[DOE LETTERHEAD]
April 9, 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:
On December 17, 2002, representatives from
the Department of Energy’s Office of River Protection, Savannah River
Operations Office, and the Office of Environmental Management briefed the
Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (Board) on vapor space corrosion in
high-level waste tanks. During the
briefing, the Board requested additional information on various related
topics. The enclosures provide the
requested information.
Enclosure 1 provides a list of activities
included in the fiscal year 2003 funding for research on vapor space corrosion.
Enclosure 2 provides a list of controls at
Savannah River Site and Hanford related to vapor space corrosion.
Enclosure 3 provides a summary of Tanks
Focus Area activities in the safety functional area funded in fiscal year 2002.
If you have any questions, please contact me
at 202-586-0738.
Sincerely,
Paul M. Golan
Chief Operating Officer
Office of Environmental Management
cc:
Mark Whitaker, S-3.1
Roy J. Schepens, ORP
Jeffrey M. Allison, SR