Todd Smith

Todd Smith is the Senior Level Advisor for Emergency Preparedness and Incident Response in the Office of Nuclear Security and Incident Response at the NRC. For the past 8 years, he served in the Policy and Oversight Branch developing emergency preparedness policies, regulations, and guidelines for NRC-licensed facilities and conducting related research to advance the state-of-the-practice in radiological emergency preparedness and response. Prior to joining the NRC, Dr. Smith served in the United States Navy as a Submarine Warfare Officer, including assignments as Chemistry & Radiological Controls Assistant, Naval Reactors Lead Engineer for Advanced Reactor Digital Instrumentation & Control (I&C), Engineering Department Head, and Special Assistant for Radiological Emergency Planning at Submarine Group 10 in Kings Bay, GA. He graduated from Purdue University with a MS and PhD in Nuclear Engineering, specializing in thermal-hydraulics and reactor safety and holds a MS in Radiation Health Physics from Oregon State University.