Doug Timmins:  

After attending Texas Technological College and acquiring a B.S. in physics, worked for Shell Oil Company for only a short period of time because of the Vietnam war. During the war, I was in the U.S. Navy on the nuclear submarine Seawolf, SSN 575. (You may remember the draft you by your birthday lottery in May of 1968. My birthday was number 6 that night, and I decided to join the navy rather than slog through the rice patties in Vietnam.) After military duty, worked for several companies that design, build and operate nuclear power plants, including senior management and ownership in three companies. I have been an independent consultant for most of the last 25 years, working in Europe for over 12 years in Lyon, France; Vienna, Austria; Offenbach, Germany; and Ukraine at Chernobyl and Kiev. Did weapons of mass destruction (WMD) work for the International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna, Austria. Was responsible for regulatory affairs and nuclear and radiation safety at Chernobyl (after the accident) for projects funded by the G7 associated with the exploded reactor. Co-managed the U.S. International Nuclear Safety Program that upgraded the sa...Expand for more