[DOE LETTERHEAD]
July 27, 2006
The Honorable A. J. Eggenberger
Chairman
Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board
625 Indiana Avenue, NW, Suite 700
Washington, DC 20004-2901
Dear Mr. Chairman:
On July 21 , 2006, we met with members of the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety
Board (Board) staff to discuss our June 8, 2006, letter providing resolution of Board comments on the Department’s
draft manual DOE M 441.1-1, Nuclear Material Packaging Manual. As a result of this meeting, we believe that two
issues dealing with the development of a new packaging manual
in response to Board Recommendation 2005-1 need more discussion between our staffs before the draft manual is
finalized. The two issues involve (1) how the manual interfaces with in-process
activities and (2) the use of DOE
STD 3010 in this manual. Until these staff
discussions are completed, the Department’s response to your comments 1 and 2
is rescinded.
In addition, since these discussions are related to and may impact on our
resolution of comment 10 in our July 21, 2006, letter to you regarding
Repacking Methodology, the Department’s response to comment 10 is also rescinded.
If you have any questions, please call me at (202) 586-6151 or Rich
Stark at (301) 903-4407.
Sincerely,
C. Russell H. Shearer
Acting Assistant Secretary for
Environment, Safety and Health
cc:
J. McConnell, NA-1
C. Lagdon, US-1
M. Whitaker, DR-1
R. Hardwick, EH-2
K. Fortenberry, DNFSB
R. Stark, EH-24