NRC Names Charles Brown to its Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has appointed Charles Brown to its Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS), which advises the Commission on the licensing and operation of nuclear power plants, and related safety issues.
Brown earned both a bachelor of science degree in Electrical Engineering and a master of science degree in Engineering from the University of Louisville. He also earned a Certificate of Completion (Master of Science equivalent) in Nuclear Reactor Engineering from Bettis Atomic Power Laboratory.
Brown is a Senior Advisor for Electrical Systems at BMT Syntek Technologies, Inc. He has more than 35 years experience in engineering management including: involvement in policy setting and planning; technical direction for reactor plants and their instrumentations; control, protection, and technical systems equipment design; development and systems integration; procurement; and long-term support program management for all nuclear-powered ships for the U.S. Navy’s Nuclear Propulsion Program.
He has received numerous awards including the Civilian Meritorious Service Award in 1999 and the Senior Executive Service Meritorious Executive Award twice; in 1988 and 1996.
The other members of ACRS are:
Dr. Said Abdel-Khalik, (Member-at-Large),Southern Nuclear Distinguished Professor, George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Ga.;
Dr. George E. Apostolakis,professor of Nuclear Science and Engineering, and a professor of Engineering Systems, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass.;
Dr. Joseph S. Armijo,adjunct professor of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Nevada, Reno, Nev.;
Dr. Sanjoy Banerjee, professor of Chemical Engineering, University of California at Santa Barbara, Calif.;
Dr. Dennis C. Bley, president of Buttonwood Consulting, Inc ., and principal of The WrethWood Group, Oakton, Va.;
Dr. Mario V. Bonaca (Vice-Chair), retired director, Nuclear Engineering Department, Northeast Utilities, Conn.;
Dr. Michael Corradini,professor and chair of the Department of Engineering Physics, University of Wis. Madison, Wis.;
Otto L. Maynard, retired chief executive officer, Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corp ., Burlington, Kan.;
Dr. Dana A. Powers, senior scientist, Nuclear Facilities Safety Department, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, N.M.;
Dr. William J. Shack, (Chair), retired associate director, Energy Technology Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Ill.;
John Sieber, retired senior vice president, Nuclear Power Division, Duquesne Light Co ., Pittsburgh, Pa.; and
John W. Stetkar, principal of Stetkar & Associates and technical expert for the International Atomic Energy Agency, Lake Forest, Calif.
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Published on: 2008-06-04
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