Scope and purpose of safety investigations.

CFR · 2024-01-01 · US · Title 10

(a) The Board shall investigate any event or practice at a Department of Energy defense nuclear facility which the Board determines has adversely affected, or may adversely affect, public health and safety. (b) The purpose of any Board investigation shall be: (1) To determine whether the Secretary of Energy is adequately implementing standards (including all applicable Department of Energy orders, regulations, and requirements) at Department of Energy defense nuclear facilities; (2) To ascertain information concerning the circumstances of such event or practice and its implications for such standards; (3) To determine whether such event or practice is related to other events or practices at other Department of Energy defense nuclear facilities; and (4) To provide to the Secretary of Energy such recommendations for changes in such standards or the implementation of such standards (including

official document · source cfr-2024 · id 10:§ 1708.101