1. EFCOG STARTUP AND COMMISSIONING TASK TEAM INTRODUCTION
Jim Blankenhorn
February 28, 2017

2. EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
BS Chemistry– Florida Institute of Technology, 1986
MS HW Management – National Technological University, 1994
Masters in Strategic Studies – US Army War College, 2010
United States Army – 31 years
Deputy Commanding General, 76th Division. Command and control of Army Reserve Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Forces.
Deputy Commanding General, Task Force 76. Provide command/control/forces in support of Defense Support to Civilian Agencies to save lives, reduce suffering and reduce property damage in response to natural or man-made disasters in the United States.
Senior Chemical Corps officer in the Army Reserve responsible for manning, equipping, and training the force.

3. EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
Perma-Fix Environmental Services – 3 years
Chief Operating Officer
Owner/Operator of four nuclear waste treatment facilities, nuclear services provider to radiological utilities, commercial nuclear, Corps of Engineer and Department of Energy projects.
National and International projects and waste management
Technology development for medical isotope production

4. EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
AECOM N&E Technical Services – 27 years
Savannah River Site Waste Management Facility Manager, Nuclear Materials Operations, M&O Chief Engineer, Nuclear Safety Project Manager
Los Alamos National Laboratory Senior Operations Manager, Facility Operations Director, Program Manager for Waste Operations, Radioactive Liquid Waste Facility and Environmental Remediation
West Valley Demonstration Project Deputy Project Manager, Environmental Remediation, Deactivation and Demolition, Waste Management, High Level Waste operations
Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Recovery Manager
Led Contractor Readiness Activity teams for TRU Reprocessing Facilities at Savannah River Site SRNL, F-Area and E-Area.
Restart/Start-up of nuclear facilities/processes at Savannah River Site, Los Alamos, West Valley Demonstration Project and the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant

5. POTENTIAL GAPS, NEEDS, CONCERNS
Review of existing DOE directives and standards indicates a need for additional guidance, pertinent to DOE’s activities and experiences, within the directives and standards system for startup, commissioning, and achievement of readiness.
Consistent understanding, identification and management of Findings.