Highlights for June 21 - June 25, 2004

Activities Underway

Office of Safeguards and Security Evaluations (OA-10)

Protective Force Management and Capabilities Special Review: The technical edit of the draft reports have been completed and the final reports will be issued next week. The reports provide an overall assessment of protective force capabilities; lock and key programs; and incident, inquires, and infractions programs across the Department. ssues The purpose of these special reviews was to evaluate the effectiveness and capabilities of the Department's overall protective force performance, the security incident program, and the lock and key control program.

Data analysis has begun for the development of issues and recommendations concerning the protective force special review final report. All data collection activities have been completed and site-reports have beNevada Test Site (NTS) Safeguards and Security, Classified Cyber Security, and Emergency Management Combined Inspection: Onsite data collection to include testing of physical security systems at the test site was conducted this week. Requested documents are being received and reviewed by the topical teams. Planning and coordination for the force on force exercises is underway. Onsite planning activities in support of tabletop performance testing are scheduled. The visits will be key for planning Safeguards and Security (S&S) and Emergency Management (EM) combined performance testing activities. The purpose of these exercises is to develop protocols to be used for future combined performance testing. The force-on-force performance testing is scheduled to be used by OA-10 in developing ratings for protective force aspects of the inspection. The first combined performance activity will be a combined command post tabletop exercise that focuses on how the NTS protective force and selected elements of the NTS emergency response organization respond to a simulated emergency event. The second combined activity will consist of force-on-force performance testing with emergency management objectives.

Office of Cyber Security Evaluations (OA-20)

Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (Jefferson Lab) Unclassified Cyber Security Inspection: The draft report was transmitted to the site for comment. Validation and closeout activities are scheduled.

Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) Cyber Security Inspection: Preparation for this inspection continued. A testing agreement is under development with announced external penetration testing scheduled.

Office of Emergency Management Oversight (OA-30)

Nevada Test Site (NTS) Safeguards and Security, Classified Cyber Security, and Emergency Management Combined Inspection: Onsite scoping activities were completed last week (June 14). Onsite planning activities in support of tabletop performance testing are scheduled to be conducted. Both visits will be key for planning Safeguards and Security and Emergency Management combined performance testing activities. The purpose of these exercises is to develop protocols to be used for future combined performance testing. As such, OA-30 is not planning to rate either activity. The first combined performance activity will be a combined command post tabletop exercise that focuses on how the NTS protective force and selected elements of the NTS emergency response organization respond to a simulated emergency event. The second combined activity will consist of force-on-force performance testing with emergency management objectives. OA-30 is planning on conducting rated tabletop exercises apart from OA-10.

Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) Emergency Management Targeted Review: At the request of the Office of Science the due date for the interim corrective action plan was extended to June 25.

Hanford Site Emergency Management Targeted Review: The report has been finalized and is undergoing management approval for release.

Savannah River Site ES&H and Emergency Management Inspection: The site has obtained approval for the final corrective action plan (CAP) from the Assistant Secretary for Environmental Management (EM-1). OA's comments on the interim CAP, identifying that the proposed corrective actions to address deficiencies in the site's hazardous material screening process, were not incorporated into the final CAP. OA will need to develop a response to the final CAP within 30 calendar days of its June 6 approval by EM-1.

Office of Environment, Safety, and Health (ES&H) Evaluations (OA-40)

Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) ES&H Inspection: Onsite data collection activities were completed last week (June 17). Onsite validation and closeout activities will be conducted. Activities have been coordinated with the Office of Science (SC) and the EH Office of Enforcement.

Kansas City Plant ES&H Inspection: The report is being finalized for approval and issue following the receipt of factual accuracy comments on June 2.

Los Alamos National Laboratory ES&H Inspection: Coordination with the site continued in support of this inspection. The scoping visit was conducted June 2 - 3. Onsite data collection activities are scheduled.

Ambulatory Health Care Accreditation: The Accreditation Association of Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC) will conduct a consultative survey for the Lawrence Berkeley National laboratory in July. The consultative survey is intended to prepare the site for formal accreditation by the end of 2004. Oak Ridge National laboratory has applied for re-certification of their occupational medical program and plans are in place to conduct that survey in July.

Independent Oversight Investigation of Worker Vapor Exposure and Occupational Medicine Program Allegations at the Hanford Site: A memorandum directing EM to address the findings and recommendations in the report was issued. The investigation report was distributed.

The Office of ES&H Evaluations continued to support the Departments efforts to draft a worker safety regulation through the efforts of the 851 Executive Team.

The Office of ES&H Evaluations continued to support the Department's effort to address Safety Management Challenges through the efforts of the Safety Management Challenge Task Force.

Activities Completed

Office of Safeguards and Security Evaluations (OA-10)

Security Clearance Process: Participated in a meeting hosted by SO-1 and NNSA to identify short and long-term recommendations to improve the security clearance process. Representatives from EM and ME (procurement policy) joined SO security officials and NNSA line and security managers in developing recommendations for an action plan that is due to the Deputy Secretary in mid-July.

Composite Adversary Team Training: Lessons learned from the recently completed training conducted at Hanford has been compiled and provided to management.