[DSE LETTERHEAD]

 

January 17, 2007

 

The Honorable A. J. Eggenberger

Chairman

Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board

625 Indiana Avenue NW, Suite 700

Washington, DC 20004-2901

 

Dear Mr. Chairman:

 

Enclosed is Federal Technical Capability Program (FTCP) Corrective Action Plan, Revision 1, which is Deliverable B for Commitment 13 in the Department of Energy (DOE) Implementation Plan to Improve Oversight of Nuclear Operations, Revision 2, issued in response to Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board Recommendation 2004-1.

 

This plan has been updated to identify the completed and remaining Department corrective actions to improve recruiting, developing, training, qualifying, maintaining proficiency of, and retaining technical personnel to safely accomplish DOE’s mission.  The plan is approved and issued for implementation, effective immediately.  

 

Please provide any feedback to me at (202) 586-5500 or to Mr. Roy Schepens, Chairman, FTCP Panel, at (509) 376-6677.

 

Sincerely,

 

Clay Sell

 

Enclosure

 

bcc:      David Garman, US

            Raymond Orbach, S-4

    Linton Brooks, NA-1

    James Rispoli, EM-1

    Glenn Podonsky HS-1

    Dennis Spurgeon, NE-1

    Jeff Pon, HR-1

             Mark B. Whitaker, Jr., HS-1.1

             Roy Schepens, ORP