[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 166 (Wednesday, August 27, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 45403]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-22782]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


DOE Response to Recommendation 97-1 of the Defense Nuclear 
Facilities Safety Board, Safe Storage of Uranium-233

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board published 
Recommendation 97-1, concerning the safe storage of uranium-233, on 
March 11, 1997 (62 FR 11160). Under section 315(e) of the Atomic Energy 
Act of 1954, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 2286d(e), the Department of Energy 
must transmit an implementation plan on Recommendation 97-1 to the 
Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board by August 11, 1997, or submit a 
notification of extension for an additional 45 days. The Secretary's 
notification of extension for an additional 45 days follows.

ADDRESSES: Send comments, data, views, or arguments concerning the 
Secretary's notification to: Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, 
625 Indiana Avenue, NW, Suite 700, Washington, D.C. 20004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Robert Stallman, Deputy Assistant 
Manager for Facility Operations, Department of Energy, Idaho Operations 
Office, 850 Energy Drive, Idaho Falls, Idaho, 83401-1563.

    Issued in Washington, D.C., on August 22, 1997.
Mark B. Whitaker, Jr.,
Departmental Representative to the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety 
Board.
August 11, 1997.
The Honorable John T. Conway,
Chairman, Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, 625 Indiana 
Avenue, N.W., Suite 700, Washington, D.C. 20004.

    Dear Mr. Chairman: This is to notify you, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 
2286d(e), that the Department of Energy will require an additional 
45 days to transmit the implementation plan for addressing the 
issues raised in the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board's 
Recommendation 97-1 concerning the safe storage of uranium-233 
material. A draft implementation plan was prepared by a Task Team 
(reporting to the Assistant Secretaries for Defense Programs and 
Environmental Management, in coordination with other affected 
Headquarters and Field offices) but requires more detail.
    Working with your staff, we have planned a workshop later this 
month to develop the next level of details for an integrated program 
to safely manage uranium-233. Together, we can then determine the 
appropriate commitments for incorporation into the implementation 
plan for Recommendation 97-1. The implementation plan will be 
provided to the Board by September 25, 1997.

        Sincerely,
Federico Pena.
[FR Doc. 97-22782 Filed 8-26-97; 8:45 am]
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