[DOE LETTERHEAD]
National Nuclear Security Administration
The Honorable John T. Conway
Chairman
Defense Nuclear Facilities
Safety Board
Dear Mr. Chairman:
Enclosed is the “Quarterly
Report for the Implementation Plan Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board
Recommendation 98-2, Accelerating Safety Management Improvements at the Pantex Plant,”
for the period July 1 through
During this reporting period,
the Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security Administration made progress
toward completion of the 98-2 commitments and provided the Defense Nuclear
Facilities Safety Board a copy of the Pantex Plant Technical Safety Requirement
(TSR) Integrated Implementation Plan (IP) in fulfillment of Commitment 4.3.3, “Develop
Improved Site-Wide Technical Safety Requirement Controls for On-Site Transportation
of Nuclear Explosives,” and received and implemented accelerated critical
tooling for the W88 weapon program, a milestone under Commitment 4.4.7. Enclosed is a copy of the final report “NNSA
Pantex Site Office Readiness Assess Transportation Safety Analysis Report Module
I Group II Implementation”. The
remaining Transportation Phase I controls have been incorporated into the
Pantex Plant TSR IIP. Since the W78
accelerated tooling deliverable has been incorporated into Commitment 4.4.5, we
request that Commitment 4.4.7 be closed. Twenty-two out of twenty-seven commitments
have been delivered and five remain outstanding.
If you have questions, please me
at 202-586-4879 or have your staff contact Ms. Debbie Volk at 505-845-5106.
Sincerely,
David E. Beck
Assistant Deputy Administrator
for Military Application and
Stockpile Operations
Defense Programs
Enclosures
PXSO Readiness
Assessment Report
cc: w/enclosures:
J. McConnell, DNFSB
W. Andrews, DNFSB
A. Matteucci, DNFSB
M. Whitaker, DR-1
D. Glenn, PXSO