“The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board will hold a public meeting to provide an opportunity for the Department of Energy and the National Nuclear Security Administration to brief the Board on their basis for rejecting Recommendation 2019-2 and the actions completed, underway, or planned to ensure adequate protection of public health and safety at the Savannah River Site.”
Meeting date & location – too bad it’s not near SRS or we’d attend and comment:
October 28, 2019 1:00pm to 4:00pm
Notice and links to supporting documents: https://www.dnfsb.gov/public-hearings-meetings/public-meeting
Recommendation 2019-2, Safety of the Savannah River Tritium Facilities
September 10, 2019 NNSA leter rejecting DNFSB recommendation: https://ehss.energy.gov/deprep/2019/TB19S10A.PDF
October 10, 2019 DNFSB letter responding to NNSA rejection letter of : https://ehss.energy.gov/deprep/2019/FB19O10A.PDF
SRS Watch news release of September 24, 2019 – on the NNSA’s rejection of the DNFSB’s recommendation:
In Troubling Move, DOE for First Time Rejects Safety Board Recommendation, on Safety of SRS Tritium Facilities