Assessment of the Contractor Assurance System for Safety at the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant
Office of Enterprise Assessments
April 20, 2017
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April 2017
Assessment of the Contractor Assurance System for Safety at the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Office of Nuclear Safety and Environmental Assessments, within the independent Office of Enterprise Assessments (EA), conducted an assessment of the contractor assurance system (CAS) at the former Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant (PGDP), which is being deactivated under a contract with Fluor Federal Services, Inc. (FFS). FFS and its subcontractors are also referred to as the Fluor Federal Services, Inc. Paducah Deactivation Project; however, for simplicity, this report uses FFS to represent the entire organization. The purpose of this assessment was to evaluate the implementation of the CAS, the line management oversight requirements, and the overall effectiveness of the programs. The responsible DOE field element at Paducah is the Portsmouth/Paducah Project Office (PPPO). PPPO management specifically requested this assessment during a planning meeting with EA in May 2016. EA conducted the onsite portion of this assessment from October 17–20 and November 7-10, 2016.