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Electrical power distribution is the delivery of power to areas and facilities below the electrical transmission level.

Correspondence, reports, and recommendations related to the safety of electrical distribution systems at defense nuclear facilities including the ability to reliably support safety systems when needed.

The capability to plan, prepare, and respond to serious natural and man-made events to minimize the impact of nuclear and other materials on the health and safety of workers, the public, and the environment.

Correspondence, reports, and recommendations related to DOE headquarters and individual site program reviews, reviews of DOE safety related directives addressing and observations of emergency preparedness and response training, drills, and exercises.

The programs, systems, and equipment used to prevent fire from becoming destructive, reduce the impact of uncontrolled fire and protect the health and safety of workers, the public, and the environment.

Correspondence, reports, and recommendations related to fire protection program reviews, construction project reviews, reviews of DOE safety related directives addressing, fire protection system design review, fire department operations review, fire hazards analysis review, concerns with fire protection equipment and fire protection topics associated with other reviews.

Highly radioactive waste material resulting from the reprocessing of spent nuclear fuel, including liquid waste produced directly in reprocessing and any solid material derived from such liquid waste that contains fission products in sufficient concentrations; and other highly radioactive material that is determined, consistent with existing law, to require permanent isolation.

Correspondence, reports, and recommendations related to facilities and sites that process, manage or store high-level waste, including laboratories, waste storage and waste processing facilities as well as reviews of DOE programs and safety related directives addressing high-level waste operations.

Instrumentation and control involves the systems, components, and processes used to monitor and control process parameters within a facility.

Correspondence, reports, and recommendations related to the safety of instrumentation and control systems at defense nuclear facilities.