June 2012

Review of the Sodium Bearing Waste Treatment Project - Integrated Waste Treatment Unit Contractor Operational Readiness Review

This report documents the results of an independent review of the Sodium Bearing Waste Treatment Project-Integrated Waste Treatment Unit contractor Operational Readiness Review.  The review was performed February 27 to March 6, 2012, by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Safety and Emergency Management Evaluations, which is within the Office of Health, Safety and Security.  The review was intended to assess the effectiveness of the operational readiness review process as implemented for the project, and provides additional data regarding the verification processes employed at the Idaho Site for the implementation of nuclear facility safety bases and safety basis controls.