May 5, 2015

Presenter: William Froh, Fire Protection Engineer, NNSA Associate Administrator for Emergency Operations (NA‐41)

Topics Covered:

• Recent high visibility, high consequence accidents
• Does DOE provide facility workers, response personnel, and emergency management decision makers with adequate direction and guidance to make timely, conservative emergency response decisions and take actions that focus on protection of the public and workers?
• Does DOE provide adequate equipment and hardened facilities that enable emergency response personnel and emergency management decision makers to effectively respond to emergencies and protect the public and workers?
• Do the contractor assurance systems and DOE oversight provide an effective performance assurance evaluation of emergency preparedness and response?