DOE O 140.1A, Interface with the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board
Functional areas: DNFSB, Nuclear Safety, Safety
The purpose of this Order is to emphasize line management accountability and establish clear requirements and responsibilities when working with the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (DNFSB). Cancels DOE O 140.1.
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AVAILABLE ONLINE AT: INITIATED BY:
www.directives.doe.gov Office of Environment, Health, Safety and Security
U.S. Department of Energy ORDER
Washington, DC
Approved: 6-15-2020
SUBJECT: INTERFACE WITH THE DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD
1. PURPOSE. The purpose of this Order is to emphasize line management accountability and
establish clear requirements and responsibilities when working with the Defense Nuclear
Facilities Safety Board (DNFSB).
2. CANCELS/SUPERSEDES. DOE O 140.1, Interface with the Defense Nuclear Facilities
Safety Board, dated 05-14-18. Cancellation of a directive does not, by itself, modify or
otherwise affect any contractual or regulatory obligation to comply with the directive.
Contractor Requirements Documents (CRDs) that have been incorporated into a contract
remain in effect throughout the term of the contract unless and until the contract or
regulatory commitment is modified to either eliminate requirements that are no longer
applicable or substitute a new set of requirements.
3. APPLICABILITY.
a. Departmental Applicability. The requirements in this Order apply to DOE
personnel, including employees of the National Nuclear Security Administration
(NNSA), who administer, oversee, and/or are responsible for a “Department of
Energy (or DOE) Defense Nuclear Facility,” as defined in this Order. This is
consistent with 42 U.S. Code (U.S.C.) § 2286a, Mission and Functions of Board,
which states, “The mission of the Board shall be to provide independent analysis,
advice, and recommendations to the Secretary of Energy to inform the Secretary, in
the role of the Secretary as operator and regulator of the defense nuclear facilities
of the Department of Energy, in providing adequate protection of public health and
safety at such defense nuclear facilities, including with respect to the health and
safety of employees and contractors at such facilities.”
The Administrator of the NNSA must assure that NNSA employees comply with
their responsibilities under this Order. Nothing in this directive will be construed to
interfere with the NNSA Administrator’s authority under section 3212(d) of Public
Law (P.L.) 106-65 to establish administration-specific policies, unless disapproved
by the Secretary.
b. DOE Contractors. Except for the equivalencies/exemptions contained in paragraph
3.c., the CRD (see Attachment 1 of this Order) sets forth requirements of this Order
that will apply to contracts that include the CRD. The CRD, or its requirements,
must be inserted into all contracts that require design, construction, management,
operation, decontamination, decommissioning, or demolition of one or more DOE
defense nuclear facilities, as defined in this Order.
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c. Equivalencies/Exemptions for DOE O 140.1A. Equivalencies and exemptions to
this Order are processed in accordance with DOE O 251.1, Departmental
Directives Program, current version.
Exemption. In accordance with the responsibilities and authorities assigned
by Executive Order 12344, codified at 50 U.S.C. sections 2406 and 2511,
this Order does not apply to the DOE NNSA Naval Reactors Propulsion
Program in accordance with 42 U.S.C. § 2286g(1)(A).
Exemption. This Order does not apply to any facility or activity involved
with transportation of nuclear explosives or nuclear material in accordance
with 42 U.S.C. § 2286g(1)(B).
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Exemption. This Order does not apply to any facility that does not conduct
atomic energy defense activities in accordance with
42 U.S.C. § 2286g(1)(C).
Exemption. This Order does not apply to a nuclear waste storage facility
developed pursuant to the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 and licensed
by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission in accordance with
42 U.S.C. § 2286g(2).
Exemption. This Order does not apply to functions relating to the safety of
atomic weapons in accordance with 42 U.S.C. § 2286a(c), Excluded
functions.
Exemption. This Order does not apply to activities that are regulated
through a license by the NRC or a State under an Agreement with the NRC,
including activities certified by the NRC under section 1701 of the Atomic
Energy Act.
4. REQUIREMENTS.
a. The Department of Energy (DOE) is responsible for the safe operations of its
facilities and sites, and has the responsibility and duty to:
Carry out the DOE mission in a safe, secure, and environmentally
responsible way.
Provide reasonable assurance of adequate protection of workers, the public
and the environment from adverse consequences.
Perform its role as facility operator and regulator, as well as steward for the
taxpayer, in accomplishing DOE’s legally mandated missions.
Consider information, ideas, and technical advice from the DNFSB.
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To fulfill these obligations, DOE must make sound technical decisions, drawing
on all reasonably available information, including advice and observations from
the DNFSB, and accept responsibility for the outcomes of its decisions, including
appropriately managing the risks associated with its operations.
b. When executing these requirements, Departmental Elements must:
Cooperate with the DNFSB and provide the DNFSB with prompt and
unfettered (full and timely) access to DOE defense nuclear facilities,
personnel, and information as the Board considers necessary to carry out
its statutory responsibilities
In accordance with 42 U.S.C. § 2286c(b), Authority of the Secretary to deny
information, the Secretary may deny access to facilities, personnel, and
information only to any person who:
(a) has not been granted an appropriate security clearance or access
authorization by the Secretary; or
(b) does not need such access in connection with the duties of such
person.
Ensure that requests made to DOE for information or access related to
defense nuclear facilities or activities by the DNFSB are coordinated with
Departmental Site Liaisons.
In accordance with 42 U.S.C. § 2286c(c), Application of nondisclosure
protections by Board, to the extent that any information requested by the
Board is otherwise protected from disclosure by law, including
deliberative process information, such information shall be appropriately
marked prior to delivering it to the Board. To the extent that such
protected information specifically involves sensitive use control
information in nuclear weapon data (NWD) categories Sigma 14 and
Sigma 15; unclassified control nuclear information (UCNI); official use
only information (OUO); and, classified information that is critical to our
nation’s security, such markings shall be consistent with DOE Orders
452.7, 471.3, 471.1B, and 471.6, respectively.
Require Departmental Site Liaisons to coordinate with DOE contractors to
ensure proper responses to DNFSB requests.
Establish a response team for each recommendation provided by the
DNFSB. Assign a Responsible Manager to lead the team, selected by and
operating under the authority of a Cognizant Head of a Departmental
Element.
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If warranted, provide comments on DNFSB draft recommendations within
30 days of receipt by DOE or, if additional time is granted by the DNFSB,
within the time permitted by the DNFSB.
Respond to DNFSB recommendations within 45 days after a
recommendation is published in the Federal Register, or up to an
additional 45 days if additional time is granted by the DNFSB in
accordance with 42 U.S.C. § 2286d(c), Response by Secretary.
Provide a final decision, including the Secretary’s reasoning, within 30
days of receiving a notice of a DNFSB decision to reaffirm or revise a
recommendation that had previously been rejected in whole or in part.
The Secretary’s final decision and reason therefore must be published in
the Federal Register. A report on that decision and its reasoning must be
provided to the DNFSB and to the Committees on Armed Services,
Appropriations, and Energy and Commerce of the House of
Representatives; and the Committees on Armed Services,
Appropriations, and Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate.
Transmit an Implementation Plan to the DNFSB within 90 days of the
date of publication of the Secretary’s final decision on a recommendation
in the Federal Register, if any Part of that recommendation is accepted.
This Implementation Plan must convey the Secretary’s best judgment on
how to address those issues identified in the DNFSB’s recommendation
within the context of DOE’s overall nuclear safety program.
(a) An additional 45 days for which to transmit the Implementation
Plan may be obtained upon submitting a notification explaining
the reasons for the delay and describing the actions the Secretary
is taking to prepare an Implementation Plan.
(b) This notification must be sent to the DNFSB and to the
Committees on Armed Services, Appropriations, and Energy and
Commerce of the House of Representatives; and the Committees
on Armed Services, Appropriations, and Energy and Natural
Resources of the Senate.
(c) All significant revisions to the Implementation Plan must also be
formally provided to the DNFSB.
(d) A notification by letter must be sent to the DNFSB, in lieu of a
formal revision, for any minor revisions to an Implementation
Plan.
For DNFSB recommendations involving imminent danger or severe
threat to public health and safety, convene a response team within 24
hours of receipt of the recommendation and provide the Secretary’s
recommendation to the President.
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Make available sufficient resources to satisfy the commitments,
milestones, and corrective actions contained in Implementation Plans and
other DOE correspondence to the DNFSB, subject to the availability of
appropriated funds.
Fully implement Implementation Plans within one year of transmitting
them to the DNFSB. If an Implementation Plan cannot be implemented
within that time, provide a report to the Committees on Armed Services,
Appropriations, and Energy and Commerce of the House of
Representatives; and the Committees on Armed Services, Appropriations,
and Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate, describing the reasons
for delay and when implementation will be complete. (This requirement is
typically satisfied in DOE’s Annual Report to Congress on DNFSB related
activities.)
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Provide notification to the President and the Committees on Armed
Services, Appropriations, and Energy and Commerce of the House of
Representatives; and the Committees on Armed Services, Appropriations,
and Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate if implementation of any
portion of an accepted recommendation is impractical because of
budgetary considerations, or would affect the Department’s ability to meet
annual nuclear weapon stockpile requirements.
Respond to DNFSB reporting requirements, and, in cases where a
completion date requested by the DNFSB cannot be met, transmit a letter
to the DNFSB that includes an expected date for transmitting the report.
Note: Responses to reporting requirements provide information to the
Board and should not be the origin of actions for the Department.
At the same time the President submits the budget to Congress, provide an
annual report to the Committees on Armed Services, Appropriations, and
Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives; and the
Committees on Armed Services, Appropriations, and Energy and Natural
Resources of the Senate, that describes Department DNFSB-related
activities from the previous fiscal year.
5. RESPONSIBILITIES.
a. Secretary of Energy.
Ensures cooperation with the DNFSB in support of the DNFSB’s enabling
statute.
If the Board requests access to information in written form, and the
Secretary denies access to such information, the Secretary shall:
(a) provide the Board notice of such denial in written form; and
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(b) not later than January 1 and July 1 of each year beginning in 2020,
submit to the congressional defense committees1 a report identifying
1 each such request denied by the Secretary during that period;
and
2 the reason for the denial.
Responds to DNFSB recommendations in accordance with the DNFSB’s
enabling statute.
Designates a Responsible Manager to develop, manage, and execute the
Implementation Plan in response to each accepted recommendation.
Provides the DNFSB a copy of the Department’s Implementation Plan for
each accepted recommendation and approves any subsequent plan changes.
Provides annual reports to Congress concerning DNFSB-related activities
of the Department.
b. Deputy Secretary of Energy.
Ensures DNFSB issues are properly addressed within the Department.
Resolves disagreements that cannot otherwise be resolved within the
Department.
Assigns lead responsibility for DNFSB-related issues to the cognizant
Under Secretary.
c. Under Secretaries.
Consistent with guidance from the Deputy Secretary, implement the
Department’s process with respect to the DNFSB via assignment to the
cognizant Head of the Departmental Element.
Delegate specific issues to Heads of Departmental Elements for information
gathering and action for response.
d. Heads of Departmental Elements.
Responsible for coordinating responses to DNFSB recommendations,
correspondence, or other DNFSB issues; and designating and empowering
1 The term ‘congressional defense committees’ has the meaning given that term in section 101(a) of title 10, United
States Code. Section 101(a) of 10 U.S.C defines the term “congressional defense committees” as (A) the Committee
on Armed Services and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and (B) the Committee on Armed Services
and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
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individuals to manage the associated planning, response, and
implementation activities, consistent with guidance provided.
Coordinate with other affected Heads of Departmental Elements
responsible for defense nuclear facilities in order to form an integrated
Departmental position.
Designate a point of contact (Program Interface) within their respective
organizations, to represent their organizations and coordinate with the
Departmental Representative and his/her staff on DNFSB-related matters.
Identify contracts to which the CRD from this Order should apply and
notify the cognizant Contracting Officers to incorporate the CRD from this
Order into those contracts.
e. Program Interface.
Performs responsibilities given to the Head of the Departmental Element
under this Order, as delegated.
Coordinates with other affected Program Interfaces and the Departmental
Representative to support an integrated Departmental position.
Serves as the primary Program Interface to the Responsible Managers.
Integrates with Heads of Field Elements and Departmental Site Liaisons as
appropriate to ensure Head of Departmental Element cognizance.
Coordinates the resolution of matters within the Departmental Element
that cannot otherwise be resolved by the Heads of Field Elements.
f. Heads of Field Elements (with Responsibility for Defense Nuclear Facilities).
Designate a point of contact to serve as liaison with the Departmental
Representative and his/her staff on DNFSB-related matters.
Provide DNFSB staff with access (refer to paragraph 4.b. of this Order) to
defense nuclear facilities, personnel, and information at the site.
Work with Heads of Departmental Elements to identify contracts to which
the CRD from this Order should apply and notify the cognizant
Contracting Officers to incorporate the CRD from this Order into those
contracts.
g. Departmental Representative to the DNFSB.
Represents the Secretary in regular and continuing interactions with the
DNFSB.
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Advises Departmental officials on DNFSB priorities, concerns, actions,
and plans.
Manages Departmental interface activities and provides advice to line
management on DNFSB-related matters.
Coordinates with cognizant Departmental Elements to respond to
DNFSB recommendations, DNFSB correspondence, or other DNFSB
issues.
Facilitates communication and cooperation with the DNFSB and its
staff.
Reviews DNFSB staff requests and Departmental written
communications to the DNFSB for consistency and responsiveness.
Transmits non-Secretarial correspondence to the DNFSB and DNFSB
Staff.
Manages DNFSB-related issues and DOE commitments and actions.
Maintains awareness of Departmental commitments to provide
information to the DNFSB.
Prepares reports on DNFSB-related activities for Departmental
management, Congress, and the President.
Maintains and distributes a listing of key Departmental personnel for
DNFSB-related activities.
Maintains the Department’s central repository of official DNFSB
communications and makes this information available to Departmental
and contractor personnel.
Supports the Departmental Elements in conducting training, briefings,
and presentations.
Supports the Departmental Directives Program in accordance with
DOE O 251.1, current version, as the Office of Primary Interest (OPI)
for this Order:
(a) Coordinates relevant directives reviews with the DNFSB.
(b) Provides the responsible parties with DNFSB comments through
the process used by the Department.
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(c) Facilitates communication between responsible parties and the
DNFSB regarding DNFSB comments, if received prior to a
directive’s approval.
(d) Informs responsible parties of relevant DOE Implementation Plan
provisions and Secretarial commitments that impact directives of
interest to the DNFSB.
h. Responsible Managers.
For each DNFSB recommendation or letter requesting information, and
for each Departmental commitment, manage the response, planning,
implementation, tracking, and completion.
Provide status updates to the Departmental Representative to the
DNFSB.
Keep Departmental leadership informed of any issues that need senior
management attention.
For cross-organizational issues, coordinate with those impacted or
affected.
i. Departmental Site Liaisons.
Participate in day-to-day DNFSB-related interactions with the
Departmental Representative and his/her staff, other Departmental
elements, and DNFSB staff.
Be cognizant of and coordinate day-to-day DNFSB-related activities, to
include communicating and reporting to their management on the status
of DNFSB activities at their site.
Provide requested support in responding to and executing DOE
Implementation Plans and requests for information.
Prepare, coordinate, and conduct Departmental activities to support site
visits by the DNFSB.
Be sufficiently knowledgeable of DNFSB practices to advise their
organizations and assist their management in interfaces with the
DNFSB and its staff.
j. Contracting Officers (CO).
For M&O contracts, after being notified by the cognizant Head of the
Departmental Element, Head of the Field Element, or his or her
designee, the CO must incorporate the CRD into the contract by the due
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date established by the official. The CO must incorporate the CRD
without alteration unless the CRD permits alteration and the appropriate
exemption/exception process is followed, or unless requirements are
tailored per DEAR 970.5204-2.
For non-M&O contracts, after being notified by the Head of the
Departmental Element, Head of Field Element, or his or her designee,
the CO must, to the extent possible, incorporate the CRD, either
bilaterally or unilaterally, if within the limitation established in the
Federal Acquisition Regulation, into the contract by the due date
established by the official. If it appears that incorporation will not occur
by the due date, then the CO must consult with Head of the
Departmental Element or Head of Field Element, as appropriate. The
CO must incorporate the CRD without alteration unless the appropriate
process for exemption/equivalency is followed.
k. All Departmental Personnel.
Cooperate with the DNFSB and DNFSB staff, subject to paragraph 4 of
this Order in accordance with 42 U.S.C. § 2286c(a), Cooperation.
Coordinate DNFSB and DNFSB staff requests with the Departmental
Representative, Departmental Site Liaisons, and Headquarters Program
Offices.
Promptly bring to the attention of Departmental management (and the
Departmental Representative, if appropriate) any conflict that arises
with DNFSB staff.
Ensure requests from the DNFSB or its staff are appropriately
documented and vetted through the Departmental Representative,
Departmental Site Liaisons, and Headquarters Program Offices.
6. INVOKED STANDARDS. This Order does not invoke any DOE technical standards or
industry standards as required methods. Any technical standard or industry standard that
is mentioned in or referenced by this Order is not invoked by this Order. Note:
DOE O 251.1D, Appendix J, provides a definition for “invoked technical standard.”
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7. REFERENCES.
a. Executive Order (E.O.) No. 12344, Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program,
dated 2-1-82 (42 U.S.C. §7158 note).
b. E.O. 13392, Improving Agency Disclosure of Information, dated 12-14-05
(published at 70 Fed. Reg. 75373).
c. Atomic Energy Act of 1954, Sections 311-321, codified at Title 42, Chapter 23,
Development and Control of Atomic Energy; Subchapter XVII.A, Defense
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Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (42 U.S.C. §§ 2286 - 2286i et seq.).
(https://www.dnfsb.gov/about/who-we-are/our-enabling-legislation).
d. Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982, 42 U.S.C. §§ 10101 et seq.
e. Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. § 552a.
f. Title XXXII of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000,
Pub. L. 106-65, as amended (“NNSA Act”).
g. 10 Code of Federal Regulation (C.F.R.) Part 830, Nuclear Safety Management.
h. Title 48, Federal Acquisition Regulations System, Part 43, Contract
Modifications.
i. DEAR 970.5204-2, Laws, Regulations, and DOE Directives.
j. Deputy Secretary of Energy Memorandum, “Relationship with the Defense
Nuclear Facilities Safety Board,” dated 10-13-2017.
k. DOE O 251.1, Departmental Directives Program, current version.
l. DOE O 252.1, Technical Standards Program, current version.
m. DOE O 410.1, Central Technical Authority Responsibilities Regarding Nuclear
Safety Requirements, current version.
n. DOE O 452.7, Protection of Use Control Vulnerabilities and Designs, current
version.
o. DOE O 471.1, Identification and Protection of Unclassified Controlled Nuclear
Information, current version.
p. DOE O 471.3, Identifying and Protecting Official Use Only Information, current
version.
q. DOE O 471.6, Information Security, current version.
r. DOE O 474.2, Nuclear Material Control and Accountability, current version.
s. DOE-STD-1027-92 Chg Notice 1, Hazard Categorization and Accident Analysis
Techniques for Compliance with DOE Order 5480.23, Nuclear Safety Analysis
Reports, dated 12-12-97, or subsequent version.
t. DOE-STD-3009-2014, Preparation of Nonreactor Nuclear Facility Documented
Safety Analysis, dated 11-2-14.
https://www.dnfsb.gov/about/who-we-are/our-enabling-legislation
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u. Office of the Departmental Representative to the Defense Nuclear Facilities
Safety Board (DNFSB) website, https://www.energy.gov/ehss/departmental-
representative-defense-nuclear-facilities-safety-board-dnfsb.
8. DEFINITIONS.
a. Atomic Energy Defense Activity. Any activity of the Secretary performed in
whole or in Part in carrying out any of the following functions:
Naval reactors development;
Weapons activities, including defense inertial confinement fusion;
Verification and control technology;
Defense nuclear materials production;
Defense nuclear waste and materials by-products management;
Defense nuclear materials security and safeguards and security
investigations; and
Defense research and development.
(This term is broader than “DOE defense nuclear facilities” since the latter
excludes specific “atomic energy defense activit[ies,]” for example, those related
to naval reactors.)
b. Department of Energy Defense Nuclear Facility.
A production facility or utilization facility (as defined in
42 U.S.C. §2014 [§ 11 of the Atomic Energy Act]) that is under the
control or jurisdiction of the Secretary of Energy and that is operated for
national security purposes, but does not include:
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(a) Any facility or activity covered by Executive Order No. 12344,
dated February 1, 1982 [50 U.S.C. § 2511 note], pertaining to the
Naval nuclear propulsion program;
(b) Any facility or activity involved with the transportation of nuclear
explosives or nuclear material;
(c) Any facility that does not conduct atomic energy defense activities;
or
(d) Any facility owned by the United States Enrichment Corporation
(now Centrus).
https://www.energy.gov/ehss/departmental-representative-defense-nuclear-facilities-safety-board-dnfsb
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A nuclear waste storage facility under the control or jurisdiction of the
Secretary of Energy, but not a facility developed pursuant to the
Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 and licensed by the Nuclear
Regulatory Commission. (42 U.S.C. § 2286g, “Department of Energy
defense nuclear facility” defined)
c. Department of Energy Nuclear Facility. A Department of Energy reactor or
nonreactor nuclear facility where an activity is conducted for, or on behalf of,
DOE, and including any related area, structure, facility, or activity to the extent
necessary to ensure proper implementation of the requirements established in
10 C.F.R. Part 830.
d. Equipment or device capable of producing and/or utilizing special nuclear
material in such a manner as to “affect the health and safety of the public.”
Equipment or device (not including an atomic weapon) in or at a Hazard
Category 1, 2, or 3 “DOE nuclear facility,” as defined by 10 C.F.R. § 830.3,
whose DOE-approved Documented Safety Analysis (DSA):
Describes or otherwise identifies hazards from “special nuclear
material,” (SNM), as defined in this Order; and
Includes “safety class” structures, systems, or components, as defined
by 10 C.F.R. § 830.3, for the protection of the public due to the hazards
posed by the SNM utilized or produced in that facility.2
e. Nonreactor nuclear facility. Those facilities, activities, or operations that involve
or will involve radioactive and/or fissionable materials in such form and quantity
that a nuclear or a nuclear explosive hazard potentially exists to workers, the
public, or the environment, but does not include accelerators and their operations
and does not include activities involving only incidental use and generation of
radioactive materials or radiation such as check and calibration sources; use of
radioactive sources in research and experimental and analytical laboratory
activities; electron microscopes; and X-ray machines.
f. Production facility.
Any equipment or device determined by DOE to be capable of the
production of special nuclear material in such quantity as to be of
significance to the common defense and security, or in such manner as
to affect the health and safety of the public; or
2 A determination that a DOE facility is a production facility and/or utilization facility is not by itself a
determination that the facility is a “Department of Energy defense nuclear facility.” The statutory definition of
“Department of Energy defense nuclear facility” (42 U.S.C. § 2286g) includes additional criteria that may impact
the ultimate determination of whether a particular production facility and/or utilization facility is a DOE “defense
nuclear facility.”
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Any important component Part especially designed for such equipment
or device as determined by DOE.
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g. Safety Class Structures, Systems, or Components. The structures, systems, or
components, including portions of process systems, whose preventive or
mitigative function is necessary to limit radioactive hazardous material exposure
to the public, as determined from safety analyses, as defined in
10 C.F.R. Part 830.
h. Special Nuclear Material. Plutonium; uranium-233; uranium enriched in the
isotope 235, excluding source material; separated Am-241; separated Am-243;
and separated Np-237.
i. Utilization facility.
Any equipment or device, except an atomic weapon, determined by
DOE to be capable of making use of special nuclear material in such
quantity as to be of significance to the common defense and security, or
in such manner as to affect the health and safety of the public, or
peculiarly adapted for making use of atomic energy in such quantity as
to be of significance to the common defense and security, or in such
manner as to affect the health and safety of the public; or
Any important component Part especially designed for such equipment
or device as determined by DOE.
9. CONTACT. Questions concerning this Order should be addressed to the Office of the
Departmental Representative to the DNFSB at 301-903-4586.
DAN BROUILLETTE
Secretary of Energy
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CONTRACTOR REQUIREMENTS DOCUMENT (CRD)
DOE O 140.1A, INTERFACE WITH THE DEFENSE
NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD
This CRD establishes the requirements for DOE contractors whose contracts involve defense
nuclear facilities as defined in the Definitions section of DOE O 140.1A. Regardless of the
performer of the work, the contractor is responsible for complying with the requirements of this
CRD. In accordance with DOE Acquisition Regulation 970.5204-2, Laws, Regulations, and
DOE Directives, the contractor is responsible for flowing down the requirements of this CRD to
subcontractors at any tier to the extent necessary to ensure the contractor’s compliance with the
requirements. Contractors whose contracts contain this CRD must:
1. Coordinate formal requests for information or access related to defense nuclear facilities
or activities made of DOE contractors by the DNFSB or its staff with DOE Departmental
Site Liaisons.
2. Respond to DNFSB requests for information or access when formally tasked by an
authorized DOE Manager or Departmental Site Liaison.
3. Assign contractor DNFSB liaisons or designees to ensure adequate interface with their
Departmental Site Liaison on DNFSB-related matters. Such interface includes, but is not
limited to, the following:
a. Representing their company on day-to-day DNFSB-related issues and interactions
with the Departmental Site Liaison on DNFSB-related matters.
b. Being cognizant of and coordinating day-to-day DNFSB-related activities as
requested by their local Departmental Site Liaison.
c. Notifying their DOE counterparts and the Departmental Site Liaison within 2
working days of any requested or proposed briefings to, or other direct contact
with, the DNFSB or its staff.
4. Not make commitments to or discuss potential actions related to DNFSB and/or DNFSB
staff interactions, site reviews, etc., with, the DNFSB or its staff.
5. Have a mechanism in place to expeditiously review and release contractor documents to
support the DOE target date of providing existing information to the DNFSB. Work with
the Departmental Site Liaison when the material may be delayed.
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6. Upon request by DOE, provide a representative at any entrance or exit briefings for site
visits arranged by DNFSB representatives.
7. Upon request by DOE, comply with the personnel interview processes and procedures
implemented by DNFSB representatives during a site visit. This must be done in a
manner that does not compromise safety. Contractors must direct their personnel who
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perform safety-related functions, such as control room operators, to request that
interviews be scheduled at mutually convenient times when safety-related duties cannot
be compromised.1
1 Federal representatives have a right to attend contractor interviews.
1. PURPOSE
2. CANCELS/SUPERSEDES.
3. APPLICABILITY.
a. Departmental Applicability
b. DOE Contractors
c. Equivalencies/Exemptions for DOE O 140.1A
4. REQUIREMENTS.
5. RESPONSIBILITIES.
a. Secretary of Energy.
b. Deputy Secretary of Energy.
c. Under Secretaries.
d. Heads of Departmental Elements.
e. Program Interface.
f. Heads of Field Elements (with Responsibility for Defense Nuclear Facilities).
g. Departmental Representative to the DNFSB.
h. Responsible Managers.
i. Departmental Site Liaisons.
j. Contracting Officers (CO).
k. All Departmental Personnel.
6. INVOKED STANDARDS
7. REFERENCES.
8. DEFINITIONS.
a. Atomic Energy Defense Activity
b. Department of Energy Defense Nuclear Facility.
c. Department of Energy Nuclear Facility
d. Equipment or device capable of producing and/or utilizing special nuclear material in such a manner as to “affect the health and safety of the public.”
e. Nonreactor nuclear facility
f. Production facility.
g. Safety Class Structures, Systems, or Components
h. Special Nuclear Material
i. Utilization facility.
9. CONTACT
ATTACHMENT 1. CONTRACTOR REQUIREMENTS DOCUMENT (CRD)