Charles R. Jones

13624 Hartsbourne Drive

Germantown, Maryland 20874

301-972-2017 (h) 240-938-0973 (cell)

Senior Nuclear Safety Professional

Summary

· Nuclear safety professional for NRC and DOE systems and facilities since 1981.

· Inspection team member for over 20 team inspections, specializing in operations, safety culture, maintenance, and engineering.

· Key developer for nuclear safety inspection guides to 12 functional areas.

· US Navy Nuclear Propulsion Program, 1966-1981.

Education

M.S., Information and Telecommunications Systems for Business, Johns Hopkins University

M.S., Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

B.S., Mechanical Engineering, United States Naval Academy

Department of Energy Nuclear Safety

· Team inspection of the Hanford T-Plant Waste Treatment Facility Contractor Operational Readiness Review; primarily addressed procedures and conduct of operations.

· Operational Readiness Review Maintenance and Startup Test Group Leader, Savannah River Site K Reactor (1990 - 1991); managed and trained 6 team members in various phases of this critical SRS ORR.

· National laboratory Technical Safety Assessments, maintenance and auxiliary systems: Argonne-East, Oak Ridge, Lawrence Livermore, and Lawrence Berkeley (1990-1991); performed technical assessments of about 100 laboratory buildings for auxiliary systems and maintenance.

· Member, Plutonium Vulnerability Assessment Team, Hanford Subteam (1994).

· Consultant for technical safety review, Hanford High Level Waste Tank Program remediation submittals to DOE/HQ (EH) for one year (1994-1995).

· Rocky Flats Plutonium Laboratory Operational Readiness Review, Maintenance and Training (1991).

· Rocky Flats Criticality Safety Assessment Physical Plant Systems Inspector and Team Coordinator (1989).

· Technical Lead, multifunctional approaches, facility assessment program development for DOE/HQ (DP, EH/NS, and EM), 1990-1995.

· Project Technical Engineering Lead to develop the Format and Content Guide for the New Production Reactor Program Safety Analysis Report for both proposed reactor designs to meet life cycle configuration management, safety margin maintenance; reliability, availability, maintainability and inspectability (RAMI), 1990.

· Member, Safety Analysis Report Review Team, Rocky Flats Plutonium Laboratory, maintenance and auxiliary systems lead, 1991.

· High Explosive Assembly, Disassembly (HE/A/D) facility safety review (Complex-21) design review (DOE/HQ review of contractor facility design work), 1993.

· Executive Secretary for the DOE Defense Programs Safety, Security, and Control Committee, 1983-1986.

· DOE-HQ Action Officer for the Joint DOE/DOD Annual Report to the President on Nuclear Weapon Safety, Security, and Control (1981-1986).

Commercial Nuclear Safety Experience

· Team Member for 12 operational and technical design inspections at commercial nuclear power plants, including problem plants (NRC Watch List) for the NRC and for commercial nuclear utility companies. Served as lead in the different teams to cover operations, maintenance, engineering, and training. (1997-2000)

· Engineering team leader to turn around a Watch List BWR with 150 backlogged projects, documenting and prioritizing $250 million in projects, resulting is fastest commercial nuclear power plant recovery. (1992)

· Participant in the development of the new risk-informed, performance based NRC Regulatory Oversight Process. (see http://Technidigm.org/Technuke/nuclear.htm) (1998-2000)

· Designed, developed, and implemented the NRC steam generator inspection report and regulatory oversight support data base for 73 pressurized water reactors (PWR), 1996-1997.

US Navy Nuclear Propulsion Reactor Experience

· COMNAVSURFPAC Nuclear Propulsion Mobile Training and Inspection Team; chemistry and radiological controls; Chief Engineer Candidate instructor (3 years).

· USS Nimitz CVN68 New Construction Reactor systems inspector; Reactor Controls Division Officer; Reactor Mechanical Assistant Department Head; Chief Engineer Qualification; EOOW Qualification (3 years).

· USS Enterprise CVN65, Reactor Mechanical Division Officer; Refueling and Overhaul Officer for two reactors; EOOW Qualification (3 years)

· USS Bainbridge, CGN25 (2 years); EOOW Qualification (2 years).

· Nuclear Power School and Nuclear Plant Prototype (D1G) EOOW Qualification (1 year).

Security Clearances

DOE Q Clearance, BI 2004