTERHEAD]
The Honorable John T. Conway
Chairman
Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board
Dear Mr. Chairman:
The purpose of this memorandum is to provide
you with a status of the October 2003 commitments identified in the Department
of Energy Software Quality Assurance Implementation Plan (IP) which the Office
of Environmental Management (EM) is responsible for as the Cognizant
Secretarial Officer. The commitments are
in response to the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board Recommendation
2002-1, Quality Assurance for Safety Software at Department of Energy Defense
Nuclear facilities.
Deliverables for Commitment No. 4.1.3, No.
4.2.1.5, No. 4.2.3.2 and No. 4.2.4.2 are attached. Schedules are submitted for all EM sites
except
Commitment
No. 4.1.3 (Attachment 1)
Deliverable: Identify the Federal positions whose duties
and responsibilities require them to provide assistance, guidance, direction,
oversight, or evaluation of safety software QA activities.
Commitment
No. 4.2.1.5 (Attachment 2)
Deliverable: Conduct a survey of design codes currently in
use to determine if any should be included as part of the toolbox codes.
Commitments
No. 4.2.3.2 (Attachment 3)
Deliverable: Establish a schedule to complete the
identification, selection, and assessment of safety system software and
firmware at defense nuclear facilities.
Commitment
No. 4.2.4.2 (Attachment 3)
Deliverable: Establish a schedule to complete the
assessment of the processes in place to ensure that safety software currently
used to support the analysis and design of defense nuclear facilities is
adequate.
If you have any questions, please call Ms.
Patrice Bubar, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Integrated Safety
Management/Operations Oversight, at (202) 586-5151.
Sincerely,
Dr. Ines Triay
Deputy Chief Operating Officer
Office of Environmental Management
Attachment
cc:
Patrice Bubar, EM-2.2
Mark Whitaker, DR-1
Beverly Cook, EH-1
Commitment No.
4.1.3 (Attachment 1)
Commitment
No. 4.2.1.5 (Attachment 2) – Please call P. Bubar at 202.586.5151
for a copy of
this attachment.