[DOE LETTERHEAD]

 

September 30, 2005

 

The Honorable A. J. Eggenberger

Chairman

Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board

625 Indiana Avenue, N.W.

Suite 700

Washington, D.C. 20004-2901

 

Dear Mr. Chairman:

 

The purpose of this letter is to transmit the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) and Office of Environmental Management (EM) listings of new facilities and facilities undergoing major modification to meet Deliverable 8.1 of the Department of Energy Implementation Plan for Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board Recommendation 2004-2, Active Confinement System, August 2005. �Attachment 1 provides the list of EM facilities and Attachment 2 provides the NNSA list of facilities. Consistent with the Implementation Plan, it is our intention that these facilities receive higher priority when completing future activities addressed by the Implementation Plan, specifically the safety-related ventilation system evaluations.

 

We recognize that some of these facilities have progressed to the point where physical design modifications, (e.g., redesignation of a non-safety system to a safety system) would be difficult and costly. �We will continue to work with your staff as we develop an approach to address these situations. �If you or your staff have any questions, I can be reached by telephone at (301) 903-0078 or by e-mail at richard.black@eh.doe.gov.

 

Sincerely,

 

Richard L. Black

Director

Office of Nuclear and Facility Safety Policy

 

2 Attachments

 

cc: ��R. Shaw, EH-1

D. Garman, US

L. Brooks, NA-1

J. Paul, NA-2

I. Triay, EM-3

M Whitaker, DR-1

R. Shearer, EH-1

J. McConnell, NA-2.1

R. Lagdon, EH-31

R. Hardwick, EH-2

J. Kimball, NA-1

D. Chung, EM-24