8 LIST OF PREPARERS
This EIS was prepared by the team of MACTEC, Dames & Moore, Inc., and VECTRA GSI under a General Support Services Contract with DOE-RL. Overall project and technical management were provided by K. Perry Campbell and Thomas L. Anderson of Dames & Moore, Inc. The NEPA Document manager for DOE is Carolyn C. Haass and SEPA Document manager for Ecology is Geoff Tallent. Principals of the EIS and the sections they prepared are identified in Table 8-1. Biographic summaries of the principals follow. Thomas L. Anderson, Manager, Environmental Compliance Group, Dames & Moore, Inc. BS, Botany, Ohio State University, 1973 Mr. Anderson is a senior environmental compliance expert with 20 years experience overseeing and conducting risk and environmental assessments, remedial investigations, feasibility studies, and EISs under CERCLA, RCRA, and NEPA requirements. As a special consultant to DOE Headquarters (DOE-HQ), he provided technical expertise in the interpretation and application of NEPA to DOE activities including interactions with Program and Operations Offices to provide technical understanding of proposed activities and to communicate requirements. Mr. Anderson has worked throughout the DOE complex providing expertise for NEPA documents at Hanford, LLNL, Paducah and Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plants, Fernald, Nevada Test Site, Argonne National Laboratories, Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site (RFETS), National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and West Valley Development Project. He has served as the technical lead to interpret and apply environmental regulations and policies as they related to new waste treatment technologies, active and inactive waste sites, and new facilities. Mr. Anderson also has experience communicating complex environmental issues to Federal, state, and local agencies, as well as to affected communities.
List of Preparers
VOLUME 1
Principals Section
T. Anderson K. P. CamSummary
T. Anderson K. P. Cam1beIntroduction
C. Haass G. Tallen2 Purpose and Need for Action
R. Lober
T. Anderson D. Lowery3 Description of Alternatives
Y. Noorani K. P. Campbell
D. Bjerklie D. Lowery4 Affected Environment
L. Clark I. Merrifield
J. Consort F. Munter
C. B. Crouse R. Palmer
A. D. Every G. Waddell
M. Kelly W. T. White
R. Langendoen
T. Anderson L. Lucket5 Environmental Impacts
T. Biever E. Lurier
D. Bjerklie I. Merrifield
L. Clark J. Millard
J. Consort K. Montague
C. B. Crouse E. Mooney
A. D. Every F. Munter
R. Gantenbein L. Padgett
D. Guzzetta R. Palmer
M. Kelly P. Valentinelli
R. Kupp G. Waddell
R. Langendoen W. T. White
D. Lowery R. Wild
T. Anderson I. Merrif6elCumulative Impacts
D. Lowery W. T. White
E. Lurier
D. Guzzetta W. T. Whi7e Statutory and Regulatory
I. Merrifield Requirements
Y. Noorani K. KjarmoAppendix A
D. Every I. MerrifAppendix B
T. Anderson W. T. WhiAppendix C
D. Every I. MerrifAppendix D
R. Kupp K. MontagAppendix E
L. Luckett R. Wild
R. Kupp K. MontagAppendix F
L. Luckett R. Wild
VOLUME 2
K. P. Campbell K. KjarmoVolume 2
V. Miller
Terrence D. Biever, Staff Engineer, Dames & Moore, Inc.
MS, Civil/Environmental Engineering, University of Colorado, 1993
MS, Aerospace Engineering, University of Colorado, 1990
BS, Aerospace Engineering, University of Colorado, 1988
Mr. Biever provides project support on human health and risk assessments
including fate and transport modeling, exposure assessment, and data review
and evaluations. He is experienced in testing various media for radiological
evaluations including in situ testing of the vadose zone and the ocean.
David M. Bjerklie, EIT, Hydrologist/Geohydrologist, Dames & Moore, Inc.
MS, Civil Engineering, University of Alaska, 1987
MS, Hydrology, University of New Hampshire, 1980
BS, Marine Biology, University of Maine, 1977
Mr. Bjerklie is a hydrologist/geohydrologist with over 10 years of experience
managing and technically supporting numerous water resource investigations.
His work has included all aspects of both surface water and ground-water
studies as part of EAs, impact studies, hazardous waste studies, water supply
investigations, construction dewatering evaluations, wetland investigations,
and hydrologic and hydrogeologic characterizations. His experience includes
field work, data analysis, reporting, regulatory concerns, and client and
agency contact. Mr. Bjerklie has served as project and task manager for water
resource sections of EISs and permit applications with responsibilities
including estimation of erosion and sediment transport, drainage requirements,
flooding potential, ground-water/surface water interaction, and water balance
studies and statistical evaluations of hydrologic and climatologic data,
qualitative assessment of water quality impacts from proposed projects using
water quality and runoff models, and evaluation of water quality impacts from
surface runoff and site development. This work has also included review and
assessment of pertinent Federal, state, and local regulations and permits.
Projects have been conducted for DOE, the U.S. Navy, the U.S. Forest Service,
state and local agencies, and private development throughout the northwestern
United States.
K. Perry Campbell, PhD, Associate and Managing Principal, Dames & Moore, Inc.
PhD, Zoology, Pennsylvania State University, 1973
BS, Zoology, Pennsylvania State University, 1968
Dr. Campbell has over 20 years experience in project management and technical
studies, including environmental impact, natural resource damage, and
ecological risk assessments on multidisciplinary projects throughout the
United States, Canada, and the Pacific Islands. He has directed or
participated in environmental impact assessments of major oil development
projects, electric energy projects, multistate utility corridors, nuclear
waste management facilities, mines, mills, harbor developments, and associated
infrastructure, and has provided expert testimony on the results of technical
investigations. He has managed EIS and EA projects to meet both NEPA and SEPA
requirements. Dr. Campbell has also conducted study designs, study
management, technical reviews, quality assurance (QA) management, and designs
of environmental monitoring programs to meet NRC standards for nuclear
facilities and utilities, and has testified about this work before the Atomic
Safety and Licensing Board. As environmental department manager for General
Support Services at the Hanford Site, he directs the efforts of a
multidisciplinary staff that provides technical support to many program areas
at the Hanford Site.
Lisa A. Clark, Air Quality Scientist, Dames & Moore, Inc.
BS, Physics, State University of New York at Oswego, 1988
Ms. Clark is an air quality scientist with 6 years experience obtaining air
permits and completing air quality impact evaluations. Specific task include
compliance evaluations, air quality dispersion modeling, EISs, EAs, control
technology assessments, emission estimations, regulatory compliance
evaluation, visibility modeling, deposition studies, emission inventory
reports, SARA - Community Right to Know toxic chemical release reports, best
available control technology assessments, Quality Assurance/Quality Control
(QA/QC) reports, Leak Detection and Repair Programs, and fenceline air
monitoring. Ms. Clark was the primary author of several control technology
assessments for criteria, toxic and radionuclide air emissions natural gas-
fired turbines and reciprocating engines, waste water treatment plants, coal-
fired power plants, paper and pulp recovery boilers, and oil refineries.
Specific project experience includes conducting impact analyses for toxic air
pollutants from a proposed action at the Hanford Site including toxic air
pollutant emissions estimations, SCREEN2 modeling, and OSHA and Washington
State Air Toxics Regulations Compliance evaluation. Ms. Clark also prepared
Notice of Construction permit applications, air quality studies, visibility
analyses, ISCST2 and COMPLEX1 dispersion modeling, sulfate and nitrate
deposition calculations and modeling, Prevention of Significant Deterioration
Analyses, and EIS sections for several proposed cogeneration plants.
James J. Consort, Project Geologist, Dames & Moore, Inc.
BS, Geology, University of California, Los Angeles, 1976
MS, Geology, San Diego State University, California, 1979
Mr. Consort has 15 years experience in geological investigations and designs.
He provides technical support to DOE at the Hanford Site on CERCLA projects
associated with the characterization and cleanup of contaminated soil and
groundwater. As a project scientist for several RCRA facilities at the
Hanford Site, he evaluated ground-water contamination and contaminant
transport associated with potential crib and pond sources where radionuclides
and other wastes were disposed. He also managed and implemented a remedial
investigation that included monitoring soil and ground-water sampling,
geophysical logging, and aquifer testing, and developed structure contour maps
based on well data and high-resolution seismic data.
C. B. Crouse, PE, Principal Engineer and Associate, Dames & Moore, Inc.
PhD, Civil Engineering, California Institute of Technology, 1973
MS, Civil Engineering, California Institute of Technology, 1969
BS, Engineering, Case Institute of Technology, 1968
Dr. Crouse is a civil engineer with 21 years experience in earthquake
engineering and engineering seismology, including determination of seismic
design criteria and seismic design of structures, seismic safety surveys for
existing structures, dynamic analysis of soil-structure interaction, seismic
response of foundation soils, vibration testing of structures in the field,
seismic hazard analyses, probability studies of environmental loads, studies
of soil liquefaction, and centrifuge modeling of soil-structure systems.
Projects sites included DOE facilities, nuclear and conventional power plants,
off-shore structures, liquified natural gas and water-storage tanks,
multi-story buildings, dams and reservoirs, hospitals, bridges, electrical
transmission facilities, pipelines, and the superconducting super collider.
Much of Dr. Crouse's project experience has been in the development of
earthquake-induced vibratory ground motions, Section 2.5 of safety analysis
reports (SARs), and related studies for various nuclear power plant and DOE
facilities. He has defended this work before the NRC and the U.S. Geological
Survey. At the West Valley Demonstration Project, Dr. Crouse provided
analysis of seismic ground wave effects in building interactions, buried
trenches, and underground tank vaults, including model development, data
analysis, and presentations of results to NRC and DOE as part of the
permitting procedure and the SARs. Dr. Crouse has also served on numerous
seismology and structural policy making committees throughout the United
States.
A. David Every, PhD, Senior Ecologist, Dames & Moore, Inc.
PhD, Botany, University of Washington, 1977
MS, Botany, University of Utah, 1969
BS, Zoology, University of Utah, 1967
Dr. Every is a senior ecologist with over 15 years experience on wetland and
terrestrial ecological issues throughout the western states and Alaska. He
has conducted or supervised baseline studies, habitat and resource inventories
including threatened or endangered species studies, impact assessments,
mitigation studies, reclamation planning, and permitting assistance for
vegetation, wetlands, wildlife habitat, and wildlife. Dr. Every's projects
have included thermal power plants, hydroelectric facilities, transmission
lines, pipelines, highways, port developments, mines, oil production, resource
management projects, and urban developments. Dr. Every has experience working
for the U.S. Forest Service, the U.S. Navy, the USDA, and numerous state and
local agencies and private clients. He has served as project manager for
numerous EISs and permitting projects including the Amchitka Island Radar NEPA
EIS and a U.S. Forest Service, Alaska Region in which four EISs were being
developed simultaneously and on a short schedule. These four EISs were for
one analysis area of the controversial long-term timber sale contract and were
part of a court-ordered supplemental EIS process based on a legal challenge of
an earlier EIS. Dr. Every has also provided expert testimony and written
depositions for hearings on land use appeals concerning wetlands, wildlife
habitat, and disputed wetland permitting projects.
R. Gantenbein, Jr. PE, Senior Air Quality Engineer, Dames & Moore, Inc.
BS, Civil Engineering, Oregon State University, 1961
Mr. Gantenbein is a civil and environmental engineer with 34 years of
experience in the fields of public health and environmental control. His
specialties are air pollution and noise control. His experience in air
quality and emissions control has been gained from employment in the United
States military, governmental control agencies, manufacturing industry, and
private consulting. Additionally, he was the general manager for an air
source testing consulting firm. He has had numerous project engineer and
manager responsibilities with civil design and environmental control projects.
He is responsible for air permitting, emissions impact analysis, and
compliance auditing for Dames & Moore's industrial clients.
David J. Guzzetta, PhD, Certified Environmental Professional, Senior
Environmental Scientist, Dames & Moore, Inc.
PhD, Environmental Science and Engineering, University of California, 1986
MS, Natural Science, California State University, 1975
BS, Zoology, San Jose State College, 1969
Dr. Guzzetta is a senior environmental scientist with 18 years experience in
planning and implementing environmental studies, developing compliance
strategies, and preparing environmental documents. He provides special
expertise in NEPA interpretation and application, environmental program
planning and management, environmental compliance, facility siting, and site
characterization. He is responsible for NEPA support, including detailed
reviews of all NEPA documents, at the Hanford Site. At DOE's PNL, Dr.
Guzzetta prepared draft guidance to implement new NEPA regulations, prepared
NEPA documents, developed and implemented the NEPA compliance program, and was
responsible for NEPA documents for the NRC. In support of DOE's high-level
nuclear waste management, he directed an EIS for licensing a repository,
developed the compliance strategy and approach for characterization, developed
plans to implement an Interagency Programmatic Agreement for historic and
archaeologic concerns, assisted with the nuclear waste transportation program
plan, managed NEPA document development, directed field and laboratory plan
and procedures preparation, and conducted environmental studies.
Carolyn C. Haass, TWRS Environmental Program Manager, U.S. Department of
Energy, Richland Operations Office
BS, Mineral Engineering Chemistry/Metallurgical Engineering, Colorado School
of Mines, 1983
Ms. Haass is the TWRS Environmental Program Manager for DOE-RL. She has over
13 years of professional experience in hazardous and mixed waste sites
including overseeing and managing environmental activities including RCRA,
CAA, CWA, CERCLA, NEPA, and the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). Ms.
Haass is currently responsible for a wide variety of environmental projects
for the TWRS program related to NEPA, Permitting (RCRA, CAA and CWA),
environmental compliance, closure, waste minimization, risk assessment, Tri-
Party Agreement and development of the TWRS environmental strategy.
Michael S. Kelly, Senior Archeologist, Manager of Cultural Resources Western
Division, Dames & Moore, Inc.
MA, Anthropology, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 1986
BA, Anthropology, University of California, Santa Barbara, 1978
Mr. Kelly has conducted numerous archeological surveys for various government
and commercial clients. Some of these surveys supported EISs. Mr. Kelly has
also functioned as the principal investigator for many cultural resources
inventory plans for various Federal and local governmental entities and
commercial concerns.
Kevin J. Kjarmo, Environmental Engineer, MACTEC
BS, Environmental Science, Washington State University, Pulman, 1993
BA, Economics, Washington State University, Pulman, 1993
For the past two years, Mr. Kjarmo has been an environmental engineer on the
DOE Hanford TWRS program providing support to DOE in NEPA project planning.
His NEPA support activities include management, preparation, technical review
and strategy development, and coordination with Ecology to meet SEPA
requirements. In addition, Mr. Kjarmo has supported the TWRS Environmental
Safety, Quality and Health program by participating in development of document
review plans, management plans, and operating procedures.
Robert W. Kupp, Senior Engineer, Dames & Moore, Inc.
BS, Chemical Engineering, Wayne State University, Ohio, 1947
Mr. Kupp has over 25 years experience in safety analysis, hazard
classification, and nuclear engineering and design. With his expertise, he
has authored preliminary and final SARs for DOE sites, and performed
assessments of industry and regional governments' hazardous wastes. Mr. Kupp
was responsible for process design and analysis for nuclear projects at the
DOE Hanford Site in Washington. He has contributed to an international study
on TRU waste disposal for the EPA.
Richard R. Langendoen, PG, Senior Geologist, Dames & Moore, Inc.
BS, Geology, Washington State University, 1979
Mr. Langendoen is a senior geologist with 15 years of geotechnical and
geosciences experience on a wide variety of projects throughout the Pacific
Northwest. Areas of expertise include environmental impact assessments, soils
and foundation studies, site development feasibility studies, and
environmental contamination site characterization. Mr. Langendoen is
responsible for a wide variety of projects related to baseline studies, EAs
and geologic studies. He served as project manager for the NEPA EA element of
an ongoing Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study (RI/FS) for the cleanup
and closure of the Oroville Landfill contaminated with pesticides,
insecticides, and other chemicals. Mr. Langendoen has served as project and
task manager for soils, geology, mineral resources, hydrogeology, and air
elements of EISs for landfill, forest service, facility expansion, commercial
and residential building, and roadway projects. Specific tasks have included
performing initial and detailed site analyses, developing criteria for
designating and mapping hazards, performing impacts analyses, and developing
mitigation plans.
Robert W. Lober, Physical Scientist, U.S. Department of Energy, Richland
Operations Office
MS, Environmental Soil Science, Colorado State University, 1992
BS, Soil Science, Colorado State University, 1985
Mr. Lober has 17 years experience with the USDA Agricultural Research Service
studying various areas of ecosystem function. He works in environmental
compliance for TWRS for DOE-RL. Mr. Lober's areas of professional expertise
include solute fate and transport to groundwater using transport models;
chemical, physical, and microbiological processes in soil, geological
material, and wetlands, soil characterization and site assessment, statistical
techniques; and soil/plant physical and chemical analysis.
He is a Certified Professional Soil Scientist and is certified by USDA
Radiological Services as an independent user of radiation equipment. His work
includes developing soil quality indicators for environmental and agronomic
assessments, evaluation of reclamation strategies on disturbed lands, studying
solute movement within the vadoze zone of disturbed soils. Mr. Lober
developed a new soil analysis to measure nitrogen processes. His field
experience includes setting up and monitoring and maintaining remote
meteorological stations and data acquisition system.
Daniel J. Lowery, Project Environmental Scientist, Dames & Moore, Inc.
BA, Geography, California State University, 1987
Mr. Lowery is an environmental scientist with 7 years experience in land-use
planning and environmental compliance, including NEPA. He participated in
preparing environmental impact reports and statements for a variety of
projects, including DOE projects, public works, water resources, mixed use
development, transportation planning, and hazardous materials management. Mr.
Lowery has been instrumental in several projects with high public visibility
and controversy. He has been responsible for environmental project management
and interagency coordination, including military actions and coastal
development projects. Mr. Lowery has served as project and task manager for
environmental impact reports and EISs addressing public health and safety, air
and water quality, hazardous material management, hydrology, biology, traffic,
geology, electrical energy transmission, and general environmental planning.
He has performed services for numerous clients, including Federal and state
governmental agencies and private clients.
Larry W. Luckett, Senior Health Physicist, Dames & Moore, Inc.
PhD (candidate), Nuclear Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnical Institute, New
York
MS, Nuclear Engineering/Health Physics, Texas A&M University, 1973
BS, Physics, Trinity University, Texas, 1971
Mr. Luckett has over 22 years experience providing project management and
consultation for radioactive waste management engineering, environmental
assessment, siting, and licensing services worldwide. Mr. Luckett has
performed assessments for various government and industry concerns including
functioning as the principal investigator for nuclear projects and the project
manager for radiological characterizations. He represented the U.S. Army
Surgeon General on audits for project CLEAN-UP and provided consultation
services for the Department of Defense (DOD) and DOE.
Evan A. Lurier, Staff Environmental Compliance Specialist, Dames & Moore, Inc.
BA, Biology, University of Rochester, New York, 1988
Mr. Lurier has 4 years of experience with NEPA documentation for a commercial
site and for several DOE facilities including the West Valley Demonstration
Project in New York, the Hanford Site in Washington, and for the Golden Field
Office in Colorado. The EAs and EISs that he has prepared primarily involve
hazardous and radioactive wastes.
Irene T. Merrifield, Staff Environmental Scientist, Dames & Moore, Inc.
BA, Environmental Design and Planning, University of Buffalo, New York, 1982
Ms. Merrifield has 4 years experience with NEPA documentation including EAs
and EISs at Hanford and West Valley Demonstration Project, and other DOE
facilities. Ms. Merrifield's environmental experience also includes
researching and writing Phase I site evaluations and assisting with state
environmental quality reviews and scoping requirements.
Jere B. Millard, PhD, Senior Health Physicist, Dames & Moore, Inc.
PhD, Health Physics, Colorado State University, 1986
MS, Health Physics, Colorado State University, 1974
MS, Radiation Biology, University of New Mexico, 1969
BS, Biology and Psychology, University of New Mexico, 1967
Dr. Millard is a senior health physicist with 15 years of technical and
managerial experience in radiation protection and risk assessment projects
with the DOE, EPA, NRC, and other Federal and state agencies. He has had over
20 papers on radiation protection published in scientific journals.
Dr. Millard is experienced with characterization, environmental sampling, and
chemical analyses of radiological and hazardous constituents in environmental
systems, is familiar with the assessment of potential impacts to human health
and the environment, and has conducted radiological characterizations,
prepared EISs, conducted health and safety training, and performed site audits
and risk assessments.
Dr. Millard has received grants from DOE and EPA to assess potential impacts
to public health and the environment from radiological and mixed waste sites,
including a DOE research grant to investigate the environmental impacts
resulting from discharge of radioactive liquid waste to a test reactor area
disposal at Idaho National Engineering Laboratory (INEL). He has served as an
expert witness in health physics and radiological impacts.
Vera Miller, Environmental Scientist, Dames & Moore, Inc.
BS, Biology, University of Oregon, 1989
Ms. Miller is an environmental analyst with over 6 years of experience on
environmental permitting projects and with NEPA and CERCLA regulations. Ms.
Miller has experience working on EISs, environmental permitting projects, oil
spill contingency plans, and environmental monitoring programs. Her NEPA
experience includes EISs addressing the PFP stabilization, a combined cycle
combustion turbine power plant and associated natural gas pipeline, and
several long term timber sales. Ms. Miller also supported the Exxon Valdez
Biological Effects Monitoring Program, a National Resource Damage Assessment
project studying the effects of oil spilled in Prince William Sound, Alaska.
Kelvin J. Montague, Staff Nuclear Engineer, Dames & Moore, Inc.
MS, Environmental Systems Engineering, Clemson University, South Carolina,
1992
BS, Physics, Presbyterian College, South Carolina 1988
Mr. Montague specializes in radiation shielding and environmental monitoring.
He has performed shielding analysis and radiological dose assessment for a
variety of high level and low level radioactive waste disposal projects,
including the conceptual design of the Multi-Purpose Canister proposed for
Spent Nuclear Fuel disposal, the DOE Monitor Retrievable Storage Facility, the
DOE Mined Geological Disposal System and North Carolina Low-Level Radioactive
Waste Facility. He has also provided technical support for government and
industry on health effects for EISs and EAs.
Elizabeth J. Mooney, Project Toxicologist, Dames & Moore, Inc.
MA, Environmental Toxicology, The American University, 1987
BS, Zoology/Wildlife Ecology, Michigan State University, 1981
Ms. Mooney has over 10 years of professional experience in environmental
toxicology and health sciences primarily in evaluating toxicological evidence
from field investigations and laboratory studies. She specializes in human
health and environmental risk assessments for hazardous waste sites and
natural resources evaluations involving environmental toxicology and wildlife
ecology. Ms. Mooney has functioned as the technical lead for assessments at
DOE facilities including the RFETS in Golden, Colorado; INEL, the Hanford Site
in Washington; and the West Valley Demonstration Project in New York. She
also has performed assessments for DOD sites throughout the United States.
Florence Munter, Senior Environmental Regulatory Specialist, Dames & Moore,
Inc.
BA with Honors, Environmental Science, Northeastern University, 1975
Ms. Munter is a senior environmental regulatory specialist with 19 years
experience, including the environmental impact evaluation. She prepared an
input-output analysis specific to an oil refinery project and presented the
results of the refinery analysis at an Economic Development Conference at
Toronto, Canada in 1975.
Ms. Munter worked for Federal environmental regulatory agencies for over 7
years. Responsibilities at EPA included preparing major sections of EISs,
EAs, and related reports as well as being the principal preparer of comments
on DOE and NRC EISs of national significance. While working at various
regional offices and EPA headquarters, she functioned as a NEPA compliance
specialist. She on developed an EA format and guidance, developed and advised
an interdisciplinary staff on the preparation of impact analyses, and analyzed
impact mitigation techniques specific to energy development projects.
Since 1981, Ms. Munter has provided regulatory and technical evaluations of
waste constituents, proposed treatment methods, and disposal options for a
variety of commercial, industrial, and government-contracted facilities. Her
expertise on state and Federal laws specific to RCRA, CERCLA, and CWA is used
in the preparing corrective actions and feasibility studies. She provides
extensive regulatory and technical support to EG&G, Inc. at RFETS and INEL.
Yusuf G. Noorani, Principal Engineer, Vectra GSI
Graduate Studies, Inter-Disciplinary Environmental Science, University of
Idaho, 1991-1993
BS, Mechanical Engineering, University of Missouri, 1985
BS, Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics, University of Karachi, 1979
Mr. Noorani has over 9 years of experience in the DOE environmental
restoration and waste management arena. He has extensive experience in all
aspects of environmental investigations, permitting, audits, and data
management and safety analysis. Currently, he is the General Support Services
Contractor NEPA coordinator for the TWRS EIS at the Hanford Site. As the NEPA
coordinator he is responsible for supporting TWRS Program Office for
management, preparation, technical review and strategy, and coordination of
NEPA documents.
Previously, he was an LLW Engineer on the Grout Program at Hanford. For the
Grout Program, he provided technical review services to the TWRS Program
Office. He is also experienced in development and review of SARs required by
DOE Order 5480.23.
At INEL, he participated and managed the source term characterization of the
Radioactive Waste Management Complex (RWMC), participated in SAR reviews,
design reviews, technology development, and management of RI/FS of RWMC. Mr.
Noorani, served at the DOE Weldon Springs Site Remedial Action Project outside
St. Louis, Missouri, as an environmental engineer and data manager where he
managed ground-water, surface water, geological, air monitoring, and other
environmental databases. He was involved in site characterization, radon
monitoring, design of disposal facility and waste water treatment plant, and
overall environmental safety and health efforts. Additionally, he was
responsible for analysis, verification, and validation of data in accordance
with EPA and DOE regulations.
Lisa Richey Padgett, Environmental Scientist, Dames & Moore, Inc.
BA, Chemistry, North Carolina State University, 1988
Ms. Padgett has 8 years experience in applying environmental science to
Federal studies. She provided technical support for the assessment of
potential doses to the public from selected waste storage facilities at
Western New York Nuclear Services Center to determine compliance with the
requirements of 40 CFR 61 and NESHAPs. For the New York State Energy Research
& Development Authority she performed gamma surveys and obtaining soil samples
as part of a phased analysis to provide data of current soil concentrations,
an assessment of the extent of off-site contamination in the vicinity of the
Western New York Nuclear Services Center, and re-evaluate and interpret
current and historical site data.
For Chem-Nuclear Systems, Inc., Ms. Padgett provided technical support for
both the Performance Assessment and Safety Assessment portions of the license
application for the North Carolina Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal
Facility including developing waste inventory based on estimated physical,
chemical, and radiological characteristics of waste expected to be received;
estimating source terms for releases to air and water under normal and
accident conditions; linking waste inventory data with ORIGEN 2 to generate
source terms; using CAP-88PC to determine air dispersion factors (-/Qs) for
releases during normal conditions; estimating doses for the public during
normal and accident conditions and for workers during accident conditions and
direct gamma exposure rates during normal waste handling and accidents using
MicroShield.
Randall D. Palmer, Planning Manager, Environmental Services Group,
Dames & Moore, Inc.
MLA, Landscape Architecture, Harvard University, 1984
BSLA, Landscape Architecture, Colorado State University, 1980
Mr. Palmer is a landscape architect with 10 years experience providing project
coordination on EISs, EAs, and Environmental Restorations, land-use/visual
resources, and applications of computer technology for siting and planning
level studies. He has served as project manager for utility, energy,
aesthetics, simulation, transportation, planning, Geographic Information
System, mining and reclamation projects with specific tasks including
permitting, resource investigation and modeling, facility siting and upgrades,
corridor identification, and mapping. Mr. Palmer serves as a project manager
for environmental studies on a Federal Highways Administration contract,
including environmental investigations in 18 western states.
Geoff Tallent, Environmental Specialist, Washington State Department of
Ecology
BS, Environmental Studies, Western Washington University, 1990
Mr. Tallent has five years experience in environmental project management,
regulatory review, and permitting. He managed two SEPA/NEPA EISs for Hanford
projects which involved two interdisciplinary teams that prepared and reviewed
the EISs. His project management responsibilities included coordinating state
agencies, DOE-RL, DOE-HQ, and contractors. Mr. Tallent is Ecology's
representative on the Hanford Natural Resource Trustee Council which advises
U.S. DOE on the management of natural resources at the Hanford Site under
CERCLA.
Mr. Tallent's environmental review responsibilities include coordinating
technical review of environmental documents, and ensuring that affected
agency, stakeholders, and the public are involved in decision making. He
researches, prepares, and reviews technical reports and interprets Federal and
state environmental policies.
Paul J. Valentinelli, Project Health Physicist, Dames & Moore, Inc.
MS, Health Physics, Colorado State University, 1990
BS, Geology, Colorado State University, 1984
Mr. Valentinelli is a health physicist with 7 years experience. He provides
expertise in radiochemistry laboratory safety, risk assessment, and dispersion
and environmental modeling and has experience complying with RCRA, CERCLA,
NEPA, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES), state
environmental regulations, and DOE orders. He has performed and supported
risk assessments at INEL, RFETS, Lowry Landfill, the Rocky Mountain Arsenal,
numerous army and airforce installations, and private facilities. Mr.
Valentinelli is the technical lead for project management, risk assessment,
health physics, and air dispersion modeling on a project for RFETS.
Gregory L. Waddell, AICP, Manager, Land Use and General Planning,
Dames & Moore, Inc.
BA, Urban and Regional Planning, Western Washington University, 1969
Mr. Waddell is a certified planner with 25 years experience managing and
supporting environmental permitting efforts, environmental assessments,
environmental impact statements, land-use, planning and siting studies,
coordination and permitting assistance with land use, shoreline and
construction permits, and public involvement/information. He served as
project manager for a U.S. Navy Housing EIS that was NEPA driven. Mr. Waddell
was the assistant project manager for the Toutle Park Road to State Road 12
West Environmental Impact Statement and Technical Expertise Reports for the
Washington State Department of Transportation. As principal author for the
North Gig Harbor Annexation and Draft EIS and EIS, Mr. Waddell reviewed the
effects of the development of a county comprehensive land use plan and pre-
annexation zoning scheme for approximately 322 ha (795 acres).
William T. White, PhD, Associate, Dames & Moore, Inc.
PhD, Sociology, University of Florida, 1974
MBA, Management, Georgia State University, 1986
MA, Sociology, University of Florida, 1971
ME, Nuclear Engineering, University of Florida, 1969
BS, Nuclear Engineering, North Carolina State University, 1967
Dr. White has over 23 years of experience in multidisciplinary project
management and technical applications, including environmental impact,
socioeconomic impact, and regional economic studies throughout the United
States, Europe, and South America. He has directed or participated in
environmental impact assessments for nuclear and fossil fueled plants, low-
level radioactive waste disposal facilities, pipelines, highways,
petrochemical plants, and assorted infrastructures. Dr. White has performed
study design and management, technical review, and QA review for NRC projects.
He has presented expert testimony to the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board for
demographic studies for the Allens Creek Nuclear Station, the Virgil Summer
Nuclear Station, the Summit Power Plant, and the Susquehanna Steam Electric
Station. Dr. White has managed Dames & Moore's environmental support services
at the Savannah River Site since 1984.
Ralph E. Wild, PhD, Senior Scientist, Dames & Moore, Inc.
PhD, Chemistry, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1976
BS, Chemistry, Memphis State University, 1970
Dr. Wild is a senior scientist with 17 years experience in safety and
radiological assessment, regulatory analysis and compliance, accident and
exposure scenario development, environmental transport, dose assessment,
radiochemistry, and environmental monitoring. He has provided expertise to
the DOE, several states' radioactive waste commissions, and private clients.
Dr. Wild was the principal investigator for safety assessment, including
performance assessment and licensing, of the North Carolina Low-Level
Radioactive Waste Disposal Facility. He was the licensing coordinator and
technical manager responsible for the Illinois Low-Level Radioactive Waste
Disposal Facility with responsibilities including analysis of facility design
and operation, accident scenarios and exposure pathways, exposure scenario
development, environmental transport calculations, and dose assessment and
providing technical support during siting and licensing hearing processes.
Dr. Wild served as task manager responsible for waste source options, one of
four principal areas of technical support to NRC during its development of 10
CFR 61. Dr. Wild also performed environmental impact assessments for uranium
and phosphate mines and mills, including air and water pathways dose
assessments and radiation and radon level surveys, for a confidential client.
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