Blake Scott

Blake Scott

Vice President, Deputy Vice President of Program Integration and Program Manager for Secondary Modernization

Blake Scott is the deputy vice president of Program Integration and the Secondary Modernization program manager for Consolidated Nuclear Security, the management and operating contractor for the Y‑12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. As the Secondary Modernization program manager, Scott oversees work involving uranium, lithium, special materials, and modeling material supply. In addition to those duties, as the deputy vice president for Program Integration Scott supports the organization’s vice president in managing infrastructure, secondary modernization, and weapons programs.

Scott possesses decades of programmatic and operations experience from working at Pantex from 2002 to 2006 and Y‑12 from 2007 to present. Before becoming the deputy VP of Program Integration at Y‑12, Scott was the vice president of Mission Assurance and was responsible for managing the multifaceted Mission Assurance organization. His duties included subject matter expertise for all readiness activities, oversight of nuclear and explosives safety, and coordination with the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Enforcement. Scott also served as the senior director of Lithium Transformation, where he was over the development and implementation of the lithium strategy, securing capability through 2075.

While at Pantex, Scott managed the W76, B61, and W80 Life Extension Programs, coordinating efforts with design agencies and production plants. He was also the Stockpile Readiness program manager at both Pantex and Y‑12, with responsibility for maturing technologies to support Life Extension Programs. Scott also served as the Material Recovery and Recycle program manager. Prior to this position, his duties included establishing a General and Administrative program, streamlining the lithium recycle process, and improving uranium purified metal production.

Scott has more than 30 years of experience working at DOE facilities. His diverse background with complex and highly technical projects ranges from high-energy physics, aircraft composite brakes, nuclear rocket design, nuclear reactor manufacturing, uranium enrichment processes, nuclear weapon assembly, nuclear waste disposal, and uranium and lithium recovery processes.

Scott is a certified project manager. He holds an M.S. in material science from the University of Virginia and a B.S. in aeronautical astronautical engineering from Purdue University.