EFCOG Startup and Commissioning Task Team Introduction Chris A. James February 28, 2017

Education and Experience B.S. in Chemistry from Northwest Missouri State University – 1988 Ph.D. in Chemistry from Texas A&M University – 1992 R&D Experience Postdoctoral Fellow in Inorganic and Nuclear Chemistry – 3 years Actinide research and development Technical Staff Member in Nuclear Materials Technology Division – 4 years Pit Disassembly and Conversion Project (PDCF) Qualified Glovebox worker and Fissile Material Handler at LANL and LLNL Participated in ORR on ARIES line in PF-4 Senior Project leader for Pit Disassembly and Conversion – 3 years PDCF facility design and PF-4 upgrades Process equipment design, installation, and start-up in PF-4 Pilot scale technology demonstration Los Alamos National Laboratory 2/28/17 | 3

Education and Experience Program Management Experience Nuclear Materials Program Manager at LANL – 3 years Nuclear material manager for LANL PF-4 Vault upgrade design, construction, start-up Shipping and receiving upgrade design, construction, and start-up Program Director for TA-18 Early Move and Criticality Experiments Facility – 3 years Design, construction, and start-up of HC2 SST Pad at TA-55 Involved in DAF ORR for material receipt Moved of metric tons of SNM from TA-18 to NTS, Y12, and TA-55 Program Director for CMR Facility Consolidation and Life Extension – 3 years DSA development and implementation Major CMR facility reinvestment initatives Developed materials disposition and facility closure plans Los Alamos National Laboratory 2/28/17 | 3

Education and Experience Operations Experience Deputy Associate Director for Nuclear and High Hazard Operations – 5 years Operations of nuclear and non-nuclear facilities including nuclear Conduct of Operations, Safety Basis, Criticality Safety and Readiness programs across LANL site. Oversight of various Readiness activities including: Weapons Engineering Tritium Facility, and Confinement Vessel Disposition Senior Advisor for PF-4 Restart – 4 years Completed 6 readiness evolutions (MSA/CRA/FRA) encompassing 45 discrete activities T-Base II Machining Isotope Fuels Impact Tester Pit Flowsheet Furnace/Casting/ARIES Pyrochemical Operations Aqueous Chloride and Americium Operations (ongoing) Remediated Nitrate Salt Operations (ongoing) Los Alamos National Laboratory 2/28/17 | 4

Potential Gaps, Needs, and Concerns Readiness assessments are conducted with objectives organized by functional area and mapped back to Core Requirements in 425.1D. It would simplify the process if 425 and the associated implementing documents (POAs) were organized by functional area. A readiness handbook that containing examples, tools, and best practices would be useful to those preparing for readiness. Should include separate sections for contractors and for field offices. Should include example POAs, implementation plans, start-up plans, LMR plans, and assessment and LMR reports. Currently available “readiness training” should be mandatory for contractor and federal team members and a refresher should be provided by the team leader and discussed with the team. Readiness should be conducted as a team effort, we all have the same goal. Scope and objectives should be clear and unambiguous to all involved. A schedule for the readiness activities should be developed and agreed to by all. Corrective actions should be developed by the contractor, feedback provided by the LMR team, and approved by the SAA. Los Alamos National Laboratory 2/28/17 | 5