DOE APPOINTS FOUR NEW MEMBERS TO

OAK RIDGE SITE SPECIFIC ADVISORY BOARD

Oak Ridge, Tenn. – The U.S. Department of Energy has announced the appointment of four new members to the Oak Ridge Site Specific Advisory Board.  The Board is a federally- chartered citizens’ panel that provides recommendations to the Department’s Oak Ridge Environmental Management Program.

“These new members truly represent the talent of this Board, which is vital to our success,” said Gerald Boyd, Manager of the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Oak Ridge Office (ORO).  “They are joining an effective group of volunteers.  The service the Board provides to DOE is extremely important.”

The new members are William Bass, John Coffman, Charles Jensen, and David Martin.

William Bass retired from Sears Holdings Corporation after 39 years of employment.  He held various retail management positions in stores and in regional and home offices.  When he retired, Bass was the general manager of a 23-store district covering five states. 

Bass also volunteers with SCORE “Counselors to Small Business” as a counselor and with the American Red Cross where he serves as a liaison for governmental agencies.  Bass is a resident of Lenoir City.

John Coffman is the president of DeNuke Services in Oak Ridge, which provides technical support services to contractors and subcontractors on DOE sites.  He is a certified health physicist and has worked in radioactive waste management and remediation activities for more than 25 years.

A Clinton resident, Coffman is a member of the Oak Ridge Chamber of Commerce and the Health Physics Society.

Charles Jensen is the owner and manager of Diversified Technologies in Knoxville, which manufactures, designs, and services wastewater treatment systems for nuclear power plants. 

He has founded three technology companies, one of which is listed on the NASDAQ, and is currently operating the third.

Jensen has developed two patents and has two pending.  In addition, he has authored and presented several technical papers regarding waste processing in the commercial nuclear industry.  Jensen lives in Knoxville.

David Martin is a self-employed engineer who has worked on a wide range of power engineering assignments worldwide.  His areas of expertise include project management, power station startup oversight, electrical equipment testing and design review, and substation construction and maintenance.

He is a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, the Roane County Forestry Association, and Friends of the Kingston Library.  Martin lives in Harriman.

The Oak Ridge Site Specific Advisory Board meetings are held on the second Wednesday of each month at 6 p.m. at the DOE Information Center in Oak Ridge.  Meetings of the Board and its committees are open to the public, and notices are posted on the Board’s Web site: http://www.oakridge.doe.gov/em/ssab. 

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