Reform US Congress to Meet the Needs of the Twenty-First Century

Paul Smith, President
The Readiness Operation, Inc
3871 Piedmont Avenue PMB 82
Oakland, CA 94611-5351
Voice: (510) 386-7849 Email: psmithsr@gmail.com

EDUCATION

University of California, Berkeley - PhD, Civil/Structural Engineering, 1967-1971
Lehigh University - Master of Science, Civil/Structural Engineeringg, 1962-1964
University of Akron - Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering, 1952-1962 (dates not a typo)

LICENSES and REGISTRATIONS

Civil Engineer - California C 24377 (retired)

PROFESSIONAL HISTORY

The Readiness Operation, Oakland, CA: President, 1989 to present
SupportNet, Oakland, CA: President, 1995 to 2006
EQE, San Francisco, CA: Senior VP, Board of Directors, 1984-1989
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA: Associate
Program Leader for Seismic and Structural Safety, 1976-1984
EDS Nuclear (Impell), San Francisco, CA: Supervising Engineer, 1974-1976
Auburn University, Auburn, AL: Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering, 1971-1974
Marshall Spaceflight Center, Huntsville, AL: NASA-ASCE Fellow, 1972
University of California, Berkeley: Teaching/Research Assistant, 1967-1971
Bechtel, San Francisco, CA: Civil/Structural Engineer, 1967
US Army, Corps of Engineers, Captain, Company Commander, S4 Officer 1965-1967
Shell Oil, New Orleans, LA: Civil/Structural Engineer, 1964-1965
Bethlehem Steel, Bethlehem, PA: Civil/Structural Engineerr, 1963
Burger Iron, Akron, OH: Structural Steel Designer/Drafter, 1952-1962

EXPERIENCE

Dr Smith has over 40 years of diverse experience in earthquake and structural engineering and in university teaching. He managed large teams of research and design engineers on projects ranging from nuclear power plants to industrial, commercial, and public facilities. He developed a number of courses on earthquake safety of nuclear power plants.

Dr Smith performed Peer Reviews for NRC USI A46 or the NRC IPEEE for Consolidated Edison, Florida Power and Light, Philadelphia Electric, Public Service Electric & Gas, and Wisconsin Public Service; participated in the implementation of the Seismic IPEEE for Cleveland Electric Illuminating and New York Power Authority; lead the development of a plant specific A46 and Seismic IPEEE program for Florida Power Corp, and consulted on A46 and the Seismic IPEEE for Public Service Electric & Gas of NJ, Virginia Power, and Yankee Atomic.

Dr Smith also organized a national workshop on the Seismic IPEEE, and has been the primary advocate of simplifying and reducing the costs of implementation of both NRC A46 and the Seismic IPEEE.

In earthquake safety research, Dr Smith is best known as the developer and manager of NRC's Seismic Safety Margins Research Program (SSMRP). The SSMRP completed the seismic probabilistic risk analysis (PRA) efforts NRC began in its Reactor Safety Study, and developed Seismic PRA technology for the Seismic IPEEE. Dr Smith also initiated two well- known spin-offs from the SSMRP: (1) the Load Combination Program (which led the NRC to revise piping criteria and adopt the leak before break philosophy), and (2) the Seismic Hazard Characterization of the Eastern United States Program (to develop a more stable estimate of the earthquake hazard for all US Nuclear Power Plants) which developed seismic hazard technology for Seismic PRAs for the Seismic IPEEE.

Dr Smith also suggested that NRC consider a Seismic Margin approach as an alternative to seismic PRAs, and then managed NRC's Seismic Design Margin Program (which developed NRC's Seismic Margin method for the Seismic IPEEE), after which the Electric Power Research Institute developed its method for Seismic Margin Assessments.

Prior to the SSMRP, Dr Smith participated in a number of NRC sponsored studies of seismic design margins. He has been at the forefront of assessing seismic margin and developing improved criteria for seismic design of nuclear power plants.

Dr Smith also supervised efforts on the seismic, tornado, and hurricane analysis of the mooring system and breakwater for the Atlantic Generating Station (the proposed floating nuclear power plant ofshore of New Jersey).

Dr Smith is one of the founders of using data from past earthquakes to address NRC Unresolved Safety Issue A46: Seismic Qualification of Equipment in Operating Plants. His NUREG/CR-3017 was a key step in helping NRC issue its first written recognition (12/28/82) of the feasibility of using these data for A46 and for the seismic evaluation of existing equipment in nuclear power plants. In his five years at EQE, he was a consultant to the Seismic Qualification Utility Group on A46, and helped initiate many other applications of this experience-based technology; for example, cable tray, conduit and piping systems, tanks, anchorage, and cranes, and is identified as one of the key contributors to SQUG's Generic Implementation Procedure. He helped develop and present training programs on SQUG/GIP technology, and helped SQUG develop its training program for New and Replacement Equipment and Parts. As EQE's SQUG Program Manager, he personally convinced the SQUG Steering Group to accept the conduit/cable tray approach that was ultimately licensed, finalized development of SQUG's conduit/cable tray methodology, and obtained SSRAP and NRC approval of it. Dr Smith was appointed to the ASME QME and IEEE Standards Special Working Group on the Standardization of SQUG Methodology. Dr Smith has attended the SQUG Seismic Capability Engineer five day training course.

Dr Smith is one of the key developers of EPRI NP-6628: Procedure for Seismic Evaluaton and Design of Small Bore Piping (NCIG-14), which used earthquake experience and test data to justify a "design by rule" approach for piping.

In the non-nuclear area, Dr Smith has varied experience in the structural design of buildings, bridges (he won third prize in the 1962 Lincoln Arc Welding National Design Contest for his redesign of a highway bridge), and offshore oil production structures in Alaska dnd the Gulf of Mexico.

Dr Smith has represented the US Government at a number of seminars and exchanges on earthquake engineering, including NRC scientific exchanges with Japan in 1979 and 1982, Korea in 1982, Europe in 1979 and 1983, and Taiwan in 1984.

Dr Smith was a technical member of International Atomic Energy Agency missions that addressed seismic safety issues at nuclear power plants in foreign countries.

Dr Smith was a consultant to the Canadian Government and testified as an expert witness at a trial on behalf of the Canadian Government on the subject of earthquake safety of Canadian nuclear power plants.

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

1. Publisher and Editor of the Earthquake Safety & Licensing Report, A monthly newsletter on nuclear industry earthquake safety, ISSN 1045-7895.

2. Seismic Qualification Using Earthquake Experience Data, Nuclear News, June 1989.

3. Correlation of Seismic Experience Data in Non-Nuclear Facilities with Seismic Equipment Qualification in Nuclear Plants (A-46), prepared for the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, NUREG/CR-3017, Nov. 1982.

4. SQUG Cable Tray and Conduit Evaluation Procedure, Second Symposium on Cur- rent Issues Related to Nuclear Power Plant Structures, Equipment and Piping, Orlando, December 1989.

5. Procedure for Seismic Evaluation and Design of Small Bore Piping Developed by EPRI/NCIG, Third Symposium on Current Issues Related to Nuclear Power Plant Structures, Equipment and Piping, Orlando, December 1990.

6. Seismic Margins in Piping Systems, in Proceedings, 1990 Pressure Vessel And Piping Conference, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Nashville, 1990.

7. Recommended Piping Seismic-Adequacy Criteria Based on Performance During and After Earthquakes, EPRI NP-5617 prepared for Electric Power Research Institute, 12/88.

8. Independent Seismic Walkdown Review Team (ISWRT) Critique of SRS SQUG Type Seismic Program for Restart of K-Reactor at the Savannah River Site, prepared by ISWRT for the US Department of Energy, February and April 1990.

9. Dr Smith is one of the significant contributors identified by SQUG for its Generic Implementation Procedure (GIP) for Seismic Verification of Nuclear Plant Equipment, Seismic Qualification Utility Group (SQUG), February 14, 1992.

10. Towards Future Antiseismic Criteria for Nuclear Plant Piping Systems, published in ASME Special Publication: Technology for the 90s.

11. Peer Review for USI A46 and the Seismic IPE, ASME PVP 1993.

TRAINING COURSES DEVELOPED OR PRESENTED

"Overview of Seismic IPE and USI A-46" Developed and presented with Programmatic Solutions. One day course presented in open enrollment sessions.

"Training for Engineers and Designers in SQUG Methods" Developed and presented with Programmatic Solutions. Two day course presented on-site and in open enrollment.

"Using SQUG Methods for Modifications and Replacements" Developed and presented with Programmatic Solutions. Two day course presented on-site and in open enrollment.

"On-Site Overview of SQUG Methods and Their Use for Modification and Replace- ments" Developed and presented with Programmatic Solutions. Three hour overview course for management presented on-site.

"Basic Seismic Engineering" Developed and presented with Programmatic Solutions. Two day course presented on-site and in open enrollment.

"Seismic IPE Workshop" Developed and presented with Programmatic Solutions. Two day workshop presented in open enrollment.

"Seismic Awareness Training" Developed with Programmatic Solutions. Three hour on-site course.

"Earthquake Awareness Training" Developed with Programmatic Solutions. Three hour on-site course.

"SQUG Methods for European Reactors" Developed with Programmatic Solutions and hosted by CKTI VIBROSEISM. Two day course presented in St Petersburg, Russia in September 1993.

"Roundtable Workshops" Developed with Programmatic Solutions. Workshop was held May 24, 1993 in Newark, New Jersey. The topic was: Managing Your Seismic IPE and USI A46 Programs.

PERSONAL

Paul and Kathleen have been married 50 years and counting, have six children and 12 grandchildren. Paul and Kathleen were involved in developing and leading marriage and family life activities from the earliest days of their marriage, primarily in the Christian Family Movement. They were chair-couple of CFM in the Diocese of Oakland, CA and were members of teams presenting courses for engaged couples for many years. Kathleen was a Sister of the Blessed Sacrament for Indians and Colored People (now called Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament) for seven years, much of that in New Orleans, LA. Paul met her after she left the order and returned to Akron, OH. Paul semi-retired in 2003 and continues to work on developing selected websites: LazyDazers.com, Bike70th.net, SMARTERyellowpages.com and now ReformUSCongress.org