Highlights for May 20 - 24, 2002Activities Underway Office of Safeguards and Security Evaluations (OA-10) The draft personnel security special review report has been developed and forwarded to the quality review board. The final report will be ready for management review May 31. The announcement memorandum for the Tonopah Inspection has been forwarded to management for approval. Work continues on development of the document request list, and coordination with the site. Actions on the Pantex Inspection report included completion of the technical edit and the initiation of the final administrative steps prior to distribution. The report is ready for management’s final review and approval. OA management comments on the internal security plan for handling SAP materials during inspections were received and incorporated. A meeting was held with the SAPOC to discuss the SAP Inspection Guide and Implementation Plan. A modification to the CMPC Inspector’s Guide has been prepared and will be finalized upon receiving Secretarial approval of the SAP Inspection Guide and Implementation Plan. Analysis of data collected during the RFETS planning meeting continues. Additional data collection concerning management on issues identified during the planning meeting is on going. Activities in support of the OTS inspection included the conduct of an additional trip to Fort Carson, Colorado concerning upcoming force on force performance tests. Coordination of activities to take place at Albuquerque during the force on force exercises continues. 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. Office of Emergency Management Oversight (OA-30) 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. The scoping visit for the WIPP inspection will be conducted May 29-30. OA-30 continues to plan for the upcoming combined review at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. One OA-30 staff member was onsite May 22-23 to begin formal planning with a designated site trusted agent for tabletop performance tests. OA-30 and OA-50 have prepared draft reports for the combined Argonne National Laboratory-East inspection. Line management comments and a preliminary corrective action plan are due on June 6. Office of Management and Information Resources (OA-40) None Office of Environment, Safety and Health Evaluations (OA-50) OA-50 staff will revise the 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. Processing of the resolution of comments regarding DOE Order 470.2A is ongoing. A corrective action plan for the Hanford safety management inspection has been requested. The plan is due on May 28. A final corrective action plan for the LANL safety and emergency management inspection has been requested. The final corrective action plan is due on July 23. Factual accuracy comments on the draft Argonne National Laboratory-East safety and emergency management inspection report have been requested and are due June 5. A report to document the results of the re-accreditation survey conducted at the Pantex Plant on May 20-21 is being drafted. Coordination of the upcoming safety and emergency management inspection at LLNL continues. OA-50 management and staff are coordinating with OA-30 management on the upcoming scoping visit to WIPP. OA-30 will provide the team leader for this inspection. The OA-50 criticality expert continues to support/participate in the Criticality Safety Support Group (CSSG). OA has requested an overall schedule of activities and copies of completed reports regarding the status of line actions to address the DNFSB concerns regarding the effectiveness of ISM for BJC activities at ORO. 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) Conducted the annual training of the Composite Adversary Team at Camp Pendleton, Ca. Completed loading all OA-10 reports from 1989 into the findings database, and completed updating the status of corrective actions using SSIMS data for findings identified in 1999 to present. Staff member attended the Classified Visits-Access Workshop held in Albuquerque, NM, as part of the Headquarters’ Security Officer program. Office of Cyber Security Evaluations (OA-20) None Office of Emergency Management Oversight (OA-30) Two members of the OA-30 staff observed the performance of the Headquarters Emergency Management Team (Forrestal Emergency Operations Center) during a Y-12 emergency management exercise. OA-30 will develop a list of observations and discussion items and provide them informally to SO-40 for consideration. OA-30 and OA-50 completed the onsite inspection of Argonne National Laboratory-East. Office of Management and Information Resources (OA-40) None Office of Environment, Safety and Health Evaluations (OA-50) The LANL safety and emergency management inspection report was issued on May 23. The combined OA-30 and OA-50 Argonne National Laboratory-East (ANL-E) inspection team completed onsite data gathering activities, drafted the report and completed QRB activities. Site validation and closeout was completed on May 22. The DNFSB was briefed on the results of the Hanford and LANL inspections on May 20. A medical program re-accreditation survey was conducted at the Pantex Plant on May 20-21. The team leader discussed the preliminary action plan for the LANL safety and emergency management inspection with site management. With one exception, OA did not have specific comments on the preliminary action plan. Review of 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 has been completed. Comment resolution has been entered into the RevCom process. Resolution of DNFSB staff comments has been provided to the DNFSB staff point of contact. The plan for safety and emergency management inspection of the LLNL was issued. An OA-50 staff member attended the Nuclear Criticality Safety Program 5-Year Plan Workshop May 20-24, 2002. An OA-50 staff member attended the Chronic Beryllium Disease Prevention Program (CBDPP) First Rule Post Implementation Workshop May 21-23.
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