Weekly Highlights
for October 21 - 25, 2002
Office of Safeguards
and Security Evaluations (OA-10)
ANL-W
Inspection: The data collection and
performance-testing phase of the ANL-W inspection is in progress.
CMPC
Special Reviews: The LLNL and Nevada
draft reports have been refined and forwarded to the sites for the 10-day
comment period. The next special review
will be conducted at ANL-W.
LANL
Inspection: Work continues on the
development of the LANL Inspection Plan and plan for force-on-force performance
testing, in preparation for the LANL inspection.
Y-12
Iterative Site Analysis (ISA): OA-10 is
providing support for the NNSA ISA at Y-12.
Office
of Cyber Security Evaluations (OA-20)
OA-20 is providing support to DOE’s
Office of Energy Assurance (OEA) by conducting an assessment of cyber security
vulnerabilities associated with critical infrastructure assets. This effort is intended to support the
transfer cyber security assessment processes to OEA in support the Department’s
efforts to protect critical energy infrastructure assets throughout the United
States. An onsite coordination meeting
was held October 9th. Onsite
assessment activities are scheduled for the week of October 28th.
OA-20 conducted an initial coordination
conference call with representatives from the Albuquerque Operations Office and
the Los Alamos National Laboratory in preparation for an upcoming assessment at
the laboratory. Team rosters and
assignments have been established.
OA-20 personnel prepared
a draft report to document the recent cyber security appraisal conducted at the
Chicago Operations Office.
OA-20 personnel held
coordination meetings with Safeguards and Security managers at the Savannah
River Site in preparation for the upcoming inspection.
OA-20 personnel have
initiated a special study (Perimeter Scanning Project) to map and identify
vulnerabilities in DOE computer networks exposed to potential attack from the
Internet. Outreach activities to
communicate the scope and objectives of the project have been initiated. The Project Plan has been approved and is
being distributed to headquarters and field organizations. Significant activities are ongoing to
develop technical methodologies and procedures to be used in the project.
OA-20 personnel have continued to refine a concept paper on
establishing an unannounced cyber security performance testing capability
within the Office. This initiative is
intended to provide a more real-world environment to test the security of
unclassified computer networks from remote locations.
Office of Emergency
Management Oversight (OA-30)
The Nevada Operations Office has indicated
there are no comments on the final draft report of the Inspection of
Environment, Safety, and Health Management and Emergency Management at the
Nevada Test Site, October 2002. The
final report will now be prepared for distribution. Briefings were
provided to National Nuclear Security Administration’s senior management on
October 21 and 25. The interim corrective action plan is scheduled
for review by November 15.
The combined OA-30 and OA-50 Pantex Inspection data
collection phase will begin October 28.
OA-30 and OA-50 are in the initial stages of planning for an inspection of the Sandia National Laboratories,
New Mexico. The scoping visit was
completed the week of October 15-17 and the final plan is being developed.
Office of Management
and Information Resources (OA-40)
None
Office of
Environment, Safety and Health Evaluations (OA-50)
Comments on the revised DOE Order 470.2B, “Independent Oversight and
Performance Assurance Program” received from the FMC have been resolved.
EM 1 approved the Corrective Action Plan (CAP) for
the Hanford (PFP specific) safety management inspection on October 8,
2002. A copy has been provided and
review is ongoing.
A final corrective action plan for the safety and
emergency management inspection at LLNL has been requested.
A corrective action plan for the Nevada Test Site
(NTS) inspection has been requested.
The site had no comments on the report.
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. Team planning began on October 21.
Coordination of the upcoming safety and
emergency management inspection at the Sandia National Laboratory continues.
Discussions with Y-12 Site Office
management regarding the scoping visit for the safety management inspection are
ongoing.
A meeting with several DNFSB staff to
discuss various aspects of both OA’s and their activities associated with
implementation of 10CFR 830 Subpart B has been scheduled for October 28. This is in response to inquiries from
several DNFSB staff.
Office of Safeguards
and Security Evaluations (OA-10)
Albuquerque
Operations Office (AL) and Office of Transportation Safeguards (OTS)
Inspections: Final copies of the AL and
OTS inspection reports have been submitted for reproduction in preparation for
distribution next week. OA’s response
to the AL and OTS preliminary corrective action plans has been developed and
forwarded to management for concurrence.
NA-1
Briefing: OA-10 provided a briefing on
October 25, to NA-1 on the results of the AL and OTS inspections.
Office of
Environment, Safety and Health Evaluations (OA-50)
Briefings on
the results of the NTS inspection were conducted for NNSA senior managers on
October 21.
Two staff
members attended the Integrated Safety Management Energy Facility Contractors
Group (EFCOG) Occupational Safety & Health Subgroup Occupational Medicine
Meeting on October 22-23.
The Director, Office of Environment,
Safety and Health Evaluations attended the DOE/DNFSB Interface Workshop on
October 22-23.