7 October 1998
Source: http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/aces/aaces002.html

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[Federal Register: October 7, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 194)]
[Notices]
[Page 53884-53885]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD

[Recommendation 98-2]


Safety Management at the Pantex Plant

AGENCY: Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board.

ACTION: Notice, recommendation.

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SUMMARY: The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board has made a
recommendation to the Secretary of Energy pursuant to 42 U.S.C.
2286a(a)(5) concerning safety management at the Pantex Plant. The Board
believes that opportunities exist to strengthen and simplify the
process by which DOE designs and develops activities at the Pantex
Plant and independently evaluates the safety of those operations. The
Board believes that DOE should take action to improve these processes.
However, the recommendation contains information which is classified
and otherwise restricted. Therefore, only the letter forwarding the
recommendation (which is unclassified when separated from the
attachment) is being published.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kenneth M. Pursateri or Andrew L.
Thibadeau at the address above or telephone (202) 208-6400.

    Dated: October 1, 1998.
John T. Conway,
Chairman.

Appendix--Transmittal Letter to the Secretary of Energy

DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD

625 Indiana Avenue, NW, Suite 700, Washington, D.C. 20004, (202)
208-6400

SECRET--RESTRICTED DATA

September 30, 1998
The Honorable Bill Richardson,
Secretary of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC
20585-1000

    Dear Secretary Richardson: On September 30, 1998, the Defense
Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (Board), in accordance with 42
U.S.C. Sec. 2286a(a)(5), unanimously approved Recommendation 98-2,
which is enclosed for your consideration. Recommendation 98-2, deals
with Safety Management at the Pantex Plant.
    42 U.S.C. Sec. 2286d(a) requires the Board, after receipt by
you, to promptly make this recommendation available to the public in
the Department of Energy's (DOE) regional public reading rooms.
However, the recommendation contains information which is classified
or otherwise restricted. Please arrange to have this letter
forwarding the recommendation (which is unclassified when separated
from the attachment) promptly placed on file in your regional public
reading rooms.
    The following is an unclassified summary of the Board's
recommendation: The Board believes that opportunities exist to
strengthen and simplify the process by which DOE designs and
develops activities at the Pantex Plant and independently evaluates
the safety of those operations. The Board believes that DOE should
take action to improve these processes.
      Sincerely,
John T. Conway,
Chairman.

c: Mr. Mark B. Whitaker, Jr.

    When separated from enclosures, this document is unclassified.
Document transmitted herewith contains Secret/Restricted Data.

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