[DNFSB LETTERHEAD]

 

July 12, 2006

 

The Honorable Samuel W. Bodman

Secretary of Energy

U.S. Department of Energy

1000 Independence Ave., SW, Room 7A-257

Washington, DC  20585-1000

 

Dear Secretary Bodman:

 

The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (Board) is pleased to enclose a copy of our Third Annual Report to Congress on Plutonium Storage at the Department of Energy’s Savannah River Site.  Congress mandated the Board to write this report in Section 3183 of the Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003, Public Law 107-314.

 

The annual report addresses actions taken by the Secretary of Energy in response to the proposals included in the Board’s initial report to Congress on this topic, issued December 1, 2003.  The initial report dealt with the adequacy of the K-Area Materials Storage (KAMS) facility and related support facilities such as Building 235-F at the Savannah River Site, Aiken, South Carolina, for the storage of defense plutonium materials.

 

Sincerely,

 

A. J. Eggenberger

Chairman

 

Enclosure:  as stated