William Kendall (Ken) Evans

Ken Evans has over 43 years in Emergency Planning, having recently retired as the head of the Radiological Emergency Assessment Center for the Illinois Emergency Management Agency.  In this capacity Ken was responsible for coordinating scenario development for the offsite organizations by working closely with the nuclear utility.  Ken also was responsible for providing training to the Radiological Task Force at IEMA and reviewing Federal documents related to Emergency Planning.  Ken has been involved with the CRCPD HS/ER-5 Committee on Emergency Response Planning since 2009 and became chair of the committee in 2013.  Prior to joining Illinois Emergency Management Agency in 2002 Ken was employed by the Clinton Power Station for 18 years with responsibilities in all areas of onsite Emergency Planning including scenario development, training and dose modeling, and implementation of the Severe Accident Management Guidelines.  Ken started his career as a Health Physicist for the Arkansas Department of Health and moved to the Tennessee Valley Authority one year after TMI to help develop their Emergency Plans.

Ken relocated to the Chattanooga area in early 2022 and is enjoying the warmer weather and returning to the south.  Ken enjoys many hobbies including amateur meteorologist, audiophile, and coin collecting.  Ken also plans to stay active with the Radiological Emergency Preparedness community and maintain his role as chair of the HS/ER-5 committee on Emergency Response Planning. In addition Ken has taught physics for the local community college as well as taught an online graduate level course in "Radiological Emergency Preparedness and Response" for Illinois Institute of Technology.