[DNFSB LETTERHEAD]

 

September 13, 2006

 

Mr. Jeffrey M. Allison

Manager, Savannah River Operations Office

Department of Energy

P. O. Box A

Aiken, South Carolina 29803

 

Dear Mr. Allison:

 

On behalf of the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (Board), I would like to offer my sincere thanks and appreciation to Amy Poston for her dedicated service as the Department of Energy’s (DOE) liaison to the Board at the Savannah River Site from 1993 to 2006.

 

Amy has been instrumental in keeping the interface between the Board and the Savannah River Site personnel working smoothly for more than a decade.  The Board’s meetings and tours at the site have consistently been well planned and executed.  Amy’s personal involvement in hundreds of staff visits, conference calls, video conferences, and information requests ensured they were productive for both sides and that any problems that arose were quickly resolved.  Furthermore, Amy was extremely helpful in resolving the logistical issues associated with establishing and maintaining our site office at the Savannah River Site.

 

The liaison position requires an individual who can effectively interact with the management of several organizations, coordinate multiple activities, and keep the large number of administrative demands under control.  With these skills, I am sure that Amy will make an outstanding contribution in her new assignment as a Public Affairs Specialist in the Office of External Affairs.  Please accept my personal thanks for her time and efforts as your liaison to us.  I wish her every success in her new assignment.

 

Sincerely,

 

A. J. Eggenberger

Chairman

 

c:   Mr. Richard W. Arkin

Ms. Amy B. Poston

Mr. Mark B. Whitaker, Jr.