April 2013

Review of the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Work Planning and Control Activities

The Office of Enforcement and Oversight (Independent Oversight), within the Office of Health, Safety and Security (HSS), conducted a shadowing oversight activity to review the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Carlsbad Field Office (CBFO) oversight of the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP). This Independent Oversight activity was performed by HSS Office of Safety and Emergency Management Evaluations personnel shadowing the CBFO’s review of the WIPP operating contractor’s Work Control Improvement Plan implementation and effectiveness review, and CBFO’s annual review of the contractor’s Integrated Safety Management System (ISMS), specifically using the work planning and control Criteria Review and Approach Document (CRAD).