Areas of Expertise:

I am a Management Systems Consultant who has 42 years experience in the nuclear field - 11 years nuclear trained submarine qualified officer with extensive shipyard experience including new construction Chief Engineer; 10 years experience as utility manager (3 years as Chemistry & Health Physics Supt.) and consultant for radiological and chemistry control at construction completion and regulatory duress-ed operating sites); since 1989 I have done a variety of nuclear management systems consulting in the US DOE sector supporting both federal and contractor clients.

Significant achievements include a role as systems architect in the DOE's Work Smart Standards identification protocol and in the development of the Integrated Safety Management regulation-by-contract doctrine that is the principal mechanism of DOE oversight of nuclear facility and cleanup operations.

I am a member of the American Nuclear Society, and the International Council of Systems Engineering. I have published conference papers in both of these organizations.

Recent Comments by William Mullins

• "Herschel, In reference to the exchanges between Ike and myself you suggested: "The point of disagreement seems to be man’s role in bringing about c"
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• "Capt Kiefer, You seemingly boundless faith in (your?) big numbers and the tacit emotional appeals to call out the misanthropy of the “central plann"
  Climate Change Failure?
• "Captain Kiefer, You express regret at the characterization of complex issues as "one dimensional morality plays" - surely we can agree that mankind"
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• "This is a continuation of the earlier exchange with Captain Keifer: You stated in response: "I agree, resilience is the key.  Preserving and cre"
  Obama’s EPA to Cost Americans Billions of Dollars and Hundreds of Thousands of Jobs
• "Captain Kiefer, thank you for the prompt and considered reply. You note: "Doing real damage today in crude attempts to prevent uncertain future dam"
  Obama’s EPA to Cost Americans Billions of Dollars and Hundreds of Thousands of Jobs
• "Methyl Mercury, virtually all from burning fossil fuels - do the homework."
  Obama’s EPA to Cost Americans Billions of Dollars and Hundreds of Thousands of Jobs
• "Those poor people you supposedly want to protect need a more "affordable" economy - one with a more level playing field. I have three forty-somethi"
  Obama’s EPA to Cost Americans Billions of Dollars and Hundreds of Thousands of Jobs
• ""it is between the assumptions made by uncritical advocates of a feel-good approach to energy, and the hard data on actual costs and benefits of each "
  Obama’s EPA to Cost Americans Billions of Dollars and Hundreds of Thousands of Jobs