[DOE LETTERHEAD]
NATIONAL NUCLEAR
SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
October 15, 2002
The Honorable John T. Conway
Chairman
Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board
625 Indiana Avenue, NW.
Suite 700
Washington, D.C. 20004
Dear Mr. Chairman:
This is an interim reply to your letter of
September 23, 2002, to the Administrator concerning fire protection at the
Pantex Plant.
In your letter, you advised that you would
appreciate an update on the National Nuclear Security Administration’s efforts
to address the noted deficiencies and to improve the fire protection
program. The Director, Office of
Amarillo Site Operations, will work with your Pantex Site representative to
provide this update via a video conference to be held prior to October 31,
2002.
If you have any questions, please contact me
or have your staff contact Jeff Underwood at 301-903-8303.
Sincerely,
David E. Beck
Assistant Deputy Administrator
for Military Application and
Defense Programs
cc:
Whitaker, S-3.1
T. Dwyer, DNFSB
A. Matteucci, DNFSB
J. Arthur, AL
D. Glenn, OASO
E. Beckner, NA-10