Independent Assessment of the Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC Management of Safety Issues at the Idaho National Laboratory Materials and Fuel Complex - May 2022

Independent Assessment of the Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC Management of Safety Issues at the Idaho National Laboratory Materials and Fuel Complex

Office of Enterprise Assessments

May 16, 2022
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May 2022,

Independent Assessment of the Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC Management of Safety Issues at the Idaho National Laboratory Materials and Fuel Complex

The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Enterprise Assessments (EA) conducted an independent assessment of the management of safety issues at the Materials and Fuels Complex and emergency management issues across Idaho National Laboratory from September 2021 to January 2022. This assessment evaluated Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC (BEA) management of issues associated with nuclear engineering, reactor operations, safety bases, criticality safety, conduct of operations, hazardous energy control, and emergency management since October 1, 2019.