Dirk Gombert, Ph.D., P.E. Chemical Engineer Personal Resume

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                                   Dirk Gombert, Ph.D., P.E.
                                      Chemical Engineer
                                      Personal Resume’

Bechtel, BWXT Idaho, LLC
Idaho Falls, ID 83415-3875
(208) 526-4624

Talents
   •   Technical analysis integrating basic principles, practical experience, and engineering
       judgement.
   •   Evaluation of innovative concepts, new technology or proven technology applied to new
       uses.
   •   Design of research and development to explore new technology and develop options.
   •   Technical coordination, integration of disciplines, productive project direction.

Experience
Current Position: Consulting Engineer
Idaho National Engineering Laboratory - Idaho Falls, ID

Waste treatment technology research, responsibilities include technical research and project director to
develop waste treatment processes as well as on-going consulting support to environmental
remediation and radioactive waste management activities at the INEEL and other Department of
Energy sites. Current research under direction is in cold-crucible induction melting and steam
reforming with a budget of about $1.5M. Other technical analysis/advisory responsibilities since 1987
include or have included:

   •   Technical consulting on waste processing, water treatment, soil decontamination and
       vitrification, to USDOE sites at Savannah River, Fernald, Ashtabula, and Mound, USEPA,
       NIST, IAEA, AECL (Canada), and UKAEA (United Kingdom).

   •   Forensic design analysis for Pit 9 litigation, responsible for engineering analysis of the multi-
       year evolving design for the remediation of Pit 9 TRU wastes and soil contamination. The
       results will provide a primary technical resource for use in evaluation of a claim for over
       $300M.

   •   Technical direction and design of the National DOE R&D Program on mixed wastes,
       responsible for direction and participation on the panel of technical experts providing analysis
       and advice to the Department of Energy on how funding should be allocated and how research
       programs should be directed to support waste treatment technology development. The
       nationwide R&D program covered all facets of waste characterization and treatment allocating
       over $100M over three years.

   •   Data, technology and strategy analysis for the $2-3B restoration of TRU waste burial and
       high-level waste tank-farm sites at the INEEL as Technical Advisor to the Environmental
       Restoration Program.



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   •   Identify deficiencies and assign priorities for complex wide R&D supporting waste
       treatment as Technical Advisor to the DOE Environmental Management Integration Program.
       Also evaluate and prioritize INEEL R&D in chemical engineering and waste management
       technology.

   •    Manage and Direct R&D for a group of about 20 providing technical analysis, design review,
       plant support and technology development dedicated to gaseous and liquid effluent treatment.
       Projects included catalytic reduction of NOx, acid fractionation for waste-water treatment,
       heavy metal separation, fluidized-bed calcination, waste vitrification, and plant-wide effluent
       surveys.

1982-1985
Esso Middle East, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
Final Position: Corrosion Engineer on loan to ARAMCO

Corrosion Engineer Corrosion control and mitigation for all types of water systems. Duties included
laboratory testing, chemical treatment, corrosion monitoring and technical consulting to oil and gas
production, processing, and refining operations for industrial and municipal water systems (including
oil field water injection, condensate return, cooling, desalination, fire, utility, and potable water
systems).

1977 - 1982
Idaho National Engineering Laboratory - Idaho Falls, ID
Final Position: Research Manager
DOE Security Clearance: L

Research and Development Engineer and Supervisor Principle duties were to supervise the research of
personnel and to manage the design and installation of a $450,000 vitrification pilot plant. Process
development included materials testing, equipment fabrication, system testing, and scale-up from
laboratory to pilot-scale to conceptual full-scale. The group leader was responsible for technical
direction and planning for the group, as well as personal research.

Technical Certification
Professional Engineer, Idaho License #4610, June 1982

Education
   • BS in Chemical Engineering with honors, Oregon State University, June 1977.
   • MS in Chemical Engineering, University of Idaho, August 1979. Thesis on Hastelloy erosion-
      corrosion in HF/HNO3.
   • MS in Interdisciplinary Studies in Waste Management, University of Idaho, August 1991.
   • Doctor of Philosophy in Chemical Engineering, University of Idaho, May, 1994. Dissertation
      on soil decontamination

Short Course Presentation Topics
Boiler Corrosion and Layup                            Mixed Waste Treatment
Water Quality and Treatment                           Melter Technology
Chemistry/Emphasis on Incompatibility                 Technical Proposal Writing



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                                     Technical Publications

1. Vitrification of High-Level ICPP Calcined Waste, D. Gombert II, H. S. Cole and J. R. Berreth,
   ICP-1177, Allied Chemical Corporation, Idaho Chemical Programs-Operations Office, Idaho
   National Engineering Laboratory, Idaho Falls, Idaho 83401, February 1979.

2. A Laboratory-Scale Glass Melter for Testing Defense Waste Glass, D. Gombert II, Allied
   Chemical Corporation, Idaho Falls, Idaho 83401. Presented at the American Ceramic Society's
   81st Annual Meeting, April 29 - May 2, 1979, Cincinnati, Ohio

3. Erosion-Corrosion Effects on Hastelloy C-4 in a Hydrofluoric Acid-Zirconium Solution
   Containing Abrasive Particles, A thesis presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the
   Degree of Master of Science in Chemical Engineering in the University of Idaho Graduate School,
   D. Gombert II, July 1979.

4. Properties of Vitrified ICPP Zirconia Calcine, H. S. Cole, D. Gombert II and J. R. Berreth,
   ENICO-1038, Exxon Nuclear Idaho Company, Inc., Idaho National Engineering Laboratory, Idaho
   Falls, Idaho 83401, July 1980.

5. Microwave Energy for Post-Calcination Treatment of High-Level Nuclear Wastes, D. Gombert II,
   S. J. Priebe, J. R. Berreth, Exxon Nuclear Idaho Company, Inc. under contract with U.S.
   Department of Energy. Presented at the IEEE Industry Applications Society's 15th Annual
   Meeting, September 28 - October 3, 1980, Cincinnati, Ohio.

6. Operation of a Laboratory-Scale Glass Melter to Vitrify ICPP Zirconia Calcine, D. Gombert II, M.
   Y. Pong, Exxon Nuclear Idaho Company, Inc., Idaho National Engineering Laboratory, Idaho Falls,
   Idaho 83401, October 1980.

7. Catalyst Temperature and Reaction Efficiency in Selective Catalytic Reduction - NOx Abatement,
   D. Gombert II, V. C. Maio, Westinghouse Idaho Nuclear Company, Inc., Idaho National
   Engineering Laboratory, Idaho Falls, Idaho 83401. Presented at the 20th DOE/NRC Nuclear Air
   Cleaning Conference, August 1988.

8. A Laboratory Apparatus for Measuring Operating Parameters for a Selective Catalytic Reduction
   Application to NOx Abatement, D. Gombert II, J. McCray, Westinghouse Idaho Nuclear Company,
   Inc., Idaho National Engineering Laboratory, Idaho Falls, Idaho 83401. Presented at the 20th
   DOE/NRC Nuclear Air Cleaning Conference, August 1988.

9. Required Development and Installation of an NOx Abatement Process at the Idaho Chemical
   Processing Plant, D. Gombert II, R. L. Nebeker, Westinghouse Idaho Nuclear Company, Inc.,
   Idaho National Engineering Laboratory, Idaho Falls, Idaho 83401. Presented at Waste
   Management '89, Tucson, AZ, February 26 - March 2, 1989.

10. Low Level Liquid Waste Treatment and Recycle Using Acid Fractionation, D. Gombert II, C. V.
    McIntyre, R. E. Mizia, R. E. Schindler, Westinghouse Idaho Nuclear Company, Inc., Idaho
    National Engineering Laboratory, Idaho Falls, Idaho 83401. Presented at Spectrum '90, Nuclear
    Hazardous Waste Management International Topical Meeting, Knoxville, TN, September 30
    - October 4, 1990.




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11. "Water Quality and Water Treatment", and "Chemistry/Emphasis on Incompatibility" presented at
    the Westinghouse/DOE School for Environmental Excellence September - November, 1990.

12. "Soil Washing and Radioactive Contamination", Dirk Gombert and J. B. Bosley, presented at
    Spectrum '92, Nuclear and Hazardous Waste Management International Topical Meeting, Boise,
    Idaho, American Nuclear Society, August 23 - 27, 1992.

13. "Sequential Extraction Evaluation of Soil Washing for Radioactive Contamination", Dirk Gombert,
    presented at the Special Symposium on Emerging Technologies for Hazardous Waste
    Management, Atlanta, GA, I&EC Division of the American Chemical Society, September 21-23,
    1992.

14. Results of the Pilot-Scale Treatability Study for the Test Reactor Area Warm Waste Pond, D.
    Gombert, et. al., EG&G-ER-10616, April 1993.

15. "Contaminant Resorption During Soil Washing", D. Gombert, AIChE Summer National Meeting,
    Seattle, WA, August 15-19, 1993

16. "Results of a Treatability Study for Radioactively Contaminated Soils Using Sequential
    Extraction", D. Gombert, ER'93 Environmental Remediation Conference, Augusta, GA, October
    24-28, 1993.

17. "Soil Washing and Radioactive Contamination", Dirk Gombert, Environmental Progress, 13, No.
    2, pp. 138-141, (May, 1994)

18. Evaluation of Soil Washing for Radiologically Contaminated Soils, D. Gombert II, WINCO-1211,
    Westinghouse Idaho Nuclear Company, Inc., Idaho National Engineering Laboratory, Idaho Falls,
    Idaho 83415, March 1994. Dissertation completing the requirements for Doctor of Philosophy in
    Chemical Engineering in the University of Idaho Graduate School, May 1994.

19. "Treatability Testing to Evaluate What Can Work," Dirk Gombert II, Nuclear Technology,
    (October 1994)

20. Draft Summary Report for the WAG 3 and WAG 10 Radionuclide-Contaminated Soils
    Treatability Study, D. Gombert, et. al. February 1995, INEL-94/0171, DOE Contract No. DE-
    AC07-94IDI13223

21. "Physical Treatment of Cesium Contaminated Soils", Dirk Gombert and Thomas K. Honeycutt,
    Waste Management '95, Tucson, AZ, February 26 - March 2, 1995.

22. "Cesium Contaminated Soils: Can They Be Effectively Treated?", D. Gombert II, Fifth
    International KfK/TNO Conference on Contaminated Soil, Maastricht, The Netherlands, Oct. 30 -
    Nov. 3, 1995.

23. A Summary of Treatability Studies for Cesium Contaminated Soils at the Idaho National
   Engineering Laboratory", D. Gombert II, Fifth International KfK/TNO Conference on
   Contaminated Soil, Maastricht, The Netherlands, Oct. 30 - Nov. 3, 1995.




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24. “Mixed Waste Focus Area Technical Baseline Development Process - Phase I”, D. Gombert, J.
    A. Roach, Presented at Waste Management ’96, Tucson, AZ (February 1996)

25. Liquid Extraction Technologies: Soil Washing, Soil Flushing, Solvent/Chemical, D. Gombert et.
    al., W. A. Anderson, Ed., 1998, American Academy of Environmental Engineers

26. “Surrogate Waste Streams for use in MWFA Funded Research and Development ,“ D. Gombert,
    et. al. Presented at Waste Management ‘98, Tucson, AZ, March 1-5, 1998.

27. “Volatilization of Alpha Activity During Heating of Radioactive Ashes,” D. Gombert, et. al.,
    Presented at Waste Management ‘98, Tucson, AZ, March 1-5, 1998.

28. “Mixed Waste Focus Area Alternative Oxidation Technologies Development and Demonstration
    Program”, D. Gombert, et. al., Presented at Waste Management ‘98, Tucson, AZ, March 1-5, 1998.

29. “Volatilization of Heavy Metals and radionuclides from Soil heated in an Induction “Cold”
    Crucible Melter”, D. Gombert, et. al., Presented at the International Conference on Incineration
    and Thermal Treatment Technologies, Salt Lake City, UT, May 11-15, 1998

30. “Mixed Waste Focus Area Alternative Oxidation Technologies Development and
    Demonstration Program”, D. Gombert, et. al., Presented at the International Low Level Waste
    Conference and Exhibit Show ’98, Orlando, FL, July 15-17, 1998.

31. “Vitrification of Mixed Wastes, The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly,” D. Gombert, Presented at
    Waste Management ‘99, Tucson, AZ, March 1-4, 1999.

32. “Cold Crucible Design Parameters for Next Generation HLW Melters,” D. Gombert, et al,
    Presented at Waste Management ’02, Tucson, AZ, February 24-28, 2002.

33. “Cold Crucible Induction Melter Design and Development,” D. Gombert and J. R. Richardson,
    accepted for publication by Nuclear Technology, Vol. 141, No. 3, March, 2003.




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