[DOE LETTERHEAD]
Albuquerque Operations Office

June 28, 1999

The Honorable John T. Conway
Chairman
Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board
625 Indiana Avenue, N.W.
Suite 700
Washington, D.C. 20004

Dear Mr. Chairman:

Consistent with the Department's implementation plan (98-2 Plan) for the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board's (The Board) Recommendation 98-2, the Development & Production (D&P) Manual Chapter 11.6, Coordinated Review Process for Nuclear Explosive Operations at the Pantex Plant, is enclosed.

The D&P Chapter 11.6 has been issued to establish the expectations for the four review processes to be used to validate controls and implementation for nuclear explosive operations. This document represents the deliverable for Commitment 5.4.1 of the 98-2 Plan addressing the sub-recommendation concerning processes for planning and executing nuclear explosive operations as linked components of integrated safety management at Pantex.

In addition to the enclosed published chapter, all published D&P Manual Chapters may be found on the internet at http://www.explorer.doe.gov:1776/htmls/supplementaldir.html.

As identified herein, the Department has completed the actions within the commitment represented above and proposes closure of the commitment. If you have any questions, please contact me, or have your staff contact Dan Glenn at (505) 665-6028.

R. E. Glass
Manager

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