October 2018

Enterprise Assessments Assessment of the West Valley Demonstration Project Work Planning and Control Program

Assessment of the Work Planning and Control Program at the West Valley Demonstration Project

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Worker Safety and Health Assessments, within the independent Office of Enterprise Assessments (EA), conducted an assessment of work planning and control (WP&C), and selected elements of the contractor assurance system and feedback and improvement at the West Valley Demonstration Project operated by CH2M HILL BWXT West Valley, LLC. Work activities were observed within the Waste and Site Operations Division, the Strategic Operations and Facility Disposition Division, and the maintenance organization which resides within Balance of Site Facilities decontamination and decommissioning division. EA also evaluated DOE West Valley Demonstration Project oversight. This assessment was conducted within the broader context of a series of targeted assessments of WP&C at sites across the DOE complex. EA conducted the onsite portions of this assessment June 18-21 and July 9-12, 2018.