[DOE LETTERHEAD]

 

January 15, 2003

 

The Honorable John T. Conway

Chairman

Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board

625 Indiana Avenue, NW

Suite 700

Washington, D.C. 20004

 

Dear Mr. Chairman:

 

With this letter, I am pleased to report on-schedule completion of two of the Los Alamos National Laboratory’s commitments found in the Department’s 00-1 Implementation Plan (Revision 2).  The commitments proposed for closure are as follows:

 

501    Complete stabilization of all solutions - December 2002

 

503  Complete stabilization of nitrides and cellulose rags - December 2002

 

We continue to closely track progress on all Recommendation 00-l commitments and will keep you and your staff apprised of our progress.  If you have any questions, please contact me at (202) 586-2179.

 

Sincerely,

 

Everet H. Beckner

Deputy Administrator

for Defense Programs

 

cc:

M. Whitaker, S-3.1