The Honorable John T. Conway
Chairman
Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board
625 Indiana Avenue, N.W.
Suite 700
Washington, D.C. 20004

Dear Mr. Chairman:

Commitment 5.6.1 of DNFSB Recommendation 98-2 Implementation Plan states, "A Develop a plan for Pantex Plant ISMSV Phase I review. Conduct the ISMSV Phase I review and issue a report. Upon satisfactory results from the ISMSV Phase I Review, approve the ISMS Description." The first deliverable against this commitment is to develop the ISMSV Phase I Review Plan. This deliverable was not complete on the cited date of July 30, 1999.

Due to delays, the Phase I Review Plan was not completed in time to be incorporated into the July deliverable submittal, and is enclosed with this letter. The review is scheduled for September 20-30, 1999 and will be led by R.T. Brock, Senior Scientific and Technical Advisor at the Amarillo Area Office. Upon completion of the scheduled review, the report will be completed and provided to the Board as the second deliverable against the referenced commitment.

The Department has completed the actions associated with the first deliverable for Commitment 5.6.1 and proposes closure of this deliverable.

If you have any questions, please contact me, or have your staff contact Dan Glenn at 505-665-6028.

Enclosures

cc w/enclosures:

J. McConnell, DNFSB
W. Andrews, DNFSB
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Suite 700
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M. Whitaker, S-3.1
E. Morrow, DP-3
D. Beck. DP-20
S. Puchalla, DP-21
S. Goodrum, ONDP, AL
J. Bernier, AAO
D. Pelligrino, AL/ISRD
S. Schwartz, AL/WPD