Responsibilities - STD301520040008

DOE-STD-3015-2004

4. RESPONSIBILITIES

a. Assistant Deputy Administrator for Military Application and Stockpile Operations (NA-

12) is responsible for:

1. Selecting, ensuring the hiring/contracting of, funding, and certifying a minimum of

four NESSG Senior Technical Advisors (STAs).

2. Approving or disapproving NESS and OSR reports.

3. Approving or disapproving NCE-evaluated change proposals that produce a minority

opinion.

4. Approving or disapproving requests regarding administrative extension of NESS

expiration dates.

5. Approving or disapproving OSR remediation plans.

b. Director, Office of Nuclear Weapon Surety and Quality (NA-121) is responsible for:

1. Providing, ensuring the training of, and certifying their NESSG members.

c. Director, Office of Nuclear Weapons Stockpile (NA-122) is responsible for:

1. Generating quarterly status reports on corrective actions for approved NESSG

d. NNSA Site Office Managers and the Assistant Deputy Administrator for Secure

Transportation (NA-15), as appropriate, are responsible for:

1. Providing, ensuring the training of, and certifying their NESSG members (Site

Offices only).

2. Consulting with the NNSA Service Center/Nuclear Explosive Safety Division

(NNSA-SC/NESD) as to whether the appropriate form of NES evaluation, for a

proposed NEO change, is an NCE or a NESS, based on the criteria in Section 5.1.

3. Requesting NES evaluations and ensuring NESSGs have adequate administrative and

logistical resources.

4. Informing NA-12 of the status and resolution plan for NESSG findings and position

with regard to any minority opinions.