Independent Oversight Organizations.

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5.3.2 Independent Oversight Organizations. DOE 0 425.1, Section 5.c specifically indicates

that DOE independent oversight of the Operational Readiness Review and Readiness Assessment

process is the responsibility of the Office of Environment, Safety and Health. To assure that the

startups and restarts of DOE nuclear facilities proceed in a timely fashion it is incumbent upon the

contractors, Operations Office Managers, and Secretarial Officers to assure that the Office of

Environment, Safety and Health is provided with appropriate documentation to review throughout

the process. It is also incumbent upon the Office of Environment, Safety and Health to provide

comments to these organizations in a timely fashion to assure that their concerns are addressed with

minimal impact on the startup and restart schedule.

The following procedures are provided to permit timely and decisive DOE independent oversight for

startups and restarts of DOE nuclear facilities:

(1) A DOE Dispute Resolution Team will be established prior to the preparation of the formal plan-

of-action. The Dispute Resolution Team will consist of three (3) DOE senior management members.

One member will be selected by the line organization; one member will be selected by the Office of

Environment, Safety and Health; and one member will be selected based on agreement between both

organizations. This Team will resolve any concerns raised by team members or the Office of

Environment, Safety and Health related to the startup or restart of DOE nuclear facilities.

(2) At any point in the startup or restart process (particularly at the decision gates identified below),

environmental, safety, or health concerns identified to management or the ORR team but which are

not being adequately addressed, may be brought to the DOE Dispute Resolution team.

If resolution is not obtained from the DOE Dispute Resolution team or if the team member of the

Office of Environment, Safety and Health determines that the resolution is still unsatisfactory, then

the Secretarial Officer and the Assistant Secretary for Environment, Safety and Health will be briefed

and attempt to resolve the concern. If resolution at this level is not obtained, then the matter will be

referred to the Deputy or Under Secretary for resolution.

(3) The first decision gate in the startup or restart process shall be prior to the approval of the plans-

of-actions by the startup or restart approval authority. Having been provided the plans-of-action for