R.J. (Randy) Robinette, P.E.

EXPERIENCE SUMMARY

System Safety Documentation, Program Management Support, Compliance Management, Engineering Design Support.

EDUCATION

B.S., Tennessee Technological University, Engineering Science, 1972

POSITIONS HELD
H&R Technical Associates, Inc.
* Project Manager, Senior Engineer, 1986-Present
* Staff Engineer, 1983-1985

Goodyear Atomic Corporation
* Production Division Staff Engineer, 1980-1982
* Development Engineer, 1979

United States Army
* Headquarters Commander, 1977-1978
* Battalion Staff Officer for Logistics, 1976
* Various platoon leader positions, 1973-1975

KEY PROJECTS

System Safety Documentation

* Prepared draft 10 CFR 830 PDSA for end–of-life modifications to a hazard category 2 research facility at U.S. Department of Energy national laboratory. (2003-2005)

* Prepared draft 10 CFR 830 PDSAs for new hazard category 3 waste management facilities at U.S. Department of Energy former diffusion plant sites. (2002-2004)

* Prepared 10 CFR 830 DSA for hazard category 2 solid waste management facility at U.S. Department of Energy environmental site. (2001-2003)

* Prepared initial chapters and hazards analysis of DSA for liquid waste management facility at U.S. Department of Energy national laboratory. (2001-2002)

* Prepared preliminary nuclear facility hazard classification for liquid waste management facility at U.S. Department of Energy national laboratory. (2001)

* Supervised authorization basis upgrade program and USQ preparation for multiple facilities at U.S. Department of Energy waste management site. (2001)

* Supervised the review and comment cycles for the safety analysis portions of the Y-12 Plant Site-Wide Environmental Impact Statement. (2001)

* Supervised dispersion analysis using ARCON96 code to meet Reg Guide 1.145 criteria for U.S. Department of Energy waste management site. (2001)

* Performed hazard evaluation and accident analysis for a tritium component research and development facility. (1999?2000)

* Managed the upgrade of an established USQ program for U.S. Department of Energy site. (2000)

* Led an independent safety authorization basis document review team for a waste pit remediation project at a former U.S. Department of Energy production facility. (1998–Present)

* Prepared an auditable safety analysis for four radiological facilities with hazardous materials in accordance with DOE-EM-STD-5502-94. (1997–1998)

* Prepared a safety analysis report for a nuclear waste storage facility to the DOE-STD-3009 format. (1996–1997)

* Prepared an emergency planning analysis for a hazardous waste staging facility to the format specified by U.S. Department of Energy Order 5500.3. (1995)

* Developed waste acceptance criteria and engineering change order to the Hanford Site Central Waste Complex final safety analysis report to allow storage of radioisotope thermoelectric generators. (1994)

* Prepared a system safety analysis of a commercially designed two chamber waste incinerator used to dispose of combustible waste contaminated by highly enriched uranium. (1994)

* Prepared a comprehensive review of the vulnerability of Savannah River Site nuclear facilities to large-scale external accident events capable of affecting more than one facility simultaneously. (1993)

* Prepared a final safety analysis report for modifications to a lithium production facility. (1990–1993)

* Prepared safety assessments for modifications to existing uranium conversion and recovery facilities. (1990–1992)

* Prepared safety assessments for modifications to uranium processing facility ventilation systems. (1990–1991)

* Prepared a safety assessment for modifications to a tritium experiment laboratory. (1990–1991)

* Revised final safety analysis report design criteria evaluation, which had been prepared according to U.S. Department of Energy Order 6430.1 criteria, to meet criteria of U.S. Department of Energy Order 6430.1A. (1990)

* Prepared a preliminary safety analysis report for a tritium experiment laboratory. (1990)

* Prepared Phase I preliminary safety analysis report for a transuranic waste packaging plant. (1989)

* Prepared a final safety analysis report for a tritium component research and development facility. (1988)

* Prepared a safety study of a physical security barrier system for a weapons production plant. (1988)

* Prepared a final safety analysis report for a plutonium processing and handling facility. (1988)

* Acted as project manager for the writing of the systems descriptions and accident analyses portions of the Portsmouth Gas Centrifuge Enrichment Plant final safety analysis report. (1984–1985)

* Wrote system descriptions and performed safety analyses for the final safety analysis report prepared for the Feed and Withdrawal Building at the Portsmouth Gas Centrifuge Enrichment Plant. (1982–1984)

* Performed safety analyses of selected enriched uranium fabrication operations in the Oak Ridge Y-12 Plant. (1983)

* Prepared an annotated outline that identifies the systems and areas of concern for the feed and withdrawal operations to be analyzed in the Portsmouth Gas Centrifuge Enrichment Plant final safety analysis report. (1982)

Program Management Support

* Managed authorization basis documentation support for contractor transition at a hazard category 2 research facility at U.S. Department of Energy national laboratory. (2003-2005)

* Organized disposal planning for surplus high specific activity radioisotopes. (1997–2000)

* Developed disposition pathway analyses for surplus cesium and strontium isotopes, including radioisotope thermoelectric generators. (1997)

* Organizing disposal planning for waste reactor core internal components. (1997–Present)

* Organizing disposal planning for classified defense wastes. (1997?Present)

* Organized program for sale of surplus radioisotopes. (1995?1997)

* Organized classification guidance for closed waste disposal sites. (1995–1997)

* Prepared an inventory of existing and planned special case radioactive waste shipments from the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. (1994–1996)

* Reviewed a waste management organization’s classified special nuclear material holdings. Organized existing documentation into a computerized data management system. (1994–1996)

* Planned and organized a project to remove large reactor internals from a research reactor fuel pool into temporary above-ground storage. Planning included study of alternatives, personnel and project time estimates, design criteria, regulatory compliance restrictions, and cost projections. (1993)

* Provided project engineering support to a nuclear facility closure program. (1992–1993)

* Prepared an alternatives analysis for recovery of low-level radioactive waste. (1992–1993)

* Prepared an alternatives analysis for transportation and packaging of a radioisotope thermoelectric generator. (1992)

* Prepared an outline systems requirement and description document for the national spent fuel transportation support system. (1987)

* Prepared a functional requirements and description analysis for a spent fuel and high-level waste cask maintenance facility. (1987)

* Prepared a functional requirements and description analysis for a spent fuel transportation management center. (1987)

* Prepared a system requirements and description document for a transuranic waste-handling pilot plant. (1987)

* Prepared design criteria for a waste-handling and transportation facility as part of the transportation and deep geological disposal system for transuranic waste. (1987)

* Supervised the preparation of an economic feasibility study of the design alternatives for a spent-fuel shipping cask repair and service facility as part of the national spent-fuel transportation system. (1987)

* Prepared a probabilistic risk analysis of chemical weapons transport at seven sites in the United States. Considered air, rail, and truck shipment to a central disposal facility. (1986)

* Prepared a probabilistic fault tree analysis of hazardous chemical shipments for different transportation modes. (1984)

* Prepared a technical report containing preconceptual design system description and functional criteria for the Breeder Reprocessing Engineering Test Project at the Hanford Site. (1983)

* Coordinated the writing of operations manuals for new plant facilities at the Portsmouth Gas Centrifuge Enrichment Plant. (1980–1982)

Compliance Management

* Managed the initial startup of an OSHA hazardous materials control program for development laboratory facilities. (1998)

* Prepared risk analysis of previously buried classified waste for remedial investigation planning. (1997)

* Adapted U.S. Environmental Protection Agency solid waste analytical methods for use with radioactive waste forms. (1994–1996)

* Developed nuclear criticality safety compliance documentation for closed waste disposal sites. (1995)

* Documented the compliance of a national laboratory analysis program with required RCRA analytical methods. (1994?1995)

* Planned and organized closure of three RCRA sites. Activities included preparation of all documentation and coordination of closure actions as well as verification sampling and analyses. (1993–1995)

* Prepared a flammable gas system safety study for a nuclear fuel manufacturing facility. (1988)

* Prepared a U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission fire hazards analysis for a nuclear fuel manufacturing facility. (1988)

* Supervised the hazardous materials inventory preparation for a nuclear fuel manufacturing facility. (1986)

* Developed a hazard communication program plan for a nuclear fuel manufacturing facility. (1986)

* Supervised compilation of material safety data sheets for a nuclear fuel manufacturing facility. (1986)

* Supervised the preparation of a plant radiation safety program for new and existing employees. (1986)

* Supervised the preparation of operator training programs for hazardous waste landfill operations. (1986)

* Supervised the preparation of training documentation for plant movement of highly toxic gases. (1986)

* Prepared and supervised the lift truck operator training for movement of hazardous chemicals. (1985)

* Supervised the preliminary material safety data sheet compilation for the approximately 5000 hazardous materials stored at the Oak Ridge Y 12 Plant. (1985)

* Supervised the preparation of training documentation for hazardous materials recycle and production facilities at the Oak Ridge Y-12 Plant. (1985)

* Prepared and supervised the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency compliance training for pesticide application at the Oak Ridge Y 12 Plant. (1985)

* Prepared quality assurance, planning, and assessment documents for hazardous material shipping container engineering functions. (1985)

* Prepared and supervised the conduct of a comprehensive supervisory training program for hazardous materials management in all warehousing and storage facilities at the Oak Ridge Y-12 Plant. (1985)

* Prepared and supervised the production of introductory safety videotapes for work areas containing hazardous materials. (1984?1985)

* Supervised an operator training task and skills analysis program for specialized materials handling. (1985)

* Prepared training documentation for Oak Ridge Y-12 Plant enriched uranium fabrication operator training programs. (1984?1985)

* Prepared a videotape script for operator safety training in enriched uranium fabrication facilities. (1984)

Engineering Design Support

* Providing design team support for major modifications to a hazard category 2 research facility at U.S. Department of Energy national laboratory. (2003-2005)

* Providing design team support in the area of U.S. Department of Energy and commercial design criteria compliance for a uranium conversion and recovery facility. (1990–1993)

* Prepared documentation of design criteria compliance in the areas of uranium confinement, hydrogen fluoride confinement, nuclear criticality safety, electrical safety, and fire protection design. (1990–1992)

* Prepared a fire protection design analysis for modifications to an existing uranyl nitrate processing system. (1990)

* Prepared a report determining the design basis accidents for a transuranic waste packaging plant. (1989)

* Prepared a report determining the safety class items for a transuranic waste packaging plant. (1989)

* Prepared a report detailing the fire protection system design alternatives for a transuranic waste packaging plant. (1989)

* Prepared a report detailing the applicable design criteria for a transuranic waste packaging plant. (1989)

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

* University of Tennessee postgraduate courses in radiation detection and measurement, personnel dosimetry and health physics theory, groundwater migration of contaminants, surface water migration of contaminants, airborne dispersion of contaminants, and radioactive waste management. (1986–1994)

OTHER ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND QUALIFICATIONS

* U.S. Department of Energy Q Clearance
* Registered Professional Engineer, State of Tennessee

SELECTED TECHNICAL REPORTS

* Documented Safety Analysis for the K-1065 Waste Management Complex, ETTP, June 2003.

* Hazard Evaluation for Development Division Activities, Y-12 Plant, June 1998.

* Assessment of Classified Waste Information for CERCLA Decisions, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, August 1997.

* Path Forward for Removal of Cesium and Strontium from Building 3517, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, June 1997.

* Emergency Management Hazards Assessment for Building 72, Mound Plant, December 1995.

* Special Case Waste Located at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, September 1995.

* Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Site Closure Activity - Tank 7075, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, August 1994.

* Combustible Waste Processing System Safety Analysis, Oak Ridge Y 12 Plant, July 1994.

* Analytical Basis for Allowing the Storage of Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generators and Other Strongly Packaged Isotopes at the CWC, Hanford Site, April 1994.

* The Use of ICPP Sampling and Analytical Methodologies for RCRA Compliance, Idaho National Engineering Laboratory, January 1994.

* Determination of Zones of Impact for SRS Non-Seismic External Event Integrated Dose Assessment, Savannah River Site, October 1993.

* Retrievable Storage of Class III/IV Low Level Waste for the High Flux Isotope Reactor, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, January 1993.

* Technical Feasibility of the Recovery of HFIR Control Plates from Sub surface On-Site Disposal at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, August 1992.

* Transportation Alternatives for the BUP-500 Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, June 1992.

* Safety Assessment—Trap Enclosures Modification, Oak Ridge Y-12 Plant, July 1991.

* Safety Assessment—Powder Operations Glovebox, Oak Ridge Y-12 Plant, February 1992.

* Safety Assessment—Building Ventilation System Modifications, Oak Ridge Y-12 Plant, June 1991.

* Safety Class Items for Building Ventilation System Modifications, Oak Ridge Y-12 Plant, June 1991.

* Preliminary Safety Analysis Report for the Nuclear Facilities Modification Program, Mound Plant, July 1991.

* Safety Assessment—SRAM II Modifications to the SW/R Tritium Complex, Mound Plant, October 1991.

* Fire Protection Design Analysis for Fluid Bed Denitrator Maintenance Enclosure, Oak Ridge Y-12 Plant, July 1990.

* Preliminary Safety Analysis Report (Phase I), Waste-Handling and Packaging Plant, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, May 1989.

* Determination of the Level of System Safety Documentation Required for the Waste-Handling and Packaging Plant, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, May 1989.

* Programmatic Requirements of the Department of Energy General Design Criteria, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, May 1989.

* Applicable General Design Criteria for the Waste-Handling and Packaging Plant, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, April 1989.

* Safety Class Items for the Waste-Handling and Packaging Plant, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, April 1989.

* Fire Protection System Alternatives for the Interior of the WHPP Process Cell, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, April 1989.

* Determination of the Design Basis Accidents for use During the Design Phase of the Waste-Handling and Packaging Plant at ORNL, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, April 1989.

* Final Safety Analysis Report (FSAR) for the Semi-Works/Research (SW/R) Building, with others, Mound Plant, November 1988.

* Flammable Gas System Safety Study, with others, September 1988.

* Safety Study for the Perimeter Intrusion Detection and Assessment System (PIDAS), Oak Ridge Y-12 Plant, August 1988.

* Final Safety Analysis Report for Building 38, with others, Mound Plant, April 1988.

* Pre-Fire Plans for Nuclear Fuel Services, Inc., Erwin Facility, Inc., with others, April 1988.

* Fire Hazards Analysis for the Nuclear Fuel Services, Inc., Erwin Facility, with others, March 1988.

* System Requirements for a Waste-Handling Pilot Plant, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, August 1987.

* Functions of a Fleet Management Control Center, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, August 1987.

* Feasibility Study of the Modification of Existing ORNL Facilities to Serve as a Transuranic Waste-Handling Pilot Plant, with others, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, July 1987.

* Functions of a Cask Maintenance Facility, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, May 1987.

* Siting Alternative Cost Study for a Spent-Fuel Shipping Cask Maintenance Facility, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, December 1986.

* Safety Analysis Report—Plant 4, Westinghouse Materials Company, with others, Fernald Reservation, August 1986.

* The Nuclear Fuel Services, Inc., Hazard Communication Program, with others, May 1986.

* Safe Working Practices in the Plant Laboratory, with others, Oak Ridge Y-12 Plant, April 1986.

* Performance Documentation Checklists for Movement of Toxic Gases and Hazardous Wastes, Oak Ridge Y-12 Plant, February 1986.

* Safe Working Practices for Lithium Chemistry, with others, Oak Ridge Y-12 Plant, December 1985.

* Safe Working Practices for the Deuterium Gas Plant, with others, Oak Ridge Y-12 Plant, December 1985.

* The New Coolant System for M-Wing, Oak Ridge Y-12 Plant, with others, December 1985.

* Safe Working Practices for Weapons Material Handling, with others, Oak Ridge Y-12 Plant, December 1985.

* Quality Assurance Assessment/Plan—Container Engineering, with others, Oak Ridge Y-12 Plant, December 1985.

* Hazard Communication Program—Pesticide Application Training, with others, Oak Ridge Y-12 Plant, November 1985.

* Performance Documentation Checklists for Lithium Chemistry, Lithium Production, Deuterium Production, and Lithium Deuteride Production Areas, with others, Oak Ridge Y-12 Plant, October 1985.

* Special Material Hazard Communication Program, Oak Ridge Y-12 Plant, October 1985.

* Y-12 Plant Materials Department Hazard Communication Training Program, with others, Oak Ridge Y-12 Plant, September 1985.

* Upper Suspension Assembly Reliability Program (draft), Portsmouth Gas Centrifuge Enrichment Plant, May 1985.

* Performance Documentation Checklists for Uranium Casting Areas, with others, Oak Ridge Y-12 Plant, April 1985.

* GCEP Feed and Withdrawal Building Safety Study, with others, H&R 247-1, Portsmouth Gas Centrifuge Enrichment Plant, August 1984.

* Safe Working Practices in Building 9215 M-Wing, with others, H&R 240 2 (draft), Oak Ridge Y-12 Plant, July 1984.

* Probabilistic Analysis of Chemical Agent Release During Transport of M55 Rockets and M23 Mines, with others, H&R 244-1, July 1984.

* Performance Documentation Checklists for Uranium Fabrication Areas, with others, Oak Ridge Y-12 Plant, July 1984.

* Safety Studies for the Feed and Withdrawal Building of the Gas Centrifuge Enrichment Plant, with others, H&R 226-1 (draft), Portsmouth Gas Centrifuge Enrichment Plant, January 1984.

* BRET—Functional Criteria and Preliminary Conceptual Design Descriptions, with others, ORNL/Sub-83/41X-10/1 (draft), Oak Ridge National Laboratory, June 1983.