B. Scott Davidson, CHP, CSP

Education

•            M.S., Environmental Science (Radiological Health), Rutgers University

•            B.S., Environmental Science, Rutgers University

Certifications

•            Certified Health Physicist

•            Certified Safety Professional

•            HAZWOPER (Current)

•            Advanced DOT Radioactive Material Shipping (Current)

Experience

•            July 2009 – Present, Radiation Protection Specialist Bartlett Nuclear, Inc, Plymouth, MA; radiological consulting at R.E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant; Refueling outage training and support..  Determining transuranic radioactivity correlation to activation products for field air monitoring correction factors. ALARA review for Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation. 

•            August 2003 – May 2009, Principal Health Physicist, URS Group, Oak Ridge, TN; radiological health and safety consulting to federal and commercial clients.

•            August 2001 – August 2003 Health Physicist, USA Corps of Engineers, Buffalo, NY; oversight of prime contractor at research reactor decommissioning project.

•            July 1998- August 2001 Manager, Davidson & Associates, LLC, Pittsburgh, PA; Managed a small consulting business and provided support to commercial clients involved with industrial uses of radioactive materials.

•            July 1997- July 1998 Health Physicist, Jason Associates Corp., San Diego, CA; health physics support to DOE Ohio Field Office.

Additional experience in commercial nuclear power at both PWR and BWR designs, Radiation Specialist with USNRC, and other licensed entities.

Functional Areas of Responsibility

•            Principal health physics consultant for large corporation; project management and site environmental health and safety support for several commercial and FUSRAP projects; site radiological investigation project manager and SSHO/RSO at hazardous waste disposal facility, CAP-88 annual dose report for DOE sites, etc.

•            Conducted expert review for DOE in radiological programs, bioassay and internal dosimetry. Managed nuclear plant division responsible for dosimetry, records, WBC and respiratory protection, calibration of fixed and portable radiation instruments, etc.  Provided cyclotron health physics support, performing all health physics aspects and dose reconstruction.

•            Radiation safety officer (RSO) at US Navy Nuclear Shipyard.  Responsible for radiography and calibration facilities.  RSO for cleanup project at scrap yard inadvertently contaminated by inadvertent disposal of radioactive gauges.

•            Radiological risk assessment for onsite burial of radioactively contaminated material (Wrote application to the NRC for removal and placement of 65,000 ft³ of radioactively contaminated soil under 10 CFR 20.302) use of computer codes MICROSHIELD®, RESRAD, to model disposal of low-level radioactive NORM in non-nuclear regulated landfill. Developed regulatory position for client for interim storage of thorium contaminated soil-like material and assessed worker and environmental risk from placement of material in storage.

•            Radiological program development for commercial radioactive waste applicant, commercial nuclear power facility, a research reactor undergoing decommissioning, pharmaceutical R&D license applicant, radiography and environmental programs, etc. Conducted PWR neutron spectroscopy at 50% and 100% power.  Conducted experiments to determine site-specific K_d values for soil.  Conducted facility characterization planning and survey design for plutonium facility using NUREG 5849.

•            Performed shielding calculations for several industrial isotope and x-ray facilities using national guidance and Microshield®. Assisted applicants with licensing of industrial devices using radioactive material including a design used for assay of beryllium ore.  Trained Kentucky Radiation Branch in SS&D design review.

•            Developed site characterization plan for source material licensee to assist with determination of decommissioning costs, developed site specific DCGL for source material licensee and assisted with license termination plan at commercial nuclear power plant.  Developed decommissioning cost estimate for special nuclear material licensee.

Publications and Presentations

•            “Independent Expert Review of the DOE-Mound Bioassay/Internal Dosimetry and Radiological Programs”, work performed by Davidson & Associates, LLC under contract to the DOE Ohio Field Office

•            “Discovery of Five-Year Old Unanalyzed Bioassay Samples”, Smith, David G. (Team Lead), Davidson, B. Scott (Team Member) et al.

Professional Training

•            Confined Space/PCB/Lead Awareness

•            Asbestos Abatement Contractor/Supervisor

•            Advanced DOT Refresher Training

•            HAZWOPER Refresher

•            MARSSIM

•            Sealed Source and Devices (NRC)

•            Mobile Crane Training

•            RESRAD

•            CAP-88

Memberships and Honors

•            Member, Health Physics Society