Project Experience
Beckman & Associates principals and staff have successfully managed numerous multi-million dollar engineering & construction, and information technology (IT) hardware & software projects. Our projects have taken us to virtually every nuclear power plant, national laboratory, and DOE complex in the continental U.S. Our staff includes international experience in Canada, South Africa, Korea, Philippines, United Kingdom, and several other countries.
Our customers include the U.S. government (Department of Energy, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and Department of Defense), utilities, law firms, defense firms, architect-engineers and other consultancies.
Project Detail
Yucca Mountain
BAA is supporting Bechtel-SAIC, LLC and Sandia National Laboratory for the Yucca Mountain Project Design and Licensing Project. We have been engaged in the project since the mid-1990's and provided key managers/staff to the past two M&O contractors, as well as, Sandia National Laboratory in its Lead Laboratory role.
Department of Energy
Developed and assisted with implementation of Operational Readiness Program procedure (meeting requirements of DOE Order 5480.31), prepared guidance document for incorporation into M&O contractor procedures, and training for the Oak Ridge Y-12 DOE Site Office.
Nuclear Utility Projects
Provided business planning and senior management support and mentor services to the Chief Nuclear Officer and Staff at Beaver Valley Power Station, Cooper Nuclear Station Vice President-Nuclear, and to the Commonwealth Edison LaSalle Stations Site Vice President and staff.
USNRC
Since 1985, BAA has an extensive record of technical support to the USNRC including participation and/or leadership on essentially every type of inspection for both operating plant licenses and new reactor combined operating license applications, as well as, engineering support of both 10 CFR 50 and 10 CFR 52 licensing activities.- Commercial
BAA's principals and consultants have conducted and participated in major management and organizational analysis projects for private sector clients, DOE and NRC. In addition to classical management audit techniques, our staff is trained and experienced in applying Management Oversight Risk Tree, Kepner-Tregoe, and similar root cause analysis methods in both engineering and management environments.