[DOE LETTERHEAD]
IDAHO OPERATIONS OFFICE
March 24, 1998
The Honorable John T. Conway
Chairman
Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board
625 Indiana Avenue, N.W., Suite 700
Washington, D.C. 20005
SUBJECT: INEEL Initial Site Assessment Report on the Storage of U-233 (OPE 98-010)
Dear Mr. Chairman:
Enclosed is the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory Initial Site Assessment Report which summarizes information developed from initial inspections and assessments of material containing uranium-233 at the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory (INEEL). The report represents the deliverable for Commitment 6 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 describes the type of uranium-233 material in inventory, the facilities where the material is located and the actions completed to date to determine any remediation efforts needed. We will continue to update this report as inspections and assessments progress, and plan to provide the final report to you in December 1998.
We have completed the actions identified under this milestone and propose closure of this commitment. If you have any questions, please contact me or have your staff contact Robert Stallman (208-526-1995) or William Jensen (208-526-7500) of my staff.
Sincerely,
J. M. Wilcynski
Manager