M. HASSAN FARZIN, PH.D., P.E.

Dr. Farzin is Vice President and one of the founders of EES CORPORATION. He has over 20 years of advance technology and management experience in the nuclear industry and civil engineering projects, as well as teaching and research. Dr. Farzin has functioned as Senior Engineer, providing engineering review and design review of project deliverables for the Fernald Environmental Management Project. These reviews have covered civil, hydrogeological, architectural, mechanical and environmental Feasibility Studies, Conceptual Design, Systems Engineering, Title II design and Title III support program deliverables. Dr. Farzin is a licensed Professional Engineer in the states of Illinois and Connecticut.

Dr. Farzin was a manager and senior engineer in the Salt Repository Project Office responsible for reviewing documents and assessing results of technical work in the areas of in-situ testing, exploratory shaft, and repository design. Prior to that, Dr. Farzin was a manager and senior engineer with the Office of Nuclear Waste Isolation (ONWI). His responsibilities included management of subcontractors and technical review of the in-situ testing program, design and construction of exploratory shaft facility in salt, review of repository and waste package programs, initiation of safety and performance assessment program, and participation in preparation and review of environmental assessments. He was responsible for preparation of conceptual design reports, design criteria and test plans for the exploratory shaft, and negotiated the architect engineering contract for the design of the shaft. He participated in preparation of the statement of work and selection of a construction manager contractor for the exploratory shaft project. Dr. Farzin organized a core group for management of design, construction and operation of the salt repository, including preparation of the statement of work for architect-engineering services in the initial design of the repository. He was responsible for preparation of a comprehensive engineering economics model of the repository life cycle costs and for a systems description of the repository. He also prepared various licensing reports, including a Safety Assessment Plan. All his of activities were conducted under the guidelines of a formal NRC Quality Assurance Program.

Dr. Farzin's experience includes commercial nuclear projects in the United States and abroad. Dr. Farzin has been lead engineer for studies in safety analysis and design of nuclear power stations and has participated in NRC hearings. He has initiated, organized, and managed nuclear safety and site and environmental divisions for the Atomic Energy commission of Iran. He has participated in technical reviews and prepared many nuclear regulatory and licensing documents. In association with the European nuclear community, Dr. Farzin managed a working group of professionals to study various options available for the management of isolation of nuclear waste.

Dr. Farzin's other experience includes being the manager responsible for professionals and subcontractors' preparation of a comprehensive engineering economics cost analysis model of the nuclear waste isolation salt repository life-cycle costs and preparation of systems description of the repository. In addition, Dr. Farzin has been responsible for preparation of licensing reports and safety assessment plans.

In his position of Vice President and Engineering Manager with EES CORPORATION Dr. Farzin has applied his capabilities in technical management of environmental remedial action task orders at the Fernald Environmental Management Project, Fernald, Ohio. His experience during the past ten years includes over 25 environmental and regulatory projects and task orders, including:

• Support provided for preparation of conceptual design report for removal, treatment, and disposal of Operating Unit 1's Waste Pits at Fernald. These Waste Pits contained mixed waste in a slurry condition, and preparation of the conceptual design required an understanding and application of EPA as well as Ohio EPA regulations and DOE orders. The design phase is still in progress.
• Support provided for thorium overpacking design at Fernald. Barrels containing thorium waste were to be overpacked in a special facility to prevent leakage and environmental contamination at their storage location. Dr. Farzin, as the EES Project Manager, provided support for studies and eventual design activities of the thorium overpacking facility and equipment.
• Support provided in permitting of additional generating capacity needed at Fernald. Three gas fired boilers were to be installed to provide additional power needed for the operation of environmental activities at the Fernald Site. EES provided necessary regulatory and technical expertise to apply for and obtain permit to install and permit to operate for these units.
• UST Site Investigation, removal, and clean-up of terminal of a national transportation company, Columbus, Ohio. Eight large UST's containing fuels, petroleum products, and chemicals of unknown origin were removed. Contaminated site was investigated and cleaned-up in close coordination with regulators.