| Annual Facility Representative Workshop |
The 2001 Facility Representative Workshop
May 15 - 17, 2001
Las Vegas, NV
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Day 1: Tuesday, May 15, 2001
Theme: Program Successes and Challenges |
| 8:00 a.m. - |
Logistics Announcements & Opening Remarks - Joe Arango, Facility Representative Program Manager
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8:15 a.m. - |
Welcome - Debbie Monette, Assistant Manager for National Security, Nevada Operations Office
| | 8:30 a.m. - |
Keynote Address - Ralph Erickson, National Nuclear Security Administration
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9:00 a.m.-
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DOE Facility Representative of the Year Presentation - Mark B. Whitaker, Jr., Departmental Representative to the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board
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| 9:30 a.m. - |
Break
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| 9:50 a.m. - |
Program Summary - Joe Arango |
| 10:10 a.m. - |
Management Panel/Questions and Answers
(Joe Arango; Mark Whitaker; Ralph Erickson; Kathleen Carlson; Paul Golan, Deputy Manager, Rocky Flats Field Office; Roy Schepens, Assistant Manager, Material & Facility Stabilization, Savannah River Operations Office; Bill Brumley, Manager, Y-12 Area Office) |
| 11:30 a.m. - |
EM-40's Approach to Line Management and Oversight - Mike Weis, Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Project Completion, Environmental Management
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| 12:00 noon - | Lunch |
Breakout Sessions:
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Track A
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Track B |
| 1:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. |
Cerro Grande Fire
Michelle Bruns, KAO
LAAO Facility Reps
Hanford SNF Movement
Rob Hastings, RL
Ken Wade, ORP
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Combined Facility Representative Steering Committee and Sponsor Meeting
Joe Arango
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| 3:00 p.m. - |
Small Group Discussions. Topics:
(a) What is your overall assessment of safety at your facility/site?
(b) What areas do you regularly emphasize in performing your role?
(c) What lessons have been learned from recent operations in your facilities?
(d) What help do you need to effectively perform your role?
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| 4:00 p.m. - |
Groups Report Results to Workshop
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| 5:00 p.m. - |
Adjourn
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Day 2: Wednesday, May 16, 2001
Theme: Effective Operational Oversight |
| 8:00 a.m. - |
Introduction - Joe Arango, Facility Representative Program Manager
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8:15 a.m. - |
Facility Rep Contributions to Safe Operations - Paul Golan,
Deputy Manager Rocky Flats Field Office
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8:45 a.m. -
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Nuclear Safety Management Rule and Price-Anderson - Richard Black, Director Office of Nuclear Safety, Policy, and Standards (EH-53) and R. Keith Christopher, Director Office of Price-Anderson Enforcement (EH-10)
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| 10:15 a.m. - | Break |
| 10:30 a.m. - | Safety Oversight - Ray Hardwick, Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary for Oversight (EH-2)
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| 11:15 a.m. - | Facility Representative Panel/Questions and Answers |
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(John Eschenberg, 2000 Facility Representative of the Year; Ben Harp, 1999 Facility Representative of the Year; J.J. Hynes, Savannah River
Site Facility Representative; Paul Gubanc, DNFSB Oak Ridge Site Representative; Rick Eckstein, INPO Sr.Representative for Assistance.)
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| 12:15 noon - | Lunch |
Breakout Sessions:
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Track A
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Track B
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| 1:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m |
Effective Performance Measures and Indicators
Delmar Noyes, RFFO
Steve Wellbaum, YAO
Casimiro Izquierdo, HQ FE-42
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Information Databases in Use - Is there a future for Personal Data Assistants (PDAS) in the FR world?
Chuck Decker, OR
Dave Cook, WVDP
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| 3:00 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. |
Headquarters Facility Representative Program Assessments
John Serocki, HQ EM-5
Joe King, HQ DP-45
Ray Schwartz, HQ SC-83
Ed Tourigny, HQ NE-40
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Innovations in Training Approaches:
Exam Bank - Stacy Helmann, RL
Computer-Based Training - Scotty DeClue, SRS
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| 4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. |
Configuration Management of Vital Safety Systems - Status and Role of Facility Reps
Mike Mikolanis, HQ S-3.1
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Challenge of Research Oversight
Ray Schwartz, HQ SC-83
Bob Seal, ID
Jerry Conley, JLAB Site Office Manager
Dave Osugi, Stanford Site Office
John Houck, CH
Michelle Bruns, KAO
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Day 3: Thursday, May 17, 2001
Theme: Managing Your Career |
| 7:30 a.m. - | Introduction - Joe Arango, Facility Representative Program Manager |
| 7:45 a.m. - | Career Opportunities for Facility Representatives - Dan Glenn, Manager Amarillo Area Office
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| 8:45 am - |
Leadership Development - Emil Morrow, Senior Technical Advisor (Nuclear Safety), Office of Defense Programs
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| 9:15 a.m. - | Break |
| 9:30 a.m. - | Pipeline Management:
Automated Job Postings - Ken Ivey, Director, Operations Management Division, Y-12 Area Office
Facility Rep Job Classification - Bob Stallman, Deputy Assistant Manager for Operations, Idaho Operations Office
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| 10:00 a.m. - | Leadership Development Panel
(Emil Morrow; Dan Glenn; Jeff Cravens, Division Director, Oak Ridge Emergency Management; Ken Ivey)
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| 11:00 a.m. - | Tour of Yucca Mountain
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| 6:00 p.m. - | Return to Hotel |
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