[DOE LETTERHEAD]

November 1, 1996

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

Dear Mr. Chairman:

Enclosed is the quarterly progress report on implementation of Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board Recommendation 94-2 for the period from July 1, 1996, to September 30, 1996.

The report shows that the Department has continued to make good progress in implementing the task initiatives to which it has committed. The body of the progress report contains a status table on the task initiatives that were due during the current reporting period. A status table on all of the task initiatives is included as an appendix.

Sincerely,

Alvin L. Alm
Assistant Secretary for Environmental Management

Enclosure