Highlights for June 28 - July 2, 2004

Activities Underway

Office of Safeguards and Security Evaluations (OA-10)

Protective Force Management and Capabilities, Lock and Key, and Incident Reporting Special Reviews: The final reports were submitted to management for review. The NNSA administrator and his staff are scheduled to be briefed on the results of the special reviews July 15. Briefings with other headquarter and field managers will follow.

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: Activities were conducted this week in preparation for onsite data collection and coordination activities. The visit is key for planning Safeguards and Security (S&S) and Emergency Management (EM) combined performance testing (tabletop and force-on-force) 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.

Secretarial S&S Initiatives: An effort is ongoing to develop detailed milestones for action plans related to the material consolidation and protective force initiatives.

Office of Cyber Security Evaluations (OA-20)

Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (Jefferson Lab) Unclassified Cyber Security Inspection: Validation and closeout activities were conducted this week.

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

Office of Emergency Management Oversight (OA-30)

Nevada Test Site (NTS) Safeguards and Security, Classified Cyber Security, and Emergency Management Combined Inspection: Onsite planning activities were conducted this week. Tabletop performance testing involving only OA-30 is scheduled. Safeguards and Security and Emergency Management combined performance testing activities are scheduled. 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 Corrective Action Plan (CAP): The interim corrective action plan was received for review. At the request of the Office of Science the due date for the interim corrective action plan was extended to June 25.

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

Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) ES&H Inspection: Onsite validation and closeout activities were conducted this week. Activities have been coordinated with the Office of Science (SC) and the EH Office of Enforcement.

Kansas City Plant ES&H Inspection: The final report was sent to the printer for distribution next week.

Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) ES&H Inspection: Preparations continued in support of the onsite data collection activities.

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.

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: Prepared comments to SO on the draft action plan and supporting matrix of short and long-term actions that are intended to enhance the DOE personnel security clearance program.

Draft DOE Order 473.XX, Safeguarding Selected Chemical Agents and Toxins: Reviewed the revised draft of this order and provided comments to SO.

Office of Emergency Management Oversight (OA-30)

Hanford Site Emergency Management Targeted Review: Final report distribution was initiated this week.

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

New Brunswick Laboratory (NBL) Safety Visit: A safety review was conducted at NBL last week (June 23) at the request of SO-20. Several recommendations for corrective actions were proposed to assure continued safe operations. Follow up activities, including a comprehensive OA inspection, are in the planning stage for later this year.