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used to develop the proposed schedules and shall be sufficiently flexible to

accommodate changes at later dates.

The prioritization process shall consider available information from safety

analyses and other sources and give primary attention to controlling and

reducing risks to the public, the environment, and the workers to an

acceptable level. It should also consider other factors such as mission needs,

outage schedules, and external regulations.

The prioritization process should be selected in consultation with the

applicable DOE Operations Office and Program Offices to ensure that the

prioritization of efforts meets DOE expectations. In order to tie budgets to

schedules, priorities should be determined in accordance with the DOE

Environment, Safety, and Health (ES&H) Management Plan wherever

budgets are determined on the basis of that plan. For other facilities, the use

of the ES&H Management Plan process or a compatible process is

encouraged in determining the priorities.

3.10 Milestones and Schedules. The implementation plan shall identify

proposed milestones with achievable schedules developed in accordance with

the additional activities and the prioritization process identified in the plan

(see Sections 3.6 and 3.9 above). In developing the schedules, the

implementing organization shall consider the resources available to support

the work, as well as any major work reductions or schedule changes in other

areas that will be required in order to meet the proposed schedules. The

implementation plan shall identify major impacts to activities or commitments

outside the scope of the plan which will be caused by the proposed additional

activities.

Schedules shall be developed using the best information available with any

assumptions on availability of resources (monetary or non-monetary) clearly

stated. The milestones and schedules will be enforceable commitments upon

approval of the plan. Schedule commitments must be firm commitments and

consequently, shall not be listed as contingent on funding. Thus, it is

essential that line program representatives participate in the review and