Office of Safeguards
and Security Evaluations (OA-10)
The
report preparation phase of the LANL inspection is in process; closeout is
scheduled for December 20.
Work
continues by the OA Headquarters Security Officer to update the OA Safeguards
and Security Procedure (due next week).
Preparation
for CAT training in January continues.
Report
preparation for the special CMPC review of LANL is underway.
Excerpts
from the new Design Basis Threat draft were provided (informally) by SO for
review. These excerpts deal directly
with those areas of the previous draft that received significant OA input.
Office
of Cyber Security Evaluations (OA-20)
The Perimeter Scanning Special Study is continuing. Vulnerability scanning has been completed
for 18 DOE sites. Discussions are
ongoing with a number of additional sites to coordinate testing activities.
OA-20 has initiated
discussions with Savannah River personnel in preparation for the cyber security
assessment scheduled for the first quarter of 2003.
Office
of Emergency Management Oversight (OA-30)
OA-30 and OA-50 are planning an inspection
of Sandia National Laboratories, New Mexico
(SNL-NM). A site visit is planned to coordinate emergency
management performance tests.
Discussions will include the Kirtland Air Force Base Fire Department to
understand their role and responsibilities in a SNL-NM emergency response.
OA-30 is planning a
conference call with the emergency management program staff of the Office of
Transportation Safeguards on January 6.
Key documents are being provided to OA to assist in the inspection
planning. A scoping visit has been
scheduled to support the data collection visit scheduled for later in the first
quarter of 2003.
OA-30 and OA-10 will
be sharing perspectives and exploring opportunities for combining elements of
emergency management and security within inspection performance tests.
OA-30 is developing
an approach for a “Summary Report of Emergency Management Program Status.” Inspection data collected from 2000-2002 is
being reviewed and analyzed. The
results will provide the status of key sites since the OA 1999 follow-up report
and provide insight for targeting future inspection activities. These efforts are anticipated to be
completed in January 2003.
Office
of Environment, Safety and Health Evaluations (OA-50)
The interim
corrective action plan for the Nevada Test Site (NTS) inspection has been
received. Comments on the ES&H
volume were provided to the site. All of the inspection findings have been
entered into CATS.
Factual accuracy
comments on the Pantex inspection report have been provided by the site and
have been incorporated into the report as appropriate. Final technical editing of the report is
ongoing.
Coordination of the upcoming safety and emergency management
inspection at the Sandia National Laboratories continues. The inspection plan was provided to the site
on December 16, 2002. This
plan describes the inspection activities that have been tailored to Sandia
operations.
Coordination of the
upcoming safety management inspection at the Y-12 National Nuclear Security
Complex continues.
An OA-50 annual
report is being developed to summarize trends and observations from ES&H
reviews since the formation of OA-50.
OA continues to
provide support to GC and ME in responding to the document request associated
with the subpoena in the civil case for the Gaseous Diffusion Investigation
conducted by
the Department of Energy in 1999-2001.
Activities
Completed
Office
of Safeguards and Security Evaluations (OA-10)
The
final draft of the ANL-W Inspection Report has been completed and is ready for
distribution.
Office
of Cyber Security Evaluations (OA-20)
The Cyber Security Evaluation of the Los Alamos National Laboratory was
completed by OA-20.
Office
of Emergency Management Oversight (OA-30)
OA-30 and OA-50 conducted a conference call to discuss comments on the
interim corrective action plan for the Independent Oversight Inspection of
Environment, Safety, and Health Management and Emergency Management at the
Nevada Test Site, October 2002. The
final report was issued November 21, and a final corrective action plan is
due January 22, 2003.
Office
of Environment, Safety and Health Evaluations (OA-50)
OA-50, working with the Accreditation Association for
Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC), completed the re-accreditation survey for the
Brookhaven National Laboratory occupational medical program on December 11-12,
2002. A formal report from the AAAHC
accreditation committee is expected in 4-6 weeks.