Outgoing ICP CAB Chair Keith Branter reflects on his leadership term.
Idaho Cleanup Project Citizens Advisory Board
June 6, 2019
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It has been an honor and a pleasure to serve as chairman of the ICP CAB since 2016. My predecessor, Herb Bohrer, left big shoes to fill after his term as chairman. However I was fortunate enough to have served as his co-chair for a number of years prior to his retirement from the board. I learned a lot from Herb, and have enjoyed carrying on with the work he started.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank the board members, DOE Idaho officials, and support staff for their support.
As co-chair and chairman, I was able to travel to many other DOE-EM cleanup sites and participate in meetings with other chairs and co-chairs from across the complex. During these adventures, I discovered that cleanup work in Idaho is going well. DOE and its contractor, Fluor Idaho, are doing a good job of cleaning up the site. Idahoans should be proud.
I’ll leave my post as chairman with this thought: A lot has changed in the more than 24 years since the Idaho Governor’s agreement was signed. Perhaps it is time to revisit this agreement and update it for the 21st century.
Trilby will be an excellent chairman and I ask that you please provide her with the same support you have afforded me.
Keith Branter
Mr. Branter retired in 2011 after 46 years in the radiological controls field. He previously worked for Epsilon Systems as a principal radiological consultant. He also worked for CH2MHill/Washington Group Idaho, Bechtel/Babcock Wilcox Idaho, Inc., and other contractors for a variety of programs at the Idaho Site. A registered radiation protection technologist, Mr. Branter is a high school graduate who has taken nuclear engineering courses at Idaho State University. He is interested in environmental and civic issues. Mr. Branter resides in Idaho Falls, Idaho, and was appointed to the board in June 2014. He serves as the chair of the EM SSAB in Idaho.