Amy Coning
Waste Management
Kingston,TN
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Waste Management Specialist
UCOR
04.2016 - Current
- Successfully decommissioned and demolished all gaseous diffusion plants and support buildings at K-25 Oak Ridge Plant (ETTP)
- Essential in deactivation of Alpha-2 and Beta-1 Buildings at Y-12 and demolition of Criticality Experiment Lab (Building 9213) and Biology Complex
- Identifies anomalous and prohibited items
- Ensures compliance with regulatory requirements related to labeling, shipping, and storage of packaged waste streams (LLW, MLLW, RCRA. Universal and Recycle)
- Configures waste containers correctly; gasket installation, liners/proper condensation absorbents, box closure
- Collaborates with internal and external organizations
Laborer Foreman
UCOR/ BJC, Laborer's 818
11.2008 - 04.2016
- Performed D&D field work at K-25, K-27, K-31 and various excess facilities
- Followed Integrated Safety Management System (ISMS) principles and company work packages to perform work safety and compliantly
Skills
- Waste Container Inventory Control and Inspections
- Working Knowledge of Environmental Regulations, Policies and Pollution Prevention Procedures
- Handling, Processing, Characterizing, Packaging and Transporting Radioactive and Mixed Waste
- Technical Database Support to Internal Organizations
- Interfaces with Off-Site Disposal Facilities
- Understanding of Work Hazards, Safety and Security Requirements
- Excellent Oral and Written Communication
- Follows Procedures and Maintains Attention to Detail
- Performs Regulatory Audits and Evaluations
- Mentors and Trains New and Less Senior Colleagues
- Executes Field Duties in Extreme Work Conditions; Anti-Cs and Respiratory Protection
- Comprehensive Understanding of RCRA, TSCA, NEPA and DOT Regulations
Certification
- Active DOE Q Clearance
- 40-Hour HAZWOPER
- Rad Worker II
- McCoy's 5-Day Seminar on Hazardous Waste Management
- Safety Trained Supervisor (STS)
- 40-Hour Asbestos Worker and TN State Certs
- Respirator Fit-Tested and Trained
Timeline
Waste Management Specialist
UCOR
04.2016 - Current
Laborer Foreman
UCOR/ BJC, Laborer's 818
11.2008 - 04.2016