[SOE
LETTERHEAD]
August 22, 2005
The Honorable A.
J. Eggenberger
Chairman
Defense Nuclear Facilities
Safety Board
625 Indiana Avenue, NW, Suite
700
Washington, DC 20004-2901
Dear Mr. Chairman:
We are pleased to forward the
enclosed Implementation Plan (Plan) for the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety
Board’s (Board) Recommendation 2004-2, Active Confinement Systems. This Plan provides the Department’s approach for reviewing
and upgrading active confinement ventilation systems at hazard category 2 and 3
defense nuclear facilities.
We appreciate the support
provided by the Board and your staff during the development of this Plan. We
will keep you informed of our progress in its completion. I have assigned Mr. Richard Black, Director of
the Office of Nuclear and Facility Safety Policy, Office of Environment, Safety
and Health, as the responsible manager for ensuring the Plan’s successful
completion. Mr. Black can be reached on (301) 903-0104 to answer any questions
that might arise regarding details of the Plan and its implementation.
Sincerely,
Samuel W. Bodman
cc:
M. Whitaker, DR-1
J. Shaw, EH-1