1. Accelerator Safety Workshop – 2017 U. S
Accelerator Safety Workshop – 2017 U.S. Department of Energy Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, Va.
Opening Remarks and Accelerator Safety Workshop Program Overview and Highlights
August 15, 2017
Scott L. Davis, CSP
Accelerator Safety Program Manager
Office of Safety and Security Policy

2. Opening Remarks Thanks for coming Great “Community of Practice”
Brief History of the Accelerator Safety Program
Framework: Order, Guide, Technical Standard
Workshops: Building and strengthening our community
Highlights 2

3. Brief History and Framework of the DOE Accelerator Safety Program
Current DOE Order for Accelerator Safety, DOE O 420.2C, approved on 7/21/11,
Current DOE Guide for Accelerator Safety, DOE G , approved on 8/1/14,
DOE Technical Standard “Clearance and Release of Personal Property from Accelerator Facilities”, DOE-STD , approved on 5/17/16,
Periodically review, revise or certify our directives
Previously, we were required to review and verify continuing relevance of our directives
Currently the directives process is being re-visited, hopefully with guidance coming in the near future.

4. Accelerator Safety Workshops – Our History
2004 – Fermi
2005 – Fermi (Guide)
2006 – SNS - 1st Wkshp
2007 – Argonne
2008 – Thomas Jefferson (TJ)
2009 – Brookhaven
2010 – SLAC/Berkeley
2011 – Argonne/Fermi
2012 – Los Alamos/ Sandia
2013 – VTC
2014 – GTN (SNS/TJ)
2015 – Brookhaven (TJ/SNS)
2016 – Fermi
2017 – TJNAF ? 4

5. Highlights 13 years of workshops building a strong community
There are more than 200 individuals on the Accelerator Community Monthly Call invitation list
Workshop attendance continues demonstrates your commitment
Fusion now a member of our Community (2015)
International invitations and involvement has evolved with good participation each year
European Spallation Source (ESS), Japan Proton Accelerator Research Complex (JPARC), European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), TRI University Meson Facility (TRIUMF), European Synchrotron Radiation Facilty (ESRF) 5

6. Accomplishments Regulatory Framework:
Order, Guide and Technical Standard
We have done an excellent job of:
Building our Community of Practice
Strengthening our Relationships
Collaboration (HQ, Programs, Field Offices and Labs/Sites)
Our community works issues:
Safety and Configuration Management, Decommissioning and Sustainability, Instrumentation, Software and Lessons Learned* 6

7. Conclusion
DOE is a stakeholder, Our Contractors are our partners, Operational Excellence is an Expectation.
To be successful, we must continually improve.
Success is a balance of quality objectives!
Help us define our quality objectives and get involved, plug in and share your experiences.
Looking forward to another Great Workshop! 7