[DOE LETTERHEAD]

 

May 8, 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 that on May 5, 2003, the Department began shipments of depleted uranium (DU) material from Savannah River Site (SRS) to Envirocare of Utah.  These shipments are part of the overall plan for the disposition of the DU material in storage at SRS that was described in my letter to you of September 30, 2002.  The shipments were originally scheduled to begin in March 2003.  Some delays were encountered in the March start in order to ensure proper shipping documentation and handling; however, the September 2003 completion date is expected to be met.

 

If you have any further questions, please call me at (202) 586-7709 or Mr. Paul Golan at (202) 586-0738.

 

Sincerely,

 

Jessie Hill Roberson

Assistant Secretary for

Environmental Management

 

cc:  Mark Whitaker, DR-1

Paul Golan, EM-3

Jeffrey Allison, SR