[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 243 (Tuesday, December 17, 1996)] [Notices] [Page 66269] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 96-31960] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY DOE Implementation Plan for Recommendation 96-1 of the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, In-Tank Precipitation System at the Savannah River Site AGENCY: Department of Energy. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board published Recommendation 96-1, concerning the In-Tank Precipitation System at the Savannah River Site, in the Federal Register on August 23, 1996 (61 FR 43534). Section 315(e) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 2286d(e) requires the Department of Energy to transmit an implementation plan to the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board after acceptance of the Recommendation by the Secretary. The Department's implementation plan was sent to the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board on November 12, 1996, and is available for review in the Department of Energy Public Reading Rooms. DATES: Comments, or views concerning the implementation plan are due on or before January 16, 1997. ADDRESSES: Send Comments, data, or views concerning the implementation plan to: Department of Energy, Savannah River Operations Office, Road 1, Aiken, South Carolina 29801. Attention: Mr. Lee Watkins, Assistant Manager for High Level Waste. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Lee Watkins, Assistant Manager for High Level Waste, Department of Energy, Savannah River Operations Office, Road 1, Aiken, South Carolina 29801. Issued in Washington, D.C., on November 26, 1996. Mark B. Whitaker, Jr., Departmental Representative to the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board. November 12, 1996. The Honorable John T. Conway, Chairman, Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, 625 Indiana Avenue, N.W., Suite 700, Washington, D.C. 20004 Dear Mr. Chairman: This letter forwards the Department's implementation plan for addressing the issues raised in the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board's Recommendation 96-1. The implementation plan presents a comprehensive strategy to resolve the safety issues related to the benzene generation at the In-Tank Precipitation Facility. The implementation plan addresses three major areas of investigation regarding the chemical and physical mechanisms of benzene generation, retention, and release. The consolidation and evaluation of the specific laboratory tests will provide the information necessary to revise the Authorization Basis and indicate any modifications needed to resume full operation of the facility. The implementation plan was prepared by Mr. Lee Watkins, Assistant Manager for High Level Waste, Savannah River Operations Office, in coordination with senior Department managers and Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board staff. We appreciate your staff's dedication and support of the development of this plan. Sincerely, Hazel R. O'Leary [FR Doc. 96-31960 Filed 12-16-96; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450-01-M