Highlights for April 29 - May 3, 2002Activities Underway Office of Safeguards and Security Evaluations (OA-10) Interviews that are part of the Personnel Security Consistency Special Review were completed. Preparation of the draft special review report will begin April 29. Continued preparations for the RFETS comprehensive inspection including the transmittal of the team composition memorandum. In addition contact with the various program managers at Rocky Flats is taking place. Planning for the annual training of the Composite Adversary Team (CAT) is in progress. Personnel will be meeting this week to finalize the training that is to be conducted during May. The SAP Inspection Guide and Implementation Plan has been verbally approved by SO. Formal approval should be granted by the SAPOC on or about May 22. Planning and preparation for the upcoming performance testing with Office of Transportation Safeguards is in progress. Office of Cyber Security Evaluations (OA-20) OA-20 continues to prepare for an inspection of the Rocky Flats Field Office and Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site. OA-20 attended the 24th Annual Computer Security Training Conference in Phoenix, Arizona, April 29 – May 1, 2002, and participated in a panel discussion with other Headquarters representatives of crosscutting DOE cyber security issues. Office of Emergency Management Oversight (OA-30) OA-30 and OA-50 are onsite for the combined Argonne National Laboratory-East inspection. The onsite evaluation period lasts until May 9. OA-30 and OA-50 have begun initial planning for upcoming combined reviews at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant and the Nevada Test Site. A conference call with each site was conducted this week. Two members of the OA-30 staff will be attending the Emergency Management Issues Special Interest Group annual meeting next week. OA will present information on current oversight activities, inspection trends, organizational changes, and appraisal protocols. Office of Environment, Safety and Health Evaluations (OA-50) OA-50 staff is continuing to revise a report that will analyze independent environmental protection program assessments that have been conducted at DOE facilities over the past several years. Discussion continues between the Director of OA-50 and various site managers concerning the OA inspection team augmentation program. A Richland Operations employee will augment the LLNL team during the upcoming inspection. OA-50 continues to review comments provided by the LPSOs and DNFSB staff on the modifications to DOE Order 470.2A to reflect the transfer of ES&H from EH to OA. The RevCom process is being used to consolidate and process comments on the Order. A revised markup of DOE Order 470.2B was provided to each OA office for review on May 2. A Corrective Action Plan following the Hanford inspection completed in February 2002 is due to OA on May 28. EH and EM senior managers have been briefed on the inspection results. Senior NNSA staff was briefed on April 19 by OA 50 and OA-30 on the results of the recently completed LANL inspection. The inspection validation and closeout was completed during the week of April 8. A briefing for the NNSA Administrator is scheduled for May 10th. Factual accuracy comments on the report were due by April 25. The combined OA-30 and OA-50 Argonne National Laboratory-East (ANL-E) inspection team arrived onsite on April 29 for data gathering. A medical program re-accreditation survey is scheduled for Pantex on May 20-21. Memorandums announcing the site visit have been distributed and the site has submitted the required pre-survey materials to the AAAHC for review. The OA-50 criticality expert continues to support/participate in the Criticality Safety Support Group (CSSG). A meeting was held with SC and EM management to discuss the status of line actions to address the DNFSB concerns regarding the effectiveness of ISM for BJC activities at ORO. OA received a copy of the CAP with the understanding that changes are expected that would yield more effective identification of root causes. OA has requested an overall schedule of activities and copies of completed reports. A follow-up meeting will be scheduled upon receipt of the requested documents. Coordination and exchange of management systems strategies between OA and the Nuclear Safety Directorate in the United Kingdom continue. Areas of mutual benefit include inspections and review methodologies, safety performance indicators, and training of inspectors. Activities Completed Office of Safeguards and Security Evaluations (OA-10) Pantex inspection activities were completed and the results were out-briefed. The findings relative to the inspection at Livermore National Laboratory were entered into the Safeguards and Security Information Management System.
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