July 17, 2003, Department letter reporting completion of commitment 305, in the 2000-1, Revision 2 implementation plan, Stabilization and Storage of Nuclear Materials, by completing the repackage of all metal and oxides (except classified metal) into 3013 containers at Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site

[DOE LETTERHEAD]

July 17, 2003

The Honorable John T. Conway

Chairman

Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board

625 Indiana Avenue, NW

Suite 700

Washington, D.C. 20004-2901

Dear Mr. Chairman:

The purpose of this letter is to report completion of Commitment 305 of the Board’s Recommendation 2000-1, Revision 2 of the approved Implementation Plan for Stabilization and Storage of Nuclear Material, dated July 22, 2002.

Milestone 305, “Repackage all metal and oxides (except classified metal) into 3013 containers”, has been completed at the Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site (RFETS) as of July 9, 2003. This marks the completion of the final Recommendation 2000-l activity at RFETS.

If you have any further questions, please call me or Paul Golan, Chief Operations Officer, at (202) 586-0738.

Sincerely,

Jessie Hill Roberson

Assistant Secretary for

Environmental Management

cc: Mark Whitaker, DR-1

Eugene Schmitt, RF