Highlights for April 15-19, 2002Activities Underway Office of Safeguards and Security Evaluations (OA-10) The Pantex on-site inspection activities are ongoing. Interviews were conducted as part of the Personnel Security Consistency Special Review. Preparation of the draft special review report will begin April 29. Preparations continue for the RFETS comprehensive inspection to include drafting of the inspection plan and logistical coordination. Actions continue for developing a mechanism to ship classified draft reports to Eagle/Columbus and expedite the inspection report preparation process. Awaiting the formal response from the SAPOC on the latest revisions to the SAP Inspection Implementation Plan. Office of Emergency Management Oversight (OA-30) OA-30 and OA-50 continue to plan for the combined Argonne National Laboratory-East inspection. Weekly conference calls are occurring to coordinate supplemental document requests and inspection plan development. Planning for emergency management performance tests was conducted the week of April 15. Office of Environment, Safety and Health Evaluations (OA-50) OA-50 staff is revising the report analyzing the 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. 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, 2002. EH and EM senior managers have been briefed on the inspection results. Senior NNSA staff were briefed on April 19 by OA 50 and OA-30 on the results of the recently completed LANL inspection. The inspection validation and closeout was completed during the week of April 8, 2002. The combined OA-30 and OA-50 Argonne National Laboratory-East (ANL-E) inspection team will conduct a planning week in Germantown beginning on April 22, 2002. The ANL-E evaluation plan has been issued by OA-30. 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. Discussions concerning medical program re-accreditation at the Sandia National Laboratories in New Mexico and Brookhaven National Laboratory have taken place this week with surveys to be scheduled later on this year. The OA-50 criticality expert continues to support/participate in the Criticality Safety Support Group (CSSG). Activities Completed Office of Safeguards and Security Evaluations (OA-10) All of the previously distributed cyber security inspection reports have been entered onto the master hard drive. Beta testing of the OA report search engine will proceed. The LLNL inspection report has been reviewed and approved by management. Report distribution should be completed by the end of this week. Office of Emergency Management Oversight (OA-30) OA-30 and OA-50 completed a scoping visit in preparation for the upcoming combined inspection at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
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