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News Digest
Your source for DOE and Board-related news. Updated:
April 13, 2009 |
- Board closes Recommendation 92-4. Here are the words from the Board's March 2009 Annual Report to Congress (page 48): "The Board issued Recommendation 92-4 in July 1992 to ensure that the design of the Multi-Function Waste Tank Facility at Hanford, and other new defense nuclear facilities, would incorporate engineering principles and approaches, detailed engineering criteria, and practices essential to ensure adequate protection of public health and safety. Although this facility was never constructed, the overarching tenets of the recommendation remained applicable to the design of new defense nuclear facilities. With the issuance of the DOE order [DOE Order 413.3A], standard [DOE Standard 1189], and guides [DOE Order 413 guides] discussed above, the Board believes that Recommendation 92-4 has been implemented. Accordingly, the Board considers this recommendation closed.”
- Board posted its 19th Annual Report to Congress. [PDF]
- Board closed Recommendation 98-2, Safety Management at the Pantex Plant -- On December 16, the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board has closed Recommendation 98-2, Safety Management at the Pantex Plant. [PDF]
- Board closed Recommendation 94-1, Improved Schedule for Remediation in the Defense Nuclear Facilities Complex -- On April 29, the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board has closed Recommendation 94-1, Improved Schedule for Remediation in the Defense Nuclear Facilities Complex. [PDF]
- Board closed Recommendation 97-1, Safe Storage of Uranium-233 -- On April 29, Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board has closed Recommendation 97-1, Safe Storage of Uranium-233. [PDF]
- Board closed Recommendation 98-1, Resolution of Safety Issues Identified by DOE Internal Oversight -- On March 28, the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board has closed Recommendation 98-1, Resolution of Safety Issues Identified by DOE Internal Oversight [PDF]
- Board issues Recommendation 2008-1, Safety Classification of Fire Protection Systems. -- On January 29, The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board issued new Recommendation 2008-1, Safety Classification of Fire Protection Systems. This
Recommendation identifies the need for standards applicable to the design and operation of fire
protection systems being relied upon as a primary means of protecting the public and workers
from radiological hazards at the Department of Energy's defense nuclear facilities. [PDF]
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