April 2018

Enterprise Assessments Lessons Learned from Assessments of Emergency Management Programs at DOE Sites - March 2018

Lessons Learned from Assessments of Emergency management Programs at U.S. Department of Energy Sites

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Environment, Safety, and Health Assessments, within the independent Office of Enterprise Assessments (EA), conducted emergency management program assessments at four DOE sites during calendar year 2017.  The sites, selected based on risk, are under the direction of the Office of Nuclear Energy, the Office of Environmental Management, and the National Nuclear Security Administration.  The objective of each assessment was to determine the effectiveness of emergency management programs, including Field Element readiness assurance.  This lessons learned report focuses on issues that affect multiple sites and identifies strengths and weaknesses, best practices, and recommendations, with the goal of promoting organizational learning and improving performance throughout the DOE complex.