At this time following SME has been approved by the agencies to participate in the Exhumation PAS.

Dr. Frank Parker: Dr. Parker is a Distinguished Professor (Emeritus) of Environmental and Water Resources Engineering at Vanderbilt University. He previously served as Head of Radioactive Waste Disposal Research at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and was the first person to hold that same position at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna, Austria. Dr. Parker is an internationally recognized expert in nuclear remediation, and served as a leading expert in helping the United States and Soviet Union and its successors clean up after the accidents and inadequate handling of nuclear wastes that occurred primarily during the Cold War years. He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering as well as a National Associate of the National Academies, which includes the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the National Research Council. He has been periodically involved at the WNYNSC since the DOE ‘Tiger Team’ reviews.

Stephen Marschke: Mr. Marschke is a radiological assessment analyst with over 35 years of experience in nuclear engineering. His areas of expertise include technology assessment, radiological risk assessment, nuclear licensing, and regulation/criteria development. Mr. Marschke previously managed an assessment of alternative technologies for completion and closure and/or long-term management of the WNYNSC. He also authored the residual inventory supplemental report for the four high level waste tanks at WNYNSC.

Jay Beech, PhD, P.E.: Mr. Beech has PhD in Geotechnical Engineering and a Registered Professional Engineer in New York and 20 other states; Over 25 years of experience in the design, permitting, and construction of liner systems, capping systems, and subsurface barriers; Principal-in-Charge for engineering services related to waste isolation and disposal systems at DOE's Fernald, Paducah, and Portsmouth Facilities; Engineer of Record for waste management projects at commercial nuclear sites in the US and internationally.

William (Billy) Thomas, CHP, CIH: Mr. Thomas has over 31 years of practice as both a Certified Health Physicist and a Certified Industrial Hygienist with an emphasis on systems to minimize personnel exposure to radiological and hazardous materials during remedial activities. He developed and/or audited site-specific Health and Safety Plans and Radiation Protection Plans for radioactive waste excavation and other remediation work involving radioactive and mixed wastes at numerous DOE facilities, including the Fernald Materials Production Center, Oak Ridge and Los Alamos National Laboratories, Nevada Test Site, and Rocky Flats Plant along with other DOE National Laboratories. He recently served as Radiation Safety Officer at a decommissioning project for the excavation and packaging of 2-5% uranium and thorium source material. 

Douglas Splitstone: Mr. Splitstone is a recognized expert in the application of statistical techniques for the investigation and solution of environmental problems. He is accredited as a Professional Statistician by the American Statistical Association. Mr. Splitstone has more than 40 years of experience in the application of statistical tools to the solution of environmental problems. He has designed data collection programs to investigate potential environmental impacts in air, water, and soil. Mr. Splitstone has successfully employed geostatistical analysis and estimation techniques for mapping the areal extent of possible contamination by radioactive material. Mr. Splitstone has published numerous articles and made many invited presentations on the application of statistical techniques to environmental studies. Some of these presentations were made at the USEPA Conferences on the Interpretation of Environmental Data and the DOE's 28th Hanford Symposium.