Weekly Highlights
for October 7 - 11, 2002
Office of Safeguards
and Security Evaluations (OA-10)
ANL-W
Comprehensive Inspection: The
inspection team is following up on issues identified during the planning
meeting conducted last week through Headquarters interviews and document
reviews. Coordination continues in
advance of scheduled performance testing.
CMPC
Special Reviews: The management team
has reviewed the LLNL and Nevada reports.
The revised draft reports have been forwarded to management for approval
before distribution to the sites for factual accuracy review. The next special review will be conducted at
ANL-W.
Comments
have been received on the draft AL/OTS inspection reports. These comments are being reviewed and incorporated
as necessary. The interim corrective
action plans have also been received, and are currently being reviewed to
determine if identified issues have been adequately addressed.
LANL
Comprehensive Inspection: A document
request list has been developed, and initial planning has begun in support of
the performance testing to be conducted during the inspection.
Revisions
have been made to the security plan for the OA classified local area
network. The plan will now be
re-submitted for approval. The test
plan has been drafted and is awaiting approval of the security plan before
testing will begin.
Preparations
have been completed for the NNSA iterative site analysis (ISA) at Y-12.
Office
of Cyber Security Evaluations (OA-20)
OA-20 continues coordination
activities with representatives in DOE’s Office of Energy Assurance to support
an assessment of cyber security vulnerabilities for associated infrastructure
assets under the control of an electrical power utility. This effort is intended to support the
transfer of cyber security investigation capabilities to the Office of Energy
Assurance in support of the Department’s efforts to protect critical energy
infrastructure assets throughout the United States. An onsite coordination meeting was held and onsite assessment
activities are scheduled. A Performance
Test Agreement for the scanning activities has been drafted.
Planning activities were initiated for
the upcoming safeguards and security inspection at the Los Alamos National
Laboratory. Team rosters and
assignments have been proposed.
Onsite inspection
activities to evaluate the Chicago Operations Office cyber security program
were completed. A draft report is being
prepared.
A special study
(Perimeter Scanning Project) was initiated to identify vulnerabilities in DOE
computer networks exposed to potential attack from the Internet. Outreach activities to communicate the scope
and objectives of the project were initiated.
An announcement memorandum with a broad distribution list has been
prepared. Significant activities
are ongoing to develop technical methodologies and procedures to be used in the
project.
A concept paper is
under development to establish an unannounced cyber security performance
testing capability within the Office.
Office
of Emergency Management Oversight (OA-30)
The onsite validation/closeout visit was conducted for the
Safety and Emergency Management Inspection of the Nevada Test Site. The final draft report was provided, and
formal site comments are due October 21.
Briefings are now being scheduled for the National Nuclear Security
Administration’s (NNSA) senior management.
Planning continues
for the combined OA-30 and OA-50 review at Pantex. Biweekly conference calls are occurring to coordinate the
upcoming review. An additional 2-day
site visit to finalize tabletop preparation efforts is planned.
OA-30 and OA-50 are in the initial planning stages for an evaluation of the Sandia National
Laboratories, New Mexico. The scoping
visit is currently scheduled for October 15-17.
OA-30 and the Office
of Emergency Management, NA-41, continue to have concern that the Kansas City
Plant emergency management program does not have an adequate technical
basis. OA-1 met with NNSA senior
management to express this concern and the potential precedent for the complex
should the “necessary and sufficient process” screen out the need for hazards
assessments.
Office
of Environment, Safety and Health Evaluations (OA-50)
Comments received
from the FMC on the revised DOE Order 470.2B, “Independent Oversight and
Performance Assurance Program,” have been resolved.
The Corrective
Action Plan (CAP) for the Hanford (PFP specific) safety management inspection
was disapproved by EM-1 in a memorandum dated August 19, 2002. A revised CAP was to be submitted within 30
days.
A final corrective
action plan for the safety and emergency management inspection at LLNL has been
requested.
Corrective action
plans for the Nevada Test Site inspection and comments on the report have been
requested.
Coordination of the
upcoming safety and emergency management inspection at the Pantex Plant
continues. Biweekly teleconferences are
being conducted with the site to coordinate activities.
Initial discussions were held with the
Office of Kirtland Site Operations and Sandia National Laboratories in
preparation for the scoping visit for the safety and emergency management
inspection.
Office
of Safeguards and Security Evaluations (OA-10)
Enhanced
protocols for the conduct of OA force on force exercises have been submitted to
management for review and approval.
OA-10
Director attended a meeting with NNSA to discuss potential responses to actions
recommended in the Hamre report.
OA-10
met with SO to discuss a Department initiative on counter-terrorism training.
OA-10
assembled OA statistical data on classification actions completed during FY
2002 as part of the annual requirement for DOE to report to the Information
Security Oversight Office.
Office
of Environment, Safety and Health Evaluations (OA-50)
Comments were provided on the WIPP
interim corrective action plan.
Training on 10CFR 830 was provided for
OA 50 staff.
OA 50 staff completed biannual radiation worker and annual
hazardous waste operations training.