Resume of Brian M. Richards
Objective
Make it to retirement with present employer.
Synopsis
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration
Navy Nuclear Trained
ANSI 3.1 Certified
Computer Literate
29 Years Procedure Writing Experience
10 Years Commercial PWR Experience
17 Years Commercial BWR Experience
8 Years Navy Nuclear Power Experience
5 Years M&TE Calibration Experience
Active in Community Affairs
Experience
Public Service Electric & Gas Company of New Jersey, Procedure Writer I&C, Hope Creek Maintenance Support - 9/91 to Present
Develop, upgrade, revise, and perform technical reviews of Instrumentation and
Controls NSSS and BOP procedures to meet site and industry standards. Perform in
depth review of Technical Specifications to determine LCO applicability, safety
review and instrumentation classification. Qualified to prepare and review 50.59
safety evaluations for all plant systems. Developed procedures for Hope Creek's
Digital Feed Water Control System (Foxboro IA). Developed industry first AircET
operating procedure for air operated valves. Perform I&C scaling calculations.
Maintain M&TE procedures. Perform minor upgrades for Electrical and Mechanical
Maintenance procedures. Maintained Hope Creek Reactor Vessel Assembly and
Disassembly Procedures. Help develop and maintain Hope Creek Independent Spent
Fuel Storage System (ISFSI) and Holtec HI-STORM 100 Dry Cask Storage System (DCSS).
Qualified to perform 72.48 screening and evaluations involving the ISFSI and
DCSS. Help develop, upgrade and revise graphics for I&C, Electrical, Mechanical,
ISFSI, DCSS, and M&TE for use in procedures. Provide technical support for
computer related problems.
Public Service Electric
& Gas Company of New Jersey, Salem Generating Station, Control Technician -
Nuclear 4/89 - 9/91
Performed surveillances and functionals on safety related control systems.
Maintained and repaired safety and non-safety related instrumentation.
New Hampshire Yankee,
Seabrook Station Senior I&C Technician, M&TE
Calibration Technician 8/82 - 4/89
Member of the original procedure group which developed and performed technical
reviews of Instrumentation and Controls NSSS and BOP procedures to meet site and
industry standards, in addition to performing I&C scaling calculations.
Performed in depth review of Technical Specifications to determine LCO
applicability and instrumentation classification. Calibrated and repaired
measuring and test equipment. Performed routine surveillances on safety related
control systems. Developed over forty (40) M&TE procedures. Updated and
maintained over two hundred (200) M&TE procedures.
Education
Hope Creek Generating Station 9/91 to Present
BWR Technology, NUMAC Leak Detection, Woodward Governor 505 Digital System,
AircET Operating System, GE Fanuc Series 90 Model 70 PLC with Genius Bus
Controller and Genius I/O System (vendor training)
Salem Generating
Station 4/89 to 9/91
Solid State Protection System, Hagan 7100 Sensor Calibration, Woodward Governor
Control System, Electrohydraulic Control System, Hagan/NI Functional, Hagan 7100
System
Seabrook Station 8/82 -
4/89
Seismic Monitoring, Rod Control, Solid State Protection System, 7300 System,
Electrohydraulic Control System, Nuclear Instrumentation, Digital Rod Position
Indication, Mitigating Consequences of Core Damage, Detailed Systems
United States
Navy 7/74 - 8/82
Basic Electricity and Electronics, Electronic Technician (A-1, A-2, A-3R), Naval
Nuclear Power, Nuclear Power Plant Operator, Electronic Technician Maintenance
Lowell Technological
Institute, Lowell, MA 9/67 - 6/71
B.S. Business Administration Minor: Finance
Activities
Event Photographer 2006 to Present
Pan-Massachusetts Challenge - Jimmy Fund
March of Dimes, Salem, New Jersey
Day in Sun (Special Olympics), Alloway, New Jersey
American Cancer Society - Eastern Division, Cherry Hill, New Jersey
Boston Marathon? Jimmy
Fund Walk - 1998 to Present
Participate in an annual one day 26.2 mile walk-a thon to raise money for cancer
research and treatment in children.
Pan-Massachusetts
Challenge - Jimmy Fund 1988 - 1997
Participated in an annual two-day 192-mile bike-a-thon to raise money for cancer
research and treatment in children.
Public Service Electric
& Gas Company of New Jersey
October 1992 We Caught the Spirit Winner. 1995 Ambassador for the Power of
Giving Program (United Way). In house publisher for Hope Creek's refueling
outage newsletter during RF05 & RF06.
Boy Scouts of America
Involved as an Assistant Scoutmaster, Den Leader, Pack Committee for over 30
years in Massachusetts, Virginia and New Hampshire.
American Red Cross
Blood Donor - 40 years. Platelet Donor - 5 years.