[DOE LETTERHEAD]

January 30, 1998

The Honorable John T. Conway
Chairman
Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board
625 Indiana Avenue, NW
Suite 700
Washington, DC 20004

Dear Mr. Chairman:

Enclosed is the report entitled "Technical Competencies for the Safe Interim Storage and Management of U-233 at DOE Facilities." It represents the deliverable for Commitment 12 of the Department's Implementation Plan for addressing the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board's Recommendation 97-1 concerning the safe storage of uranium-233 material.

The report documents Federal and contractor employees with direct experience in handling, processing, and managing uranium-233. It also includes information on major uranium-233 and related actinide programs at each site. The report serves as a useful reference of expertise available to support the Uranium-233 Safe Storage Program.

If you have any questions, please contact me, or have your staff contact Hoyt Johnson of my staff at (202) 586-0191.

Sincerely,

David G. Huizenga
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Nuclear Material and Facility Stabilization
Office of Environmental Management

Enclosure

cc: (w/encl) M. Whitaker, S-3.1

Note: Enclosure is available on [WP] and [PDF] files. If you need a hardcopy, please contact this office at (202) 586-3887.