Enterprise Assessments Targeted Review of the Safety System Management of the Secondary Confinement System and Power Distribution Safety System at the Y-12 National Security Complex Highly Enriched Uranium Materials Facility – December 2015

Targeted Review of the Safety System Management of the Secondary Confinement System and Power Distribution Safety System at the Y-12 National Security Complex Highly Enriched Uranium Materials Facility

Office of Enterprise Assessments

December 29, 2015
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December 2015

Targeted Review of the Safety System Management of the Secondary Confinement System and Power Distribution Safety System at the Y-12 National Security Complex Highly Enriched Uranium Materials Facility


The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Environment, Safety and Health Assessments, within the Office of Enterprise Assessments (EA), conducted a targeted review of the management of the safety significant Secondary Confinement System and Safety Significant Power Distribution System at the Y-12 National Security Complex (Y-12) Highly Enriched Uranium Materials Facility (HEUMF).  Consolidated Nuclear Security, LLC (CNS) is the management and operating contractor for Y-12.  This independent review was conducted from July 7-10 and August 10-20, 2015, as part of a larger targeted assessment of safety structures, systems, and components across the DOE complex.