[DOE
LETTERHEAD]
The Honorable John T. Conway
Chairman
Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board
Dear Mr. Chairman:
I am pleased to inform you that the
Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Environment, Safety and Health (EH)
completed two actions that are in response to Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety
Board (DNFSB) Commitments.
The first action is the preparation and
submittal of DOE-STD-XXXX-03, specific Administrative Controls, (enclosed) into
the DOE Technical Standards Program coordination process on
The second action is the issuance of the
revised DOE Safety Management Functions, Responsibilities and Authorities
Manual (FRAM), DOE M 411.l-1C (enclosed). Issuance of the FRAM completes Commitment
4.1.5 of the Department’s Software Quality Assurance Implementation Plan. It
also is responsive to Commitment 1.4 in the Department’s Quality Assurance
Improvement Plan for Defense Nuclear Facilities transmitted to you in the
Secretary’s letter of
Please contact me at (202) 586-6151, if you
have questions.
Sincerely,
Beverly A. Cook
Assistant Secretary
Environment, Safety and Health
Enclosures
Draft DOE Standard
– Specific Administrative Controls
cc:
M. Whitaker, DR-1