Tom Rodovsky
Senior Environmental/Nuclear Engineer at Polestar Technical Services, Inc.- Claim this Profile
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Credentials
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Professional Engineer (PE)
State of Washington
Experience
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Polestar Technical Services, Inc.
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United States
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Environmental Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior Environmental/Nuclear Engineer
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Feb 2005 - Present
Primary reviewer of the radioactive shielding calculations for removal of particulate and ionic radioactive contaminants from wastewater at the Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant.Performed over 100 technical air emissions projects. These projects included developing technical reports, creating and presenting presentations, running air dispersion models, performing, checking and reviewing engineering calculations, developing source terms, determining compliance strategies and making compliance determinations, establishing inventory controls and handling limits. Estimate fugitive air, toxic air pollutants (TAPs) and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to hypothetical offsite individuals using computer air dispersion modeling programs.CALPUFF air dispersion modeling evaluations to evaluate historical and future risk for the CTUIR.Primary author for the design certification FSAR Chapter 12 radiation protection and shielding analysis calculations for the AREVA US EPR Nuclear Power Plant using MicroShield software.Co-author in development of the Nine Mile Point 3, Calvert Cliffs 3, and Bell Bend Nuclear Power Plant Environmental Reports (Chapters 4 and 5) and supporting calculations.Perform radiation shielding and skyshine analysis for various accident scenarios for the Advanced Test Reactor (ATR) at the Idaho National Laboratory using MicroShield and MicroSkyshine software.Perform calculations for offsite, onsite, and worker derived air concentrations (DACs) for demolition and soil remediation of the B228 Building on the AECL Chalk River Site.Authored / Co-authored many final hazard categorization (FHC) and document safety analysis (DSA) documents.Perform unreviewed safety question (USQ) and management of change (MOC) evaluation/screenings.
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Program Manager for Environmental, Nuclear, and Technical Analyses
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Feb 1995 - Present
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Bechtel Corporation
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United States
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Construction
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior Nuclear Engineer
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Feb 1996 - Feb 2005
• Fulfilled role as company administrator and subject matter expert for the MicroShield radiation shielding computer modeling code, and on spent nuclear fuel identification, storage, management, and disposition. • Served as the company technical representative and single point of contact for incident reporting in case of spills, emergencies, and site drills. Duties included making situation evaluations, providing technical expertise, and notifying senior management. • Coordinated with safeguard and security organizations for storage, transportation, accountability, radiological inventory, and security of special nuclear material that resides on decommissioning and soil remediation projects. • Authored nuclear safety documents including safety analysis, hazard classifications, authorization basis, safety analysis reports, DSA, USQ, emergency action plans and emergency planning hazards assessments, and criticality evaluations. • Developed environmental air quality monitoring plans, calculations, and Notice of Construction documents, to meet Clean Water Act and Clean Air Act regulations. Established best available control technologies for emission abatement from all project work activities. • Developed removal/remedial action work plans and waste management plans to meet CERCLA and RCRA requirements. • Authored documents, including Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study, Engineering Evaluation /Cost Analysis, and environmental assessment documents, to ensure NEPA requirements are met. • Served as the project engineer for the remediation of the F and H reactor fuel storage basins and for the controlled explosive demolition projects. • Interfaced with the federal, state, and local regulatory agencies including the Environmental Protection Agency, Washington State Department of Ecology, Washington State Department of Health, Defense Nuclear Facility Safety Board, and DOE and complied with their applicable standards.
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Education
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University of Arizona
BS, Nuclear Engineering