Loong Yong is an engineer and business owner with over 35 years of professional experience in the nuclear industry. His expertise includes radiological engineering, radiation measurements, waste characterization, dose assessments, nuclear materials and waste management, and safety basis development. He has worked extensively at U.S. Department of Energy facilities and commercial nuclear power plants in support of D&D projects as well as construction and ongoing operations. Loong has co-chaired the nuclear waste characterization and assay technical session at the Waste Management Symposia (WMS) for the past 12 years and is a member of the WMS Board of Directors.