Within ONR, it is necessary to confirm that the limits and conditions for plant operation are adequately defined so as to ensure that fuel damage is avoided in normal operation and fault condition.
In the case of normal operation, degradation mechanisms which may affect the fue need to be identified and the conditions likely to lead to damage defined as design criteria. These criteria are then used to define limits and conditions of operation necessary to adequately protect the fuel and to define surveillances to ensure that the limits are respected.
In most cases, assessment will involve collaboration with experts in the fault transient analysis topic area and the ability to assess analytical methods used to represent the fuel and core response is necessary.
For NPP fuel and core analysis we are looking for experts who have a good understanding of reactor fuel and core performance. A sound understanding of statistical treatment of uncertainty and of mechanical design is necessary and familiarity with the use of one or more analytical Design Basis Analysis codes (PANTHER, ENIGMA etc.) would be an advantage.
For other nuclear facilities experience in the analysis of complex behaviour of high hazard process plant under fault conditions is an advantage. A good understanding of supporting techniques such as ASME design standards, reactor physics analytical methods, CFD and two-phase flow modelling would be an advantage.
As well as providing guidance and advice in your specialism, you would need to be able to lead on the technical assessment of fuel and core aspects of safety cases liaising with other specialist inspectors.
Experience
We are looking for people who can apply their specialist knowledge to the regulatory assessment of nuclear safety cases, for example:
- Knowledge of either light water moderated or graphite moderated reactors from either a design or operational background;
- Experience in developing or assessing nuclear reactor fuel, in terms of reactor transient behaviour, to establish the operational limits and conditions associated with them;
- Experience in defining the conditions and conducting predictive studies associated with core follow methods or carrying out the day-to-day monitoring associated with such activities;
- Experience in providing numerical analysis of NPP transients or steady state safety analyses; and
- Experience in the lifecycle of reactor fuel from design through to safe disposal.
How to apply
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