Highlights for July 4 - July 8, 2005

Office of Safeguards and Security Evaluations (OA-10)

Office of Secure Transportation (OST) Safeguards and Security Comprehensive Inspection and National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Service Center Special Review: Preparations continued for the inspection and special review.

Waste Isolation Pilot Project (WIPP) Safeguards and Security Special Review: Development of the inspection plan with lines of inquiry and inspection methodology continued. A special review of selected aspects of safeguards and security to include the protection afforded classified parts shipped from DOE sites to WIPP located in Carlsbad, NM, is scheduled to be conducted.

Nevada Test Site (NTS) Safeguards and Security Comprehensive Inspection: Inspection team members participated in a planning teleconference this week. The results of this meeting will be used to appropriately scope the NTS inspection.

Y-12 National Security Complex (Y-12) Safeguards and Security Comprehensive Inspection: Factual accuracy comments have been reviewed and incorporated as appropriate. The final draft report is scheduled to be forwarded to OA management for approval this week. This inspection was part of a combined OA-10 and OA-20 inspection.

Sandia National Laboratories-New Mexico (SNL-NM) Safeguards and Security Comprehensive Inspection Corrective Action Plan (CAP): An interim CAP was received and was found to adequately address identified issues. A response is scheduled to be provided to OA management for approval by the end of this week (July 8).

Reciprocal Agreement to Share Classified Information with the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC): The Bilateral Agreement between the United States and the CNSC is now being reviewed by the DOE Office of the General Council. Representatives of the CNSC are seeking authorization to observe a DOE sponsored force-on-force exercise in August.

Safeguards and Security Lessons-Learned Report: Modifications to the report have been completed and an internal OA review will be scheduled. The report is based on safeguard and security inspection results from 2002 to 2005, and will be distributed to National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), and Energy, Science, and Environment (ESE) security managers.

Office of Cyber Security Evaluations (OA-20)

Y-12 National Security Complex (Y-12) Classified Cyber Security Inspection: Y-12 had no comments to the cyber security portion of the draft final report. This was part of a combined inspection with OA 10.

Continuous Network Scanning Program: DOE sites identified during the perimeter scanning project continue to be added to the scanning program as points of contact are established and Internet protocol ranges are verified. This program is being conducted in support of the Secretary's Security Initiatives.

Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) Cyber Security Inspection Corrective Action Plan (CAP): Development of comments to the interim CAP, received from SNL last week continued. This inspection was part of a combined OA-10, OA-20, and OA-30 inspection.

South-Eastern Power Administration (SEPA) Cyber Security Inspection Corrective Action Plan (CAP): A final CAP is expected from the site in July.

Department of Energy Architecture Repository (DEAR) Software Application Special Review Corrective Action Plan (CAP): Comments to the interim CAP were provided to the OCIO this week (July 6). A security review of the DEAR software application managed by the OCIO was performed in response to concerns raised by the National Treasury Employee Union (NTEU).

Office of Emergency Management Oversight (OA-30)

Pantex Site Emergency Management Inspection: Planning continued in support of the inspection to be conducted.

National Response Assets Inspection Planning: Preparations continued to observe a national response exercise at a Department of Defense (DoD) facility. A coordination meeting was conducted this week (July 6) with the Office of Emergency Operations (NA-40). An inspection plan is under development in coordination with NA 40 in support of the Radiological Assistance Program inspection to be conducted in CY 2006.

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) Emergency Management Inspection: Written comments to the draft final report are expected from the site in July.

Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) Emergency Management Inspection Corrective Action Plan (CAP): A request from the Sandia Site Office (SSO) for an extension to the interim CAP submission was approved. An interim CAP from the SSO is now expected on July 19. This inspection was part of a combined OA-10, OA-20, and OA-30 inspection.

Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability (OE) Emergency Response Exercise: Continued to provide support in the development of an emergency exercise report at the request of the Director, OE. The exercise was conducted on June 14. The draft report is scheduled to be provided to OE for comment next week (July 11).

Office of Environment, Safety, and Health (ES&H) Evaluations (OA-40)

Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) ES&H Inspection: Onsite scoping, planning, and data collection activities are scheduled.

Y-12 National Security Complex ES&H Inspection: Onsite planning and data collection activities scheduled.

Idaho National Laboratory (INL) ES&H Inspection: Site comments on the draft report are due back to OA next week (July 15).

Worker Vapor Exposure and Occupational Medicine Allegations at the Hanford Site Follow-Up: Comments on the final draft report are due from the site this week (July 8).

Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) ES&H Inspection: The final report was published and distributed this week. A corrective action plan (CAP) is expected from the site and CSO in August.from ANL have been received and are under review. A briefing to discuss inspection findings was provided to Environment, Safety, and Health last week (May 31).

Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) Environment, Safety, and Health Management Inspection: A corrective action plan is expected form the site in August.

Pantex Plant (Pantex) ES&H Inspection Corrective Action Plan (CAP): Development of comments to and discussions with the site regarding the CAP received from Pantex continued this week.

ES&H Lessons Learned Reports: Development of the Unreviewed Safety Question Process lessons learned report continued. Six additional focus areas are being evaluated as part of the ES&H inspections being conducted during CY 2005.

Draft Oversight Order 226.1: Additional discussions are planned with DNFSB staff this week (July 8) regarding comments to the draft Order.