Douglas Abell

About Douglas Abell

30 years of leadership experience in U.S. military, law enforcement, and U.S. nuclear power industry. • 10 Years experience conducting threat assessments.• 5 years designing physical security systems to defend against the design basis threat of theft and nuclear/radiological sabotage for nuclear facilities pressurized and boiling water reactors, advanced and small module reactors including technologies such as pebble bed, molten salt, sodium fast reactors, as well as research reactors both domestic and foreign.• Recognized by the Department of Energy (DOE) as a leading subject matter expert in physical security, sabotage mitigation, and response.• Worked with nuclear regulators in the Unites States, Poland, Italy, Egypt, and Korea in technical exchanges, assisted in developing regulations, and provided training on conducting inspections.• I have given lectures on nuclear security for the University of New Mexico’s Nuclear Security Program and for the Institute of Nuclear Material Management (INMM) at Penn State University.• 25 years working in corrective action programs.• 10 years conducting root cause investigations, data collection & analysis, and providing key insights into human performance and equipment reliability.• 5 years in Quality Assurance Programs conducting independent assessments and providing insights into human performance and equipment reliability.

Experience

1. Quality Assurance Engineer

   TerraPower

   Apr 2026 — Present

Skills

• Project Planning
• Change Management
• Program Management
• Business Process
• Project Management
• Process Improvement
• Management
• Training
• Team Leadership
• Analysis