ORAU: Then & Now
Posts by Guest Authors
Guest Authors
ORAU: Then & Now is a blog with several contributors. From leading STEM experts to writers with a passion for storytelling, each post is crafted to help more readers learn about ORAU.
Brenda Blunt
2025
Brenda Blunt, ORAU senior director of health policy, writes about changes she’d like to see in primary care.
Bryan Campbell
2024
Like a boomerang, many ORAU employees have left for other job opportunities, only to return to ORAU. Discover some of the personal stories of a few of these individuals who have found their way back home to ORAU.
Don Hanlon
2024
Learn more about Exercise Builder Energy, one of ORAU’s newest software applications, which organizes data for emergency drills and exercises.
How Exercise Builder Nuclear helps emergency directors better prepare for possible nuclear disasters
ORAU’s Exercise Builder Nuclear (EBN) application is designed to facilitate nuclear emergency preparedness exercises from start to finish. Launched in 2013, EBN is used by 42 of the 55 operating nuclear power plants in the U.S.
Kevin Farris
2024
Beneath Reelfoot Lake’s tranquil surface lies a dramatic history that ties directly to the earthquake preparedness work of ORAU.