Topic - Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board

The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board is an independent agency of the United States government based in Washington, D.C. Established in 1988, the DNFSB oversees the nuclear weapons complex administered by the U.S. Department of Energy. The DNFSB is independent of the Department of Energy. The DNFSB's most important power is its ability to give recommendations to the Secretary of Energy. - Source: Wikipedia

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FILE - This Nov. 20, 2013, file photo, seen through thick protective glass shows the area where workers sand-blast the large stainless steel tanks used in the vitrification process to rid them of contaminants at the Defense Waste Processing Facility at the Savannah River Site near Aiken, S.C. The U.S. Energy Department is asking a federal judge in Reno to dismiss the state’s lawsuit challenging plutonium shipments to Nevada while an appeals court considers whether to overturn the judge's earlier refusal to grant the state’s request for a temporary injunction blocking the shipments from South Carolina. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton, File)

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FILE - This undated file aerial photo shows the Los Alamos National laboratory in Los Alamos, N.M. A federal nuclear safety panel says Los Alamos National Laboratory has come up short during drills intended to show how the northern New Mexico lab would respond to potential emergencies such as radioactive leaks or earthquakes. A letter sent in October 2017 by the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board to U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry says the board has found numerous weaknesses. Federal officials say steps are being taken to improve emergency preparedness at the lab. (The Albuquerque Journal via AP, File)

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