Conduct of the DOE Operational Readiness Review - Continued

DOE-STD-3006-2000

In most cases, a key element of the DOE ORR is a detailed review of the methods and results of the

contractor's ORR. The results, including corrective actions, should be assessed for adequacy and

effectiveness. The DOE ORR should conduct additional selected detailed assessments to verify the

findings of the contractor ORR as well as review areas that the record of the contractor ORR indicates

had not received adequate review in either breadth or depth.

During the DOE ORR, the documentation of review findings and the assembly of objective evidence of

operational readiness is the responsibility of individual team members in accordance with specific

direction given by the Team Leader and the senior members. Each team member's review activity, as

well as findings, should be documented on standard ORR Assessment and ORR Deficiency Forms (see

Forms 1 and 2 in Appendix 4).

During the course of the DOE ORR, it is important that a close dialogue between the facility

management and the ORR team leadership be maintained. As part of the dialogue, preliminary or draft

deficiency identifications may be provided to management to ensure a full understanding of all issues,

and to permit presentation of additional information. A daily meeting between facility management and

ORR leadership is suggested for this dialogue. Such identification of deficiencies to facility management

is only to be done to ensure full understanding of pertinent issues and information. Deficiencies resulting

in findings identified at any point in the ORR are to be included in the ORR Final Report and formally

addressed for resolution and closure regardless of any interim actions which may be taken by line

management to address such deficiencies.

At the end of the DOE ORR, the team members complete their evaluation of the operational readiness of

the facility and submit their findings to the Team Leader and senior members. The senior members

review the team members' findings and assist the Team Leader in developing a recommendation

regarding the readiness to safely start or resume program work in the facility. A report is prepared by the

ORR team to document the results of the ORR and provide justification for the team's conclusion as to

whether startup or restart of the facility can proceed safely. The report also identifies any open findings

including those that must be resolved prior to resumption of operations.

There shall be a statement in each ORR Final Report as to whether the facility has established an agreed

upon set of requirements to govern safe operations of the facility. This set of requirements, generally in

the form of an Authorization Agreement, should be formalized with DOE through the contract or other