Transcript Readiness at EM

The EM/HQ Perspective on
Readiness Review
Robert Goldsmith, PhD
Director of Operations Oversight
EM-62
Office of Operations Oversight
EM-60 - Office of Safety Management
and Oversight
 EM-62 - Mission: To determine the
effectiveness of Federal and contractor
safety and health programs and
management systems at EM field sites
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EM-62 Oversight Responsibilities
Day-to-day oversight of operational
safety
 Line management assessments
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Integrated
 Targeted
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Validation and verification of completed
corrective actions
 Startup and restart of nuclear facilities
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EM-62 Readiness Review
Responsibilities
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Startup Authorities
Cat 3
Cat 2
restart
ID
OR
ORP
RL
SR
WIPP
P/P
BNL
FOM
FOM
FOM
FOM
FOM
HQ
HQ
HQ
HQ
FOM
FOM
FOM
FOM
HQ
HQ
HQ
EM-62 Readiness Review
Responsibilities
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Review and recommend approval
Plan of Action
 Startup Notification Requests
 Declaration of Readiness
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ORRs & RAs
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Lead, participate or observe
Central Technical Authority
 DNFSB
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EM Recent Experience
Most ORRs and RAs executed properly
 Anomalous events
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Premature declaration of readiness
 Site not following its own procedures
 RA begun before DSA approved
 Site procedure that almost precluded ORRs
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Recent EM/HQ Actions
Include readiness review process in
integrated assessments
 Developed a DOE O 425.1C CRAD
 Memo from COO reiterating expectations
with regard to DOE O 425.1C
 Working group with DOE-ID, CWI, EM,
HSS, CTA
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Some EM issues with
DOE O 425.1C
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Readiness Assessments are intended to be
highly flexible
What is an initial startup?
What is a new facility?
What is a major/substantial modification?
What should follow a contractor RA?
Need for S-1 approval of new Cat 2 facilities?
Workshop Should Consider
Recommendations for changes to Order
and associated standards and guides
 Consensus on key definitions
 Template for readiness determination
site process, including documentation
 Standardized CRAD
 DOE library of precedents
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