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                  - About Us
                  - Documents
                  - Board Activities & Recommendations
                  - Public Hearings & Meetings
                  - DOE Sites
                  - Careers
                  - Topics
                  - EEO

                - About Us                   - Mission
                  - Strategic Goals
                  - Our History
                  - Board Members
                  - Resident Inspectors
                  - Agreements with the Department of Energy
                  - Plans, Budgets and Performance
                - Documents                   - Letters & Correspondence
                  - Reports
                  - Outside Organization Briefs Presented to the Board
                - Board Activities & Recommendations                   - Recommendations
                  - Board Calendar
                  - Board Notational Votes
                  - Board Member Testimonies, Speeches, and Other Public Statements
                - Public Hearings & Meetings
                - DOE Sites
                - Careers                   - Job Openings
                  - Areas of Expertise
                  - Benefits & Pay
                  - Policies and Practices on Hiring
                - Topics                   - Topics Search
                - EEO                   - Complaint, Policy & Processing 
                  - Affirmative Employment
                  - Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Home > About the DNFSB

# About the DNFSB

                    - About DNFSB
                    - Mission
                    - Strategic Goals
                    - Our History
                    - Board Members
                    - Resident Inspectors
                    - Plans, Budgets and Performance

**The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board** is an independent organization within the executive branch of the United States Government, chartered with the responsibility of providing recommendations and advice to the President and the Secretary of Energy regarding public health and safety issues at Department of Energy defense nuclear facilities.

##   Who We Are

The Board reviews and evaluates the content and implementation of the standards relating to the design, construction, operation, and decommissioning of defense nuclear facilities of the Department of Energy (including all applicable Department of Energy orders, regulations, and requirements) at each Department of Energy defense nuclear facility.

Board Member Bios

Resident Inspectors produce a Weekly Report that summarizes the pertinent activities and events that occurred during that week at their Defense Nuclear Facility.

Resident Inspectors

Our technical staff supports the Board by providing expertise in the fields relating to the design, construction, operation, and eventual decommissioning of defense nuclear facilities.

Areas of Expertise

Our administrative staff supports the Board by providing expertise in the fields of Human Resources, Acquisitions and Finance, Information Technology, and Security and Records Management.

Job openings

Our legal staff supports the Board by providing expertise on all agency legal issues.

Legal

Organization Chart

##   Our Culture

Ben Caleca

Frances Sutherland

John Abrefah

##   Our Workplace

The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board operates the majority of its staff out of Headquarters in Washington, DC. In addition to the full time staff at headquarters, there are additional staff who serve as Resident Inspectors at designated Defense Nuclear Facilities. Our Headquarters provides a reading room for the public to be able to peruse hard copy documents released to the public and for accessing requested information through the Freedom of Information Act.

Career Opportunities

## About DNFSB

                    - Congressional Budget Justification & Annual Performance Reports
                    - Agreements with the Department of Energy
                    - Agency Financial Report
                    - Victor Stello, Jr. Award
                    - Enabling Legislation
                    - Employee Survey Results
                    - Federal Regulations
                    - Inspector General
                    - Press Releases
                    - General Counsel
                    - Report a Safety Concern
                    - Contact Us

## Freedom of Information Act

                    - Reading Room
                    - Fee Schedule
                    - Quarterly Reports

## Our Policies

                    - Policies
                    - Information Quality
                    - Customer Service Standard
                    - Board Procedures
                    - Privacy
                    - No FEAR
                    - OpenGov
                    - Vulnerability Disclosure

## Website Tools

                    - FAQ
                    - Site Map
                    - Related Websites
                    - USA.gov

## Contact Us

Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board625 Indiana Ave NW Suite 700Washington, DC 20004(202) 694-7000(800) 788-4016