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| <p><strong>[DNFSB LETTER HEAD]</strong></p> | |
| <p>April 29, 2008</p> | |
| <p>The Honorable Samuel W.Bodman</p> | |
| <p>1000 Independence Avenue, SW</p> | |
| <p>Washington, DC 20585-1000</p> | |
| <p>Dear Secretary Bodman:</p> | |
| <p>The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (Board) issued Recommendation 97-1, <em>Safe Storage of Uranium-233, </em>on March 3, 1997, to improve the safe handling and storage of uranium-233 at defense nuclear facilities. The Department of Energy (DOE) has completed all milestones in the Implementation Plan for this Recommendation. Accordingly, the Board closes the Recommendation.</p> | |
| <p>Activities that can be viewed as extensions of the Recommendation’s implementation are ongoing. These activities include Uranium-233 Down blending and Disposition Project at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, planning by DOE’s Nuclear Materials Disposition and Consolidation Coordination Committee, and annual reports on uranium-233 disposition efforts. The Board will continue its oversight of these activities.</p> | |
| <p>Sincerely,</p> | |
| <p><strong><em>A.J. Eggenberger</em></strong></p> | |
| <p><strong><em>Chairman </em></strong></p> | |
| <p>c:</p> | |
| <p>The Honorable Thomas P. D' Agostino</p> | |
| <p>The Honorable James A. Rispoli</p> | |
| <p>Mr. Glenn S. Podonsky</p> | |
| <p>Mr. Mark B. Whitaker Jr.</p> | |
| <p>Mr. Robert J. McMorland</p> | |
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