Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board

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The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board is an independent U.S. federal agency that oversees and advises on safety standards and practices at Department of Energy defense nuclear facilities.

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Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board canonical 11

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States government agency ⓘ
independent federal agency ⓘ
abbreviation DNFSB ⓘ
advises Department of Energy ⓘ
United States Secretary of Energy ⓘ
cooperatesWith National Nuclear Security Administration ⓘ
United States Department of Energy ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
dateFormed 1988 ⓘ
establishedBy National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1989 ⓘ
Public Law 100-456 ⓘ
excludesFromAuthority Nuclear Regulatory Commission-licensed facilities ⓘ
nuclear facilities operated by the Department of Defense ⓘ
focusesOn nuclear safety ⓘ
public health and safety ⓘ
worker safety ⓘ
goal ensure adequate protection of public health and safety at DOE defense nuclear facilities ⓘ
governingBody Board of five presidentially appointed members ⓘ
hasChairperson Chairman of the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board ⓘ
hasLegalAuthorityFrom United States Congress ⓘ
hasNumberOfMembers 5 ⓘ
hasOfficialWebsite https://www.dnfsb.gov ⓘ
headquartersLocation Washington, D.C. ⓘ
holds public hearings ⓘ
independentFrom United States Department of Energy ⓘ
issues public meeting notices ⓘ
safety recommendations ⓘ
technical reports ⓘ
jurisdiction United States federal government ⓘ
legalBasis 42 U.S.C. § 2286 et seq. ⓘ
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity District of Columbia ⓘ
mandate investigate events and practices at defense nuclear facilities that may adversely affect public health and safety ⓘ
provide independent analysis, advice, and recommendations to the Secretary of Energy regarding public health and safety issues at defense nuclear facilities ⓘ
review and evaluate the content and implementation of standards relating to the design, construction, operation, and decommissioning of defense nuclear facilities ⓘ
membersAppointedBy President of the United States ⓘ
membersConfirmedBy United States Senate ⓘ
oversees Department of Energy defense nuclear facilities ⓘ
parentAgency Executive branch of the United States government ⓘ
performs safety oversight ⓘ
safety reviews ⓘ
technical studies ⓘ
publishes annual reports to Congress ⓘ
reportsTo President of the United States ⓘ
United States Congress ⓘ
scopeOfAuthority Department of Energy defense nuclear facilities involved in the production, processing, or storage of nuclear materials for national defense ⓘ
subjectOf Title 42 of the United States Code ⓘ
termLength 5 years ⓘ
typeOfAgency safety oversight agency ⓘ

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Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Y-12 National Security Complex → regulatoryBody → Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board ⓘ
K Area Complex → regulatoryAuthority → Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board ⓘ
Westinghouse Savannah River Company → regulator → Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board ⓘ
L Reactor → regulatoryOversight → Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board ⓘ
Pantex Plant → regulator → Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board ⓘ
Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant → regulator → Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board ⓘ
F Canyon → regulatoryOversightBy → Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board ⓘ
U.S. Department of Energy nuclear safety regulations → overseenBy → Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board ⓘ
Device Assembly Facility → hasRegulator → Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board ⓘ
DNFSB → fullName → Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board ⓘ
Board of five presidentially appointed members → partOf → Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board ⓘ