January 2015

Reviews of Radiological Controls Activity-Level Implementation.

The Office of Nuclear Safety and Environmental Assessments, within the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) independent Office of Enterprise Assessments (EA), Office of Environment, Safety and Health Assessments, periodically performs targeted reviews of areas of specific interest. EA selected radiological controls activity-level implementation (e.g., tasked based hazard analysis and implementation of work controls) as a targeted assessment area for 2013 and 2014. The purpose of these targeted assessments was to evaluate the flowdown of occupational radiation protection program requirements into work planning, control, and execution processes, such as radiological work authorizations that include radiological work permits and other technical work documents. To meet this goal, EA performed assessments that are primarily driven by activity-level observations. This report summarizes and analyzes the results of targeted reviews at 10 DOE sites conducted from September 2012 to August 2014.