DOE Review of Contractor's Readiness to Proceed Memorandum.

DOE-STD-3006-95

contractor ORR report and prestart finding closure plans and closure documentation. Through this

day-to-day oversight, the Operations Office management will be able to provide knowledgeable

recommendations concerning responsible contractor's actions and proposals.

5.2.7 DOE ORR Support. Support the DOE ORR evaluation of Operations Office and Area

Office programs and personnel as required by the approved DOE ORR plan-of-action and DOE ORR

Implementation Plan.

5.2.8 DOE Review of Contractor's Readiness to Proceed Memorandum. Review and take

appropriate action on the responsible contractor's Readiness to Proceed Memorandum. If the

Operations Office manager is the approval authority, he or she grants authority to conduct the DOE

ORR. For other new starts and restart, when satisfied of the readiness of the facility and the

readiness of the Operations Office management personnel and procedures to oversee contractor

activity, the Readiness to Proceed Memorandum is forwarded to Headquarters recommending the

DOE ORR be started.

5.2.9 DOE Concurrence Process. When the DOE ORR is complete and all prestart findings are

closed, concur in the status of prestart findings and recommend to the appropriate decision official

that start of operations be authorized. In the cases when the Operations Office manager has been

designated as the approval authority, he or she will authorize restart and inform the Secretarial

Officer.

5.2.10 DOE Prestart Findings Closure Process. Evaluate the responsible contractor's prestart

finding closure process and verify closure of DOE ORR prestart findings as designated by the startup

or restart authority. To verify closure, support may be requested from the DOE ORR team leader or

members but remains a management responsibility.

5.2.11 DOE Informs the Contractor of Authorization to Start Operations. Inform the

responsible contractor when authorization to start operations has been granted by the approval

authority designated in the ORR plan-of-action.