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| Annual Facility Representative Workshop |
The 2004 Facility Representative Workshop
May 18 - 20, 2004 Las Vegas, NV
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WORKSHOP AGENDA  |
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Day 1: Tuesday, May 18, 2004 Theme: Program Successes and Challenges |
| 8:00 a.m. |
Opening Remarks
John Evans, Facility Representative Program Manager
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| 8:15 a.m. |
Welcome
Kathy Carlson, Nevada Site Office Manager
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| 8:30 a.m. |
Videotaped Remarks from the Deputy Secretary
Kyle E. McSlarrow, Deputy Secretary of Energy
Deputy Secretary's Remarks
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| 8:40 a.m. |
Keynote Address - NNSA Evaluation of Columbia Accident Investigation Board Report
Brigadier General Ronald J. Haeckel, Principal Assistant Deputy Administrator for Military Applications, NNSA
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- NASA’S Columbia Accident Investigation Board Report
- Intro/Summary [PDF]
- Accident Description [PDF]
- Accident Causes [PDF]
- Path Forward [PDF]
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| 9:10 a.m. |
Facility Representative of the Year Presentation
Mark B. Whitaker, Jr., Departmental Representative to the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (DR-1)
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| 9:45 a.m. |
Break |
| 10:00 a.m. |
Perspective from the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board
John T. Conway, Chairman DNFSB
Chairman Conway's Remarks
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| 10:30 a.m. |
Senior Management Panel
Moderator: Mark Whitaker
Panel Members: BGEN Ronald Haeckel; Patrice Bubar, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Oversight and Safety Management, EM; Robert Poe, Assistant Manager for ES&H, Oak Ridge Operations Office; Kathy Carlson; Michael Weis, Deputy Manager Richland Operations Office
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| 12:00 noon |
Lunch |
| 1:30 p.m. |
Columbia Accident Investigation Board Report
John L. Barry, Major General USAF (Ret) Vice President for Defense and Security, SAP Labs, Inc
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| 3:30 p.m. |
Break |
| 3:45 p.m. |
Feedback from Independent Oversight and Performance Assurance Evaluations
Patricia Worthington, Director Office of Environment Safety and Health Evaluations, OA-50
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| 4:30 p.m. |
Facility Representative Program Summary
John Evans

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Day 2: Wednesday, May 19, 2004 Theme: Effective Operational Oversight |
| 7:50 a.m. |
Introduction
John Evans |
| 8:00 a.m. |
Facility Rep Program at Oak Ridge
Robert Poe, Assistant Manager for ES&H, Oak Ridge Operations Office
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| 8:30 a.m. |
The NASA Columbia Investigation Report and EM
Joe Nolter, Advisor to Assistant Secretary for Environmental Management
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| 9:30 a.m. |
Break |
| 9:45 a.m. |
Facility Representatives Sharing of Good Practices and Lessons Learned (4)
- Personnel Contamination during Waste Transfer Jumper Removal
Glyn Trenchard, ORP Facility Rep

- Contamination Area Rollback in F-Area Tank Farm
Larry White, SR Facility Rep

- Lessons Learned from the Beryllium Investigation at SNL Z-Machine
Veronica Martinez, SSO Facility Rep
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 | * HONORABLE MENTION BEST PRESENTATION |
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- Facility Rep Customer Survey
Dennis Armstrong, NSO Facility Rep
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| 11:00 a.m. |
Break |
| 11:15 a.m. |
Facility Representative Panel - Keys to Effective Oversight
Moderator: John Evans
Panel Members: 2003 Facility Representative of the Year; Robert Edwards, SR Facility Rep; Bob Seal, ID Facility Rep; Jerry Lipsky, LASO Facility Rep & 2002 DOE Facility Rep of the Year
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| 12:00 p.m. |
Lunch |
| 1:30 p.m. |
Facility Representatives Sharing of Good Practices and Lessons Learned (4)
- Criticality Safety in a D&D Environment
Jim Spets, RL Facility Rep
- Recent Eyebolt Failures at INEEL
Michael Goriup, ID Facility Rep
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 | * VOTED MOST OUTSTANDING PRESENTATION |
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- Managing Aggregate Hazards
Kirk Keilholtz, LASO Facility Rep
- Maintenance of Building Safety Systems at Aging Facilities
Henry Rio, LSO Facility Rep
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| 2:45 a.m. |
Break |
| 3:00 p.m. |
Safety System Assessment Results of DNFSB 2000-2 Fire Protection Reviews
Craig Christenson, RL Fire Protection Engineer
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| 3:45 a.m. |
Principles for a Strong Nuclear Safety Culture
Charlie Brooks, INPO
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| 4:30 a.m. |
Break |
| 4:45 p.m. |
Facility Representatives Sharing of Good Practices and Lessons Learned (3)
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Day 3: Thursday, May 20, 2004 Theme: Enhancing Your Career |
| 7:50 a.m. |
Introduction John Evans |
| 8:00 a.m. |
Facility Representatives Sharing of Good Practices and Lessons Learned (4)
- Lessons Learned from Type B Accident Investigation of Pu-238 Uptake
Joanne Lorence, LASO Facility Rep
- DOE Shutdown of a Waste Transfer
Ben Harp, ORP Facility Rep
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 | * HONORABLE MENTION BEST PRESENTATION |
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- Lessons Learned from Recent Readiness Assessments
Earl Burkholder, PXSO Facility Rep
Other Information: Briefing Points on Readiness Assessment Lessons Learned at 2004 FR Conference
- Flash Fire in a Paint Locker
Jim Geringer & Dary Newbry, AAO-W Facility Reps

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| 9:15 a.m. |
Break |
| 9:30 a.m. |
Facility Representatives Sharing of Good Practices and Lessons Learned (4)
- Challenges of the 10 CFR 830 Rule Implementation for On-site Transportation as a Nuclear Activity
Bill Gentile, LASO Facility Rep
- Oversight Planning and Performance Evaluation
Roger Gordon, RL Facility Rep

- Detecting Underground Lines and the Safe Act Index at Mound
Christopher White, MCP Facility Rep
Other Information: Safe Acts Index
- Recent Rigging Events at Brookhaven National Laboratory
Larry Hinchliffe and Pete Kelley, BAO Facility Reps

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| 10:45 a.m. |
Break |
| 11:00 a.m. |
Career Progression Lessons
William Mullen, Assistant Manager for Nuclear Facilities and Safety Basis, Sandia Site Office
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| 12:00 p.m. |
Lunch |
| 2:00 p.m. |
Technical Tour of Hoover Dam Power Plant
Info. on Hoover Dam
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| 5:00 p.m. |
Return to Hotel |
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