Dr. Steve Krahn
Dr. Steve L. Krahn
U.S. Department of Energy
The mission of the Safety Management and Operations Office is to manage the Department of Energy/Environmental
Management (EM) wide Integrated Safety Management System (ISMS) implementation oversight activities, the DNFSB
recommendations, and issues, operations safety and awareness programs, quality assurance programs, transportation
operational programs and various EM line management assessments. The mission also includes serving as the senior
executive official and focal point for providing day-to day safety operational oversight, feedback, interface, and
direction to the EM field/operational offices. Manage the EM operational safety, health and quality assurance
programs, such as Startup/restart of Nuclear Facilities; Operational Readiness Reviews; Occurrence Reporting, and
Conduct of Operations and operational assessments. Also ensures the implementation of the line safety oversight
requirements for EM.
Dr. Krahn has more than 30 years of technical and project management experience in positions of increasing
responsibility in government, private industry and the military. His project management highlights include:
management of the $140 million complex overhaul of a nuclear submarine; management of the $30 million nuclear
work package for two submarine overhauls; producing the first-ever strategic plan for a federal agency; technical
direction of the research and development program for two major DOE program offices; and the direction of the
design and construction efforts for two major safety upgrades at DOE nuclear facilities.
In technical management, Dr. Krahn’s highlights have included: providing technical direction and leadership for a
federal agency providing safety oversight to the U. S. nuclear weapons complex; directing a $25 million division in
an engineering services company; leading the technical review of numerous process and operational issues at nuclear
weapons complex sites; and providing senior technical consulting services to the U. S. nuclear industry.
He has worked in a range of technical disciplines. These have included: materials science and metallurgy; nuclear
engineering; planning and scheduling of major nuclear projects; nuclear and conventional power plant maintenance
engineering; nuclear facility design and construction; and safety analysis.
EDUCATION:
Doctorate, Public Administration, University of Southern California, 2001.
M.S., Materials Science, University of Virginia, 1994.
B.S., Metallurgical Engineering, University of Wisconsin, 1978.
Graduate Certificate, Nuclear Engineering, Bettis Reactor Engineering School, U.S. Department of Energy, 1980.
SELECTED HONORS & AWARDS:
Meritorious Service Medal, U. S. Navy (upon retirement from the Reserves, 2000)
Meritorious Service Award, U. S. Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (DNFSB, 1998)
John W. Crawford Award for Technical Excellence, U. S. DNFSB (1996, Inaugural Awardee)
Selected to the U. S. Senior Executive Service (SES, 1993)
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