DNFSB

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DNFSB is an independent U.S. federal agency that oversees and provides safety recommendations for the Department of Energy’s defense-related nuclear facilities.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf independent federal agency ⓘ
nuclear safety oversight body ⓘ
boardMembersAppointedBy President of the United States ⓘ
boardMembersConfirmedBy United States Senate ⓘ
boardMembersTermType fixed term ⓘ
collaboratesWith National Nuclear Security Administration ⓘ
U.S. Department of Energy ⓘ
communicatesWith Congressional oversight committees ⓘ
Secretary of Energy ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
focusesOn safety of the environment around defense nuclear facilities ⓘ
safety of the public near defense nuclear facilities ⓘ
safety of workers at defense nuclear facilities ⓘ
fullName Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board ⓘ
function advise on standards for defense nuclear facility safety ⓘ
conduct independent oversight of DOE defense nuclear facilities ⓘ
conduct safety reviews and investigations ⓘ
evaluate design, construction, operation, and decommissioning of defense nuclear facilities ⓘ
hold public hearings on nuclear safety issues ⓘ
issue safety recommendations to the Secretary of Energy ⓘ
monitor DOE implementation of safety recommendations ⓘ
governingBodyType collegial board ⓘ
hasAbbreviation DNFSB ⓘ
hasMemberCount 5 ⓘ
headquartersLocation Washington, D.C. ⓘ
independenceFrom U.S. Department of Energy ⓘ
issues formal safety recommendations ⓘ
public meeting summaries ⓘ
technical reports ⓘ
jurisdiction United States federal government ⓘ
legalAuthority Atomic Energy Act of 1954 as amended ⓘ
United States Code Title 42 ⓘ
oversees defense-related nuclear facilities of the U.S. Department of Energy ⓘ
oversightType independent safety oversight ⓘ
primaryMission ensure adequate protection of public health and safety at defense nuclear facilities ⓘ
identify and analyze safety issues at DOE defense nuclear facilities ⓘ
recommend safety improvements to the Secretary of Energy ⓘ
provides safety recommendations ⓘ
regulatoryScope Department of Energy defense nuclear activities ⓘ
defense nuclear facilities ⓘ
reportsTo President of the United States ⓘ
United States Congress ⓘ
subjectArea defense nuclear facilities ⓘ
nuclear safety ⓘ
public health and safety protection ⓘ
typeOfFacilityCovered defense nuclear waste management facilities ⓘ
defense-related nuclear research and development facilities ⓘ
nuclear weapons assembly and disassembly facilities ⓘ
nuclear weapons production facilities ⓘ

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