DOE ORR Preparation

DOE-STD-3006-2000

support the preparation and planning for the ORR including preparation of the DOE's ORR

Implementation Plan. Provide support for conduct of DOE ORRs.

5.2.6 DOE Oversight of Contractor Activities. Provide day-to-day oversight of the responsible

contractor's activities to achieve and verify readiness to conduct operations including review of the

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

to-day oversight, the Operations Office management is able to provide knowledgeable recommendations

concerning responsible contractor's actions and proposals.

5.2.7 DOE ORR Preparation. Support the preparation and self assessment of the DOE Operations

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

and DOE ORR Implementation Plan. Achieving readiness for DOE to oversee contractor operations is

an important action necessary to support contractor startup.

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 authorization 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 Endorsement Expectations. DOE line management responsible for oversight of

contractor operations should prepare an endorsement to the Readiness to Proceed Memorandum as a part

of forwarding it to the restart authority. The DOE line management endorsement should discuss two

important elements:

DOE line management assessment of the readiness of the contractor to commence operations.

This assessment should be based on the day-to-day observation of contractor activities and an

assessment of the adequacy of the contractor ORR and corrective actions.

Readiness of DOE line management to oversee contractor operations following startup including

meeting prerequisites and core requirements in the DOE POA. The basis for the conclusion,

including the results of any DOE line management self-assessments conducted in anticipation of

startup should be included in the endorsement.