[SOE LETTERHEAD]

 

March 13, 2003

 

The Honorable John T. Conway

Chairman

Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board

625 Indiana Avenue, NW

Suite 700

Washington, D.C. 20004-2901

 

Dear Mr. Chairman:

 

Enclosed is the Department of Energy's Implementation Plan for the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board's Recommendation 2002-1, Quality Assurance for Safety Related Software.� The Department considers its efforts to improve software quality assurance as a key element in our ongoing initiatives to improve quality management systems at defense nuclear facilities.� We will keep you and your staff informed of our progress in meeting the commitments in this Plan.

 

Ms. Beverly Cook, Assistant Secretary for Environment, Safety and Health, is the Department of Energy executive responsible for our Quality Assurance Program.� She is also responsible for ensuring the successful completion of this Implementation Plan.� If you have any questions, please call Ms. Cook at (202) 586-6151.

 

Sincerely,

 

Spencer Abraham

 

Enclosures

 

cc:

J. McMonigle, S

M. Whitaker, S-3.1