[DOE LETTERHEAD]

 

August 29, 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:

 

Enclosed is a memorandum dated August 28, 2003, from the Deputy Secretary of Energy, establishing a Central Registry for the long-term maintenance and control of the Safety Analysis Software “toolbox” codes.  The Department has completed the action required in Commitment 4.2.2 of the Department’s implementation plan that was developed in response to Recommendation 2002- 1, Quality Assurance for Safety-Related Software, and we propose closure of this commitment.

 

If you have questions, please call Chip Lagdon at 301-903-4218 or me at 301-903-8008.

 

Sincerely,

 

Frank B. Russo

Deputy Assistant Secretary

for Corporate Performance Assessment

 

Enclosure

 

cc: Beverly A. Cook, EH-1

Mark B. Whitaker, DR-1