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Steven Short

Steven Short

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
PO Box 999
Richland, WA 99352
(509) 375-2868

Biography

Mr. Short has over 30 years of experience supporting U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), and national/international clients in nuclear facility safety and risk analysis, nuclear facility decommissioning planning and analysis, project risk analysis and management, and used nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste assessment. He is a nuclear engineer by academic background, with a Master of Business Administration degree, whose career has focused on development and application of analytical methods, tools, and techniques to support project and investment decisions. Mr. Short’s current project interests include providing NRC with technical evaluations of risk-informed applications by nuclear power plant licensees, providing project risk management and analysis to the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), providing technical and economic assessments of small modular nuclear reactor applications for international clients, and providing technical support to NRC on nuclear facility decommissioning funding matters. He is a registered professional engineer in the state of Washington.

Research Interests

  • Applications of Probabilistic Risk Assessment (PRA) Methods
  • Improving Project Risk Management Tools and Methods
  • Removing Barriers to Implementation of Next Generation Nuclear Power

Education and Credentials

  • B.S., Nuclear Engineering, University of Arizona, 1983
  • M.S., Nuclear Engineering, University of Arizona, 1984
  • M.B.A., University of Washington, 1990

Affiliations and Professional Service

PNNL Publications

2022

  • Coles G.A., P.P. Lowry, J.R. Phillips, S.M. Short, C.A. Condon, S.J. Maheras, and T.A. Ikenberry, et al. 2022. Parametric Study of Factors that Affect Calculated Dose from TRISO Fueled Microreactor Transportation Accident. PNNL-33607. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Parametric Study of Factors that Affect Calculated Dose from TRISO Fueled Microreactor Transportation Accident
  • Coles G.A., S.M. Short, S.J. Maheras, and H.E. Adkins. 2022. "Risk-Informed Approach for Regulatory Approval of Microreactor Transport." In Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Management (PSAM 2022), June 26-July 1, 2022, Honolulu, HI. Los Angeles, California:International Association for Probablistic Safety Assessment and Management. PNNL-SA-172477.

2021

2010

  • Kreyling S.J., A.J. Brothers, S.M. Short, J.R. Phillips, and M.R. Weimar. 2010. "AN ANALYTICAL FRAMEWORK FOR ASSESSING RELIABLE NUCLEAR FUEL SERVICE APPROACHES: ECONOMIC AND NON-PROLIFERATION MERITS OF NUCLEAR FUEL LEASING." In Proceedings of the 51st Annual Meeting of the Institute of Nuclear Materials Management, July 11-15, 2010, Baltimore, Maryland. Deerfield, Illinois:INMM. PNNL-SA-73364.
  • Phillips J.R., S.J. Kreyling, S.M. Short, and M.R. Weimar. 2010. "Economic and Nonproliferation Analysis Framework for Assessing Reliable Nuclear Fuel Service Arrangements." In Pacific Northwest International Conference (PNIC) on Global Nuclear Security -- the Decade Ahead, April 11-16, 2010, Portland, OR. Deerfield, Illinois:Institute of Nuclear Materials Management. PNNL-SA-72040.

2009

  • Short S.M., M.R. Weimar, S.J. Kreyling, Z.N. Gastelum, J.R. Phillips, and T.W. Wood. 2009. "NUCLEAR FUEL LEASING - AN ASSESSMENT OF ECONOMIC AND NONPROLIFERATION BENEFITS." In Global 2009: The Nuclear Fuel Cycle: Sustainable Options and Industrial Perspectives, September 6-11, 2009, Paris, France, INIS-FR--09-1167, Paper No. 9350. Vienna:IAEA. PNNL-SA-65277.

2005

  • Reichmuth B.A., S.M. Short, T.W. Wood, F.C. Rutz, and D.S. Schwartz. 2005. "Economic Consequences of a Rad/Nuc Attack: Cleanup Standards Significantly Affect Cost." In Working Together: R&D Partnerships in Homeland Security, April 27-28, 2005, Seaport Hotel and World Trade Center, Boston, Mass., 13 pp. Washington, District Of Columbia:U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Science and Technology Directorate. PNNL-SA-45256.
  • Short S.M., and B.M. Parker. 2005. Potential for Generation of Flammable Mixtures of Hydrogen from Aluminum-Grout Interaction in the K Basins During Basin Grouting. PNNL-15156. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. doi:10.2172/15016087.Potential for Generation of Flammable Mixtures of Hydrogen from Aluminum-Grout Interaction in the K Basins During Basin Grouting

2001

  • Bylkin B.K., G.B. Davydova, Y.A. Zverkov, A.V. Krayushkin, Y.A. Neretin, A.V. Nosovsky, and V.A. Seyda, et al. 2001. "Induced Radioactivity and Waste Classification of Reactor Zone Components of the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant Unit 1 After Final Shutdown." Nuclear Technology 136, no. 1:76-88. PNNL-SA-33968.

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