Highlights for May 6 - 10, 2002Activities Underway Office of Safeguards and Security Evaluations (OA-10) Work has begun on preparing the draft personnel security special review report. Initial draft is to be completed by May 17 and the final draft report will be ready for management review May 23. On-site planning activities in support of the RFETS comprehensive inspection were completed this week. Factual accuracy comments for the draft Pantex inspection report are due this week. Comment review is scheduled for next week and upon completion the report will be finalized. Activities continue concerning planning for annual training of the Composite Adversary Team, and the Tonopah Inspection. Awaiting Secretarial/SAPOC approval of the SAP Inspection Guide and Implementation Plan. An internal security plan for handling SAP materials during inspections was forwarded to management for review. Completed a visit to OTS in preparation for the upcoming site analysis project. Office of Cyber Security Evaluations (OA-20) OA-20 conducted a planning meeting at Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site in preparation for an inspection of the Rocky Flats Field Office and Site. 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 will be completed this week. OA-30 and OA-50 have begun initial planning for upcoming combined reviews at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) and the Nevada Test Site. Office of Environment, Safety and Health Evaluations (OA-50) OA-50 staff is continuing to revise a report that analyzes independent environmental protection program assessments 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 has been initiated in order to consolidate and process comments on the Order. 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. A briefing to discuss the results of the LANL inspection for the NNSA Administrator is scheduled for May 10th. The OA-50 staff is coordinating comments on the LANL preliminary action plan. The combined OA-30 and OA-50 Argonne National Laboratory-East inspection team arrived onsite on April 29 for data gathering. Site validation will begin during the week of May 20. A medical program re-accreditation survey is scheduled for Pantex on May 20-21, 2002. 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. A staff member will attend a training class on groundwater investigations in Billings, Montana during the week of May 13. Activities Completed Office of Safeguards and Security Evaluations (OA-10) Provided input on the resolution of field and headquarters comments for draft order 470.2B. A representative attended the HSO meeting to discuss plans for a revised Master Headquarters Security Plan to be completed this summer. Coordinated with OA-40 on plans to develop internal OA security procedures for destroying unclassified cyber security equipment. Office of Cyber Security Evaluations (OA-20) OA-20 briefed the results of the Oakland Operations Office, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Office of Amarillo Site Operations, and Pantex Plant inspections to the National Nuclear Security Agency Administrator on May 10. Office of Emergency Management Oversight (OA-30) Two members of the OA-30 staff attended the Emergency Management Issues Special Interest Group annual meeting. OA gave a presentation on current oversight activities, inspection trends, organizational changes, and appraisal protocols, and also served on a discussion panel, along with representatives from three sites recently evaluated by OA-30, on lessons learned from OA field visits. Office of Environment, Safety and Health Evaluations (OA-50) OA 50 and OA-30 briefed Senior NNSA staff on April 19 on the results of the recently completed LANL inspection. The inspection validation and closeout was completed during the week of April 8. Factual accuracy comments were provided to EH concerning modification to the DOE Headquarters ES&H FRAM. An OA-50 staff member was selected to participate in an OPM focus group to discuss the DOE organizational performance and improvement survey recently conducted throughout the DOE complex. OA-50 managers participated in the 2002 Integrated Safety Management Forum held in Albuquerque New Mexico on May 6-9.
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