[DOE LETTERHEAD]
December 20, 2005
The Honorable A. J. Eggenberger
Chairman
Defense Nuclear Facilities
Safety Board
625 Indiana Ave, Suite 700
Washington, D.C. 20004
Dear Mr. Chairman:
This letter transmits to you a
revised version of the Department of Energy’s draft Manual DOE M 450.4-X, Integrated Safety Management System Manual.
This revised version represents a significant improvement
over the November 2, 2005 version previously provided to your staff. This improvement occurred by addressing internal
DOE comments on the Manual. The
Department has also addressed various informal comments provided by your staff.
The Department remains
interested in the Board’s comments on this Manual. Please forward any comments regarding this
draft document by January 18, 2006. If
you have any questions, please contact me at (202) 586-3887.
Sincerely,
Mark B. Whitaker, Jr.
Departmental Representative to
the
Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board
cc:
C. Wu, ISM Champion
E. Blackwood, 2004-1 Project
Team Leader
M. Hillman, EH-21