EFCOG Contractor Assurance Working Group

Spring 2009 Semi-Annual Meeting Information

The Spring 2009 meeting of the Contractor Assurance Working Group was held on May 6-7, 2009 at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory Conference Center.  Meeting information, documents and presentations are provided below. Additional information will be posted as it is received.

Updated 05/24/09

CAWG Meeting Agenda - Updated 05/24/09

CAWG Meeting Minutes - 05/24/09

CAWG/ISMSG Combined Participants List - 05/24/09

Documents/Presentations

• Accomplishments Since Last CAWG Meeting - Roland B. Knapp, CAWG Chair, Contractor Assurance Officer, Los Alamos National Laboratory

• Fluor’s Use of Leading Indicators Lessons, Theory, and Practice - Steve Prevette, ASQ Certified Quality Engineer, Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, Fluor Government Group

• Metrics reported to HQ via the LOCAS Portal for NNSA - Roland B. Knapp, CAWG Chair, Contractor Assurance Officer, Los Alamos National Laboratory

• Metrics for Y-12 Production - Scott Underwood, Tony Vermillion, Garrett Cook, Y-12 Production Operations, B&W Y-12

• Safety and RadCon Metrics and Leading Indicators - Marvin Dexter Ray, Assurance Processes Manager, URS Washington Division

• Work Environment Forecast - Bob Dotson, Manager, Performance Assurance Department, B&W Pantex

• Continuous Improvement Opportunities by Trending Lagging Indicators - Greg Durfee Sandia National Laboratories

• Method for Coupling Required Assessments with Risk Based Assessments - Roland B. Knapp, CAWG Chair, Contractor Assurance Officer, Los Alamos National Laboratory

  • Attachment - Assessment Planning Tool Instructions

  • Attachment - Los Alamos National Laboratory Assessment Planning Tool

• Developing Assessment Schedules Based On Risk-Ranking Process - Milt Kreger, NNSA-Y-12

• Consolidated Assessment Plan Approach - Marvin Dexter Ray, Assurance Processes Manager, URS Washington Division

• Assessment Integration at Savannah River Site - Tim Bolen, Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, LLC

  • Attachment - Assessment Integration LOIs

• Washington Closure Hanford Assessment Program - R. J. Skwarek, Director SH&Q, River Corridor Closure Project

• Performance Oversight Assessment Program - Gary Grant, CH2MHill, Plateau Remediation Company

• EFCOG Contractor Assurance Working Group Meeting, HSS Directive Project Objectives - Pat Worthington, Ali Ghovanlou, DOE HSS

  • Attachment HSS Directive

  • Attachment Order 226 Team

• NNSA’s HQ Assessment and the Assist Team’s Conclusions Regarding CAS at LANL - Roland B. Knapp, CAWG Chair, Contractor Assurance Officer, Los Alamos National Laboratory

  • Attachment - U.S. Department of Energy National Nuclear Security Administration Office of Nuclear Safety and Operations - Final Report of the Pilot Assessment of the Los Alamos National Laboratory Contractor Assurance System Using The NNSA Draft CAS CRAD Dated December 2008

  • Attachment - NNSA Assessment CRAD 1

  • Attachment - NNSA Assessment CRAD 2

  • Attachment - NNSA Assessment CRAD 3

  • Attachment - NNSA Assessment CRAD 4

• Honeywell FM&T Leading Indicators Six-Sigma Cost Savings – Marke Lane, Honeywell FM&T LLC

• Issues Management System, Review of Continuous Systemic Improvement Process and C/A Effectiveness Process - Marke Lane, Honeywell FM&T LLC

• Improving Field Verifications Through Training - Susan Donnelly, Issues Management Program Manager, Performance Assurance, B&W Y-12

• Definition of an Issue

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