Independent Assessment of Nuclear Criticality Safety Program and Controls at the Y-12 National Security Complex
Office of Enterprise Assessments
May 20, 2024
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May 2024,
Independent Assessment of Nuclear Criticality Safety Program and Controls at the Y-12 National Security Complex
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Enterprise Assessments (EA) conducted an independent assessment of the nuclear criticality safety (NCS) program (NCSP) and controls implementation at the Y 12 National Security Complex (Y-12) from January to February 2024. Y-12 is managed and operated by Consolidated Nuclear Security, LLC (CNS) and is overseen by the National Nuclear Security Administration Production Office (NPO). The primary objective of the assessment was to evaluate the effectiveness of CNS’s activities to manage and maintain an appropriate NCSP, controls, and operating practices for Buildings 9204-2E and 9215. Additionally, the Federal oversight provided by NPO relating to NCS was evaluated.