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Suggested Citation:"B EIR Documents Reviewed by the Committee." National Research Council. 2007. Assessment of the Results of External Independent Reviews for U.S. Department of Energy Projects. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/11887.
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EIR Documents Reviewed by the Committee

The committee, with input from the Office of Engineering and Construction Management, identified a representative sample of DOE projects and EIR documents. The sample includes projects from the three DOE program offices that are responsible for the majority of construction projects and a representative distribution of project size, complexity, and performance. The sample includes reports from all three EIR contractors employed by DOE prior to 2006. OECM and the project management support offices provided the committee all available data for each project. Variations in the data from project to project are due to changes in policies and procedures over time, the approach of individual contractors and PSOs, and the characteristics of the project. The committee conducted teleconferences with federal project directors of selected projects, who are listed below.

NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

Building 431 Demolition Project (OPEX-1)

$12 million, Status: Green

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Federal Project Director: Tony Sy

Data:

Jupiter Corporation. December 7, 2004. Executive Summary, the External Independent Review of Building 431 Demolition Project; Approve Performance Baseline/Start Field Work (CD-2/3).

Jupiter Corporation. January 3, 2005. Final Report External Independent Review of the Building 431 Demolition; Approve Performance Baseline/Start Field Work (CD-2/3).


Electrical Distribution System Upgrade (EDSU) (06-D-160-3)

$13.1 million, Status: Green

Pantex

Federal Project Director: Johnnie Guelker, CPD(3)

Data:

Jupiter Corporation. December 7, 2005. External Independent Review of Electrical Distribution System Upgrade Project; Approve Performance Baseline (CD-2).


Terascale Simulation Facility CPD(3)

$95.3 million, Status: Green

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Data:

Logistics Management Institute (LMI). July 1999. External Independent Review of the Terascale Simulation Facility.

LMI. August 2001. Independent Cost Review, EIR [Corrective Action Plan] Cap Review, Execution Readiness EIR of the Terascale Simulation Facility.

Suggested Citation:"B EIR Documents Reviewed by the Committee." National Research Council. 2007. Assessment of the Results of External Independent Reviews for U.S. Department of Energy Projects. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/11887.
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Replace Fire Stations No. 1 and No. 2

$25.4 million, Status: Start Up

Nevada Test Site

Federal Project Director: Bob Platoni

Data:

Jupiter Corporation. December 21, 2005. Independent Cost Estimate Addendum to the External Independent Review Dated December 6, 2006.

Jupiter Corporation. December 6, 2005. External Independent Review of the Replace Fire Stations No. 1 and No 2, Approve Performance Baseline (CD-2).


Z-Accelerator Refurbishment Project

$90.4 million, Status: Green

Sandia National Laboratory

Federal Project Director: Frank White

Data:

Jupiter Corporation. September 16, 2004. Final Report of the External Independent Review of Z Accelerator Refurbishment Project (ZR), Approve Performance Baseline/Approve Long-Lead Equipment Procurement (CD-2/3A).

Department of Energy. September 10, 2004. Corrective Action Plan, Draft EIR Report Appendix E.


Building 64 Production Bay Upgrade (05-D-401)

$44.1 million, Status: Red

Pantex

Data:

Jupiter Corporation. July 28, 2004. Building 64 Production Bay Upgrade Project No. 05-D-401, Approve Performance Baseline (CD-2).


Microsystems and Engineering Sciences Applications (MESA) Project Title II

$517.3 million, Status: Green

Sandia National Laboratory

Federal Project Director: Jeanette Norte

Data:

Logistics Management Institute. November 2001. Independent Cost Review, External Independent Review, EIR Corrective Action Plan Review of the Microsystems and Engineering Sciences Applications (MESA).

Burns and Roe Enterprises, Inc. February 2003. Large Scale Projects External Independent Review of the Microsystems and Engineering Sciences Applications (MESA) Project Title II.


Highly Enriched Uranium Materials Facility (HEUF), Building 9720-82 (01-D-124)

$334.6 million, Status: Red

Oak Ridge National Laboratory Y-12

Federal Project Director: Scott Cannon

Data:

Jupiter Corporation. June 16, 2000. Independent Review and Assessment of the Highly Enriched Uranium Materials Facility.

Logistics Management Institute (LMI). June 2003. External Independent Review, Performance Baseline Review of the Highly Enriched Uranium Materials Facility.

LMI. August 2004. Limited External Independent Review, Baseline Change Proposal Review of the Highly Enriched Uranium Materials Facility Project.

Department of Energy. August 2004. Corrective Action Plan, Limited External Independent Review of the Highly Enriched Uranium Materials Facility Project Appendix C.

Suggested Citation:"B EIR Documents Reviewed by the Committee." National Research Council. 2007. Assessment of the Results of External Independent Reviews for U.S. Department of Energy Projects. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/11887.
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OFFICE OF SCIENCE

Fundamental Neutron Physics Beamline (FNPB)

$9.3 million, Status: Green

Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Federal Project Director: David Arakawa

Data:

Department of Energy (DOE). June 18, 2004. Corrective Action Plan.

Jupiter Corporation. June 22, 2004. Draft External Independent Review of Fundamental External Independent Review.

Jupiter Corporation. July 08, 2004. Fundamental Neutron Physics Beamline Project Approve Performance Baseline (CD-2), Comment Resolution Document.

Jupiter Corporation. July 08, 2004. External Independent Review Fundamental Neutron Physics Beamline Project Approve Performance Baseline CD-2, Final Report.

DOE. August 26, 2004. Memorandum from James Rispoli, Director, Office of Engineering and Construction Management to Raymond Orbach, Director, Office of Science. Transmittal of the EIR.

DOE. February 7-8, 2005. Annual Technical Progress Review of the Fundamental Neutron Physics Beam-Line Project.

DOE. February 9-10, 2006. Annual Technical Progress Review of the Fundamental Neutron Physics Beam-Line Project.


Research Support Building-Phase I (MEL-001-027)

$18.3 million, Status: Green

Brookhaven National Laboratory

Federal Project Director: Joseph Eng

Data:

Department of Energy (DOE). November 2003. Response to Draft EIR Dated November 21, 2003, Factual Accuracy.

Jupiter Corporation. December 18, 2003. External Independent Review of Research Support Building—Phase I Project.

Jupiter Corporation. December 18, 2003. External Independent Review of Research Support Building—Phase I Project, Comment Resolution Document.

DOE. January 8, 2004. Memorandum from James Rispoli, Director, Office of Engineering and Construction Management to Raymond Orbach, Director, Office of Science. Transmittal of the EIR.

DOE. April 14, 2004. EIR Team Response to Corrective Action Plan.

DOE. April 20, 2004. Memorandum from James Rispoli, Director, Office of Engineering and Construction Management to Raymond Orbach, Director, Office of Science. Validation of Baseline.


Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences (CNMS) (03-R-312)

$65 million, Status: Green

Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Federal Project Director: David Arakawa

Data:

Jupiter Corporation. August 20, 2002. External Independent Review of Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences, Final Report.

Department of Energy (DOE). August 29, 2002, revised October 12, 2002, revised January 30, 2003. Corrective Action Plan.

Suggested Citation:"B EIR Documents Reviewed by the Committee." National Research Council. 2007. Assessment of the Results of External Independent Reviews for U.S. Department of Energy Projects. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/11887.
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The Molecular Foundry (TMF) (04-R-313)

$85 million, Status: Green

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Federal Project Director: Katherine Johnescu

Data:

Jupiter Corporation. July 17, 2003. External Independent Review of the Molecular Foundry (TMF).

Jupiter Corporation. July 17, 2003. External Independent Review of the Molecular Foundry (TMF), Comment Resolution.


Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS) (03-SC-002/05-R-320)

$379 million, Status: Green

Stanford Linear Accelerator Center

Federal Project Director: Hanley Lee

Data:

Burns and Roe. June 2004. External Independent Review of the Linac Coherent Light Source Project Baseline, and response to factual comments.

Burns and Roe. January 2005. Limited External Independent Review of the Revised Linac Coherent Light Source Project Baseline.

Burns and Roe. March 2005. Limited External Independent Review of the Revised Linac Coherent Light Source Project Baseline.

Burns and Roe. April 2005. Limited External Independent Review of the Revised Linac Coherent Light Source Project Baseline.

Department of Energy (DOE). February 2, 2005. Memorandum from James Rispoli, Director, Office of Engineering and Construction Management to Raymond Orbach, Director, Office of Science. Non-Validation of Baseline.

DOE. June 7, 2005. Memorandum from James Rispoli, Director, Office of Engineering and Construction Management to Raymond Orbach, Director, Office of Science. Validation of Baseline.

OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

Glass Waste Storage Building #2, (2035:04-D-408)

$77.4 million, Status: Green

Savannah River Site

Federal Project Director: Guy Girard

Data:

Jupiter Corporation. March 29, 2004, revised April 27, 2004. External Independent Review of Glass Waste Storage Building #2, Approve Performance Baseline/Approve Start of Construction Review CD-2/3.


Depleted Uranium Hexafluoride 6 (DUF6 ) Conversion, (UE D&D:02-U-101)

$345.5 million, Status: Green

Portsmouth & Paducah

Federal Project Director: Jack Zimmerman

Data:

Logistics Management Institute (LMI). November 2003. DUF6 Project Reconfiguration Limited Review

LMI. June 2004. Duf6 Conversion Plan Project, Limited External Independent Review.

LMI. September 2004. Acquisition Performance Baseline EIR (for CD-2) of The Depleted Uranium Hexafluoride Conversion Project.

Suggested Citation:"B EIR Documents Reviewed by the Committee." National Research Council. 2007. Assessment of the Results of External Independent Reviews for U.S. Department of Energy Projects. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/11887.
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Department of Energy (DOE). April 6, 2005. Memorandum from Robert McMullen, ESAB Secretary to Caly Sell, Deputy Secretary, Meeting Minutes.

LMI. May 6, 2005. Duf6 Conversion Project CD-2 Corrective Action Plan Review.

LMI. October 2005. Duf6 Conversion Project CD-3 Corrective Action Plan Review.


Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant (2012:01-D-416)

$5,781 billion, Status: Red

Hanford Site

Federal Project Director: John Eschenberg

Data:

Logistics Management Institute (LMI). April 2002. External Independent Review, CD-3B of the Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant Project.

LMI. September 2002. External Independent Review Independent Cost Review CD-3C Review of the Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant Project.

LMI. March 2003. External Independent Review Follow-up Review of the Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant, Out Briefing.

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. May 2004. Independent Cost and Schedule Baseline Review, Summary Report.


Waste Stabilization and Disposition Projects

$14,216.3 billion, Status: Yellow/Green

Savannah River Site

Federal Project Directors: Doug Hintze and Kevin Smith

Data:

Burns and Roe. December 2004. External Independent Review of the Savannah River Site EM Cleanup Lifecycle Baseline.

Department of Energy (DOE). December 2004. EM Cleanup Project Lifecycle Baseline External Independent Review Corrective Action Plan.

DOE. February 4, 2005. Memorandum from Robert McMullen, Acting Director, Office of Engineering and Construction Management to Paul Golan, Director, Acting Director, Office of Environmental Management. Validation of Near Term Baseline.

Burns and Roe. October 2005. EM Cleanup Project Lifecycle Baseline External Independent Review Corrective Action Plan; Recommended Path Forward to Close Out Responses to Findings.

Suggested Citation:"B EIR Documents Reviewed by the Committee." National Research Council. 2007. Assessment of the Results of External Independent Reviews for U.S. Department of Energy Projects. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/11887.
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Peer review is an essential component of engineering practice and other scientific and technical undertakings. Peer reviews are conducted to ensure that activities are technically adequate, competently performed, and properly documented; to validate assumptions, calculations, and extrapolations; and to assess alternative interpretations, methodologies, acceptance criteria, and other aspects of the work products and the documentation that support them. Effective peer reviews are conducted in an environment of mutual respect, recognizing the contributions of all participants. Their primary objective is to help the project team achieve its goals. Reviews also contribute to quality assurance, risk management, and overall improvement of the management process.

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) conducts different types of peer reviews at the different stages of a project, including reviews to assess risks and other factors related to design, safety, cost estimates, value engineering, and project management. Independent project reviews (IPRs) are conducted by federal staff not directly affiliated with the project or program and management and operations (M&O) contractors. External independent reviews (EIRs) are overseen by the Office of Engineering and Construction Management and conducted by contractors external to the department. EIRs are the primary focus of this report. However, the committee found that, in many cases, IPRs are explicitly used as preparation for or as preliminary reviews prior to EIRs. Thus, because IPRs are integral to the review process in DOE, they are also discussed because they might have an effect on EIRs.

In October 2000, DOE issued Order 413.3, Program and Project Management for the Acquisition of Capital Assets (DOE, 2000). The order established a series of five critical decisions (CDs), or major milestones, that require senior management review and approval to ensure that a project satisfies applicable mission, design, security, and safety requirements: approve mission need, approve alternative selection and cost range, approve performance baseline, approve start of construction, and approve start of operations or project closeout.

Assessment of the Results of External Independent Reviews for U. S. Department of Energy Projects summarizes the results.

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