[DOE
LETTERHEAD]
The Honorable John T. Conway
Chairman
Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board
Dear Mr. Chairman,
The enclosed Nuclear Safety Technical
Position is Deliverable 4.2.1 under the Implementation Plan for Defense Nuclear
Facilities Board (DNFSB) Recommendation 2002-3, Requirements for the Design,
Implementation, and Maintenance of Administrative Controls,
This technical position supplements and clarifies
Department of Energy’s (DOE) policy expectations for the proper understanding
and implementation of administrative controls that perform a specific safety
function. The technical position will be
distributed immediately to all DOE offices so that it can be used in the
development, review, and approval of administrative controls. It will also be posted as a technical
interpretation on the web page of the Office of Nuclear and Facility Safety
Policy (EH-22). This is interim guidance
pending the issuance of a DOE technical standard (DNFSB Recommendation 2002-3
Deliverable 4.2.2) that will provide guidance on measures to improve the dependability
of the implementation of these administrative controls. It is intended that this standard will
provide a robust and effective set of guidance that will be of practical use for
both DOE reviewers and contractors.
If you have any questions, please contact me
at 202-586-6151 or Richard L. Black, Director of the Office of Nuclear and
Facility Safety Policy, 301-903-0104.
Sincerely,
Beverly A. Cook
Assistant Secretary
Environment, Safety and Health
cc: w/enclosure:
M. Whitaker, DR-1
J. Roberson, EM-l
L. Brooks, NA-1
W. Magwood, NE-l
R. Orbach, SC-l