March 2012

Review of the Los Alamos Site Office Safety System Oversight Program Self-Assessment

This report provides the results of an independent oversight review of the  Los Alamos Site Office (LASO) safety system oversight program.  The independent oversight review was performed by the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Safety and Emergency Management Evaluations, which is within the DOE Office of Health, Safety and Security, in conjunction with a scheduled LASO self-assessment that was conducted December 5-9, 2011.  The purpose of the LASO self-assessment was to evaluate the safety system oversight program’s compliance with DOE orders and standards, and National Nuclear Security Administration and LASO directives and procedures.