| Annual Facility Representative Workshop |
The 2002 Facility Representative Workshop
May 29 - 31, 2002
Las Vegas, NV
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Day 1: Wednesday, May 29, 2002
Theme: Program Successes and Challenges |
| 8:00 a.m. |
Logistics Announcements & Opening Remarks
John Evans, Facility Representative Program Manager
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| 8:15 a.m. |
Welcome
Kathleen Carlson, Manager, Nevada Operations Office
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| 8:30 a.m. |
Secretary Abraham, Videotape Remarks
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| 8:35 a.m. |
Keynote Address: Improving Risk Reduction & Cost Effectiveness
Roy Schepens, Assistant Manager, Material and Facility Stabilization, Savannah River Operations Office
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| 9:00 a.m. |
Assistant Secretary for Environment Safety and Health, Bev Cook, Videotape Remarks
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| 9:10 a.m. |
Facility Representative of the Year Presentation
Mark B. Whitaker, Jr., Departmental Representative to the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board
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| 10:00 a.m. |
Break |
| 10:15 a.m. |
DOE Executive Safety Workshop Actions
Dennis Ruddy, BWXT Pantex general Manager
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| 10:45 a.m. |
Management Panel/Questions and Answers
Moderator: John Evans
Panel Members: Mark Whitaker; Roy Schepens; Margaret Morrow, Deputy Manager for Operations, Oak Ridge Operations Office; Ralph Erickson, Associate Administrator for Facilities and Operations, NNSA; Barbara Mazurowski, Manager Rocky Flats Field Office
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| 11:30 a.m. |
Role of Facility Representatives and Challenges at a Closure Site
Barbara Mazurowski, Manager Rocky Flats Field Office
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| 12:15 |
Lunch |
Breakout Session:
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Track A |
Track B |
| 1:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. |
Brookhaven Facility Reps Supporting World Trade Center Recovery Efforts
Peter Kelley, BAO Facility Rep
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Combined Facility Representative Steering Committee and Sponsor Meeting
John Evans
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| 3:00 p.m. |
Small Group Discussions |
| 4:00 p.m. |
Groups Report Results to Workshop |
Day 2: Thursday, May 30, 2002
Theme: Effective Operational Oversight |
| 8:00 a.m. |
Introduction and Facility Representative Program Summary- John Evans
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| 8:30 a.m. |
Re-Engineering Efforts within NNSA
Ralph Erickson, Associate Administrator for Facilities and Operations, NNSA
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| 9:15 a.m. |
Break |
| 9:30 a.m. |
Lessons Learned in Decontamination & Decommissioning Activities
Joe Christ,
RF Facility Representative
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| 10:30 a.m. |
Facility Representative Panel/Questions and Answers
Moderator: Rick Daniels, ORO Facility Representative
Panel Members: 2001 Facility Representative of the Year; Mike Woods, ORO Facility Representative
David Hembree, Assistant Department Manager, Performance Analysis Department at INPO;
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| 11:30 a.m. |
Working Relationship between Facility Representatives and Subject Matter Experts
Patrick
McGuire, Director Nuclear Material Engineering Division, SRS
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| 12:00 p.m. |
Lunch |
| 1:30 p.m. |
Incentives Used at Sites
Dennis Kelly, Associate Director for Oversight and Assessment, OASO
Fred Bell, Facility Representative Team Leader, OLASO
Robert Edwards, Senior Facility Representative, SR
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| 2:15 p.m. |
Criticality Accidents - Lessons Learned
Thomas McLaughlin, Group Leader Nuclear Criticality Safety, LANL
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Breakout Session:
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Track A |
Track B |
| 3:30 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. |
Performance Efficiency Initiative at National Labs
Anna Marie Trujillo, Team Leader ES&H, OKSO
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Configuration Management of Safety Systems - DNFSB Rec. 200-2 Activities (30 min)
Ed Blackwood, Director, Office of Environment, Safety and Health Inspections
DOE Quality Assurance Plan (15 min)
Ray Hardwick, Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary for Operations, EH
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| 4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. |
Plutonium Stabilization and Packaging System Operations at RFETS
Robert Hernon, RF Facility Representative
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SRS Staffing Analysis Process and Results (30 min)
William Bell, SRS Facility Representative
Master Oversight Plan at Richland (30 min)
Brian Biro, RL Facility Representatives
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Day 3: Friday, May 31, 2002
Theme: Managing Your Career |
| 8:00 a.m. |
Introduction - John Evans |
| 8:15 a.m. |
Having a Sustainable Program
Ken Powers, Nevada Operations Office Deputy Manager
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| 8:45 a.m. |
Expanding Facility Representative Experience Base
Chris Bosted, Director Operations and Safety Oversight Division, Office of River Protection
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| 9:15 a.m. |
Break |
| 9:30 a.m. |
Improving Technical Competence and Proficiency
Los Alamos Criticality Safety Course Overview- Dr. Thomas McLaughlin, LANL
Root Cause Analysis Course - Marke Lane/Ken Albers Honeywell Kansas City Plant
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| 10:30 a.m. |
Leadership Development Panel
Moderator: Emil Morrow, Senior Technical Advisor, NNSA
Panel Members: Chris Bosted; Chris Bosted; Tim Henderson, Director Independent Oversight Division, NV; Ken Ivey , Director Operations Management Division, YAO
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| 12:00 p.m. |
Tour of Remote Sensing Laboratory, North Las Vegas, NV |
| 5:00 p.m. |
Return to Hotel |
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