Paul D. Saunders
President
Suncoast Solutions, Inc.
(941) 412-0323
Summary of Professional Experience
Thirty-six years of domestic and international nuclear power related experience. I have extensive experience in radiation protection and exposure management, radioactive waste management, liquid effluents, training development and implementation, subject matter assistance with software development, and process cost and efficiency analyses. I have also had lead roles in reviewing the adequacy of radiation safety and liquid and solid waste processing design features for advanced nuclear plants including the Westinghouse and General Electricdesigns, and the Electric Power Research Institute Advanced Reactor Utility Requirements Document.
Professional Experience
Thirty years of experience in the commercial nuclear industry. NRRPT Certified.
Six years military experience with the U.S. Navy, including experience in nuclear powered submarine operations, health physics and plant chemistry.
PresentSuncoast Solutions, Osprey, FL
President. Suncoast Solutions is a nuclear consulting firm specializing in Radioactive Waste Management, Radiation Protection and Exposure Control, Chemistry, Software Development Support, Liquid Effluents Management, Program Efficiency,and Training. In addition, Suncoast, has developed formal associations with several organizations with expertise in laser scanning technology, radiation shielding, Web based training, and two advanced manufacturing companies that can fabricate a wide range of simple-to-extremely complex components manufactured to ISOE 9001 Standards.
1994 - 2002CENTEC XXI, Gilroy, CA
Vice President of Development for a nuclear chemistry, radiation protection, radioactive waste and equipment design and manufacturing organization.
1978 - 1994New York Power Authority
Acting Radiation Protection Manager: Responsible for all Radiation Protection, Chemistry, Environmental, Emergency Plan, and Radioactive Waste Programs.
Waste Management General Supervisor: Responsible for all liquid and solid radioactive material management activities on site. This included liquid radwaste processing using mobile and installed plant technology, and the receipt, storage, packaging, shipping, processing and disposal of solid radioactive materials and radioactive waste. Collateral responsibilities included hazardous and mixed waste management for the Indian Point Unit 3 facility.
Health Physics Technician and Supervisor:Responsible for all aspects of Health Physics Program Management.
1972 - 1978U.S. Navy
Submarine nuclear plant Engineering Laboratory Technician and operator.
Education
ManhattanCollege, B.S. Radiological Health Science, Magna Cum Laude
U.S. Navy Nuclear Power Propulsion Program
National Registry of Radiation Protection Technology Certified
HarvardSchool of Public Health Occupational Radiation Exposure Control
Numerous utility sponsored training and accreditation classes and programs
U.S. Coast Guard 50 Ton Masters License
Project Experience and Reactor On-Site Work
Lead role with EPRI for detailed design review of GE ESBWR and AP1000 advanced reactor DCDs for radioactive liquid processing and radiological health safety.
Provided design, content and technical input for development of three comprehensive software programs for analyzing liquid processing costs and performance.
Supported radioactive waste processing, Radiation Protection, and training projects at over 60 domestic and international reactor sites and agencies including:
Angra, Eletronuclear de Brasil
Arkansas Nuclear One, Entergy Operations
BeaverValley Nuclear Stations 1 & 2, FENOC
Braidwood Station, Exelon Corporation
Browns Ferry, TennesseeValley Authority
Brunswick Station, Carolina Power & Light
Byron Station, Exelon Corporation
Callaway Station, Union Electric Company
Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Plant, Baltimore Gas and Electric
Catawba Nuclear Station, Duke Energy
Clinton Station, Exelon Corporation
Cofrentes, Iberdrola, Spain
ComanchePeak Steam Electric Station, Texas Utilities
Connecticut Yankee Station, Northeast Utilities
Cooper Nuclear Station, Nebraska Public Power District
Darlington, Ontario Power Generation
Davis Besse, FENOC
D. C. Cook Nuclear Plant, Indiana Michigan Power Company
D1G Naval Reactor, Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory
Diablo Canyon Nuclear Stations 1&2, Pacific Gas and Electric
Dounreay Site, UKAEA
Dresden Nuclear Station, Exelon Corporation
E.I. Hatch Station, Southern Operating Company
Fermi Station, Detroit Edison Company
FortCalhoun, Omaha Public Power District
Gundremmingen Station, Germany
HopeCreek Generating Station, Public Service Electric and Gas
Indian Point Unit 2, Entergy Nuclear Northeast
Indian Point Unit 3, Entergy Nuclear Northeast
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
Japanese Nuclear Safety Organization (JNES)
Kewaunee Power Station, Dominion
Koeberg Station, ESKOM South Africa
Laguna Verde, CFE, Mexico
LaSalle Station, Exelon Corporation
Limerick Generating Station, Exelon Corporation
McGuire Station, Duke Energy
Millstone Station Units 1-3, Northeast Utilities & Dominion
Nine Mile Point 1&2, Niagara Mohawk Company
North Anna, Dominion
Oconee, Duke Energy
Oyster Creek, Exelon Corporation
Palisades Station, Consumers Power Company
Peach Bottom Station, Exelon Corporation
Perry Nuclear Power Plant, FENOC
Pickering, Ontario Power Generation
Point Lepreau, New Brunswick Electric Power Commission
Quad Cities Station, Exelon Corporation
R. E. Ginna Nuclear Station, Rochester Gas & Electric Company
Salem Generating Station, Public Service Electric and Gas
San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, Southern California Edison
Sequoyah Station, TennesseeValley Authority
Sizewell B Station, British Energy
South Texas Project, South Texas Project Nuclear Operating Company
Surry Station, Dominion
Susquehanna Station, PPL - LLC
Three Mile Island, Exelon Corporation
Vermont Yankee Nuclear Station, Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corp.
V. C. Summer Nuclear Station, South Carolina Gas and Electric Company
Watts Bar Station, TennesseeValley Authority
WNP-2 Washington Public Power Supply System
WolfCreek, WolfCreek Nuclear Operating Corporation
Zion Nuclear Station, Exelon Corporation
Publications (Authored and Assisted)
- IAEA, Categorizing OperationalRadioactive Wastes, IAEA-TECDOC-1538, April 2007
- IAEA, Modular Design for Low Level Radioactive Waste Processing and Storage Facilities, draft, 2007
- IAEA, Considerations for the Application of Mobile Processing Systems for Radioactive Waste Management, draft, 2008
- IAEA, Techniques and Technologies for the Control of Liquid and Gaseous Effluents from Nuclear Reactors, draft, 2008
- EPRI Does Mitigation for Future Alloy 600 Inspections, 2008
- EPRI Program on Technology Innovation: Feasibility Assessment of a Core Vacuum for Foreign Material and Activity Removal.
- EPRI Technology Development to Improve Radiation Shielding for Material Inspections, 2008
- EPRI ANP LLW Management Review: Mobile Processing and Treatment Systems; 2005
- EPRI Radioactive Waste Processing Systems for the Next Generation of Nuclear Reactors: Interim Progress Report; 2002.
- EPRI Utility Requirements Document, Radwaste Update 2006
- EPRI Utility Requirements Document, Radiation Protection Chapter Development, 2007.
- EPRI Utility Requirements Document, Groundwater Considerations, 2007.
- EPRI Technical Support for GE Economic Simplified BWR (ESBWR) - Radwaste System Design; 2005
- EPRI ALWR Project: Utility Position Paper on Significant Design Considerations for the Westinghouse AP1000 LLW Management Program; 2004.
- EPRI ALWR Project: Review of Westinghouse AP1000 LLW Management Program; 2003.
- EPRI Radioactive Liquid Processing Guidelines; 1997 & 2004.
- EPRI Cost-Effective Liquid Processing Programs; 1995.
- EPRI Solid Low Level Waste Management Guidelines; 1995.
- EPRI Interim On-Site Storage of Low Level Waste; 1991-1993.
- EPRI Storage Guidelines; 1991-1993.
- Radioactive Wet Waste Reduction Opportunities for Waste Class B and Class C; 2005
- EPRI Development of a Successful Cavity Decontamination Plan; 2004.
- EPRI Waste Logic: Liquid Processing Program and User’s Manual; 1998.
- EPRI Waste Logic: Fast Track Program and User’s Manual; 1999.
- EPRI Processing Decision Matrix for Liquid Radioactive Waste; 1999.
- EPRI Radwaste Desk Reference Volume 4; 1994.
- EPRI Spent Resin Disposition Guidelines; 1995.
- EPRI Industry Wide Cost Initiative-Liquid Waste Processing Cost Savings; 1995.
- EPRI Steam Generator Blowdown Demineralizer Cost Reduction Process Options.
- EPRI Optimized Site-Specific ALARA Assessments: PWR Methodology Development.
- EPRI Pressurized Water Reactor Plant "Radwaste Test Facility" Phase II - Liquid Radwaste Optimization Program – Cost Analysis; 1999.
- EPRI Evaluation of Advanced Ion Exchange Media: PWR LLW Test Facility Results from Surry; 2001.
- EPRI PWR LLW Test Facility: Interim Report on RO Optimization; 2000.
- EPRI Analysis of Advanced Liquid Waste Minimization Techniques at a PWR: Advanced Media; Pleated Filters; and Economic Evaluation Tools; 1998.
- EPRI Evaluation of Radwaste Processing Options for High Iron Liquids; 1998.
- EPRI System and Cost Impact of a Liquid Processing Test Facility: Assessment of Indian Point 2; 1998.
- EPRI Use of Chemical Pretreatment to Enhance Liquid Waste of Processing; 1999.
- EPRI Liquid Processing Test Facility: Surry Nuclear Station -- Phase I; 1999.
- EPRI Cost/Performance Evaluation of Advanced Low Level Waste (LLW) Liquid Processing Technologies: Pressurized Water Reactor Liquid Processing; 1999.
- EPRI Radiation Field Control Manual; 2004.
- EPRI Strategies for Managing Liquid Effluents – Options, Actions, and Results; 2003.
- EPRI. Radiation Protection Program Resource Optimization Project: Brunswick Nuclear Plant; 2003.
- EPRI Exposure Reduction Through Optimized Planning and Scheduling
- Guidance on Incorporating ALARA Concepts; 2005.
- Japan Nuclear Energy Safety Organization: Control of Radiation Exposure at Nuclear Power Plants; 2006.
- EPRI PWR LLW Test Facility at Surry; Phase III: Process Evaluation and Brine Management; 2002.
- EPRI Scaffolding Program Management for Dose Reduction; 2004
- EPRI Scaffolding Program Management for Dose Reduction: 2007
- EPRI Planning and Scheduling ALARA; 2004
- EPRI Plant ALARA Assessments: Lessons Learned; 2002
- EPRI Assessment of Absolute Filtration Technology at Indian Point 3; 2002
- EPRI Evaluation of an Alternate; Advanced Filtration Media for Radioactive Liquid Processing; 2004
- EPRI Tritium Management Model – Project Summary Report; 2005
- EPRI Assessment of Cost Effective Technologies to Reduce Radiation Fields; 2005
- EPRI Liquid System Manager; 2006 - 2008
- ANS 40.37 revision 2007 - 2008
Numerous other industry papers and publications
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