Functional Containment and Radionuclide Transport Engineer
Candidates may reside anywhere in the continental USA for the duration of the role. Only U.S. Citizens and Permanent Residents will be eligible for consideration.
OVERVIEW:
The Functional Containment and Radionuclide Transport Engineer will conduct radionuclide transport calculations to support effluent releases and develop source terms for postulated accidents. This role collaborates with nuclear safety and licensing staff to meet technical and regulatory requirements for safety and worker protection.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Develop analytical models for radiological source terms in gaseous and liquid effluents during normal operations and operational occurrences.
- Develop models for ex-core radionuclide sources such as radwaste systems, spent fuel, and auxiliary purification systems.
- Support the development of mechanistic source term methods for postulated accidents.
- Develop models for containment performance, including mass and energy release and subsequent leak rates.
- Provide inputs to radiological consequence models.
- Perform technical work to support regulatory submittals and NRC interactions.
- Support the establishment of a functional containment strategy to meet risk-informed performance-based effluent and accident release limits.
- Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to establish requirements for structures, systems, and components (SSC) supporting radionuclide containment.
- Establish and maintain documentation of model development and analysis results.
- Conduct engineering reviews of analyses and design media.
- May contribute to the design solutions for worker radiological protection, including control room habitability.
- May perform radiological dose assessments to support the ALARA program.
POSITION REQUIREMENTS:
- Advanced degree in nuclear engineering or a related field with at least 3 years of experience in the nuclear industry.
- Experience with containment analysis and radionuclide transport assessments using codes such as GOTHIC, RADTRAD, MELCOR, SRT, or similar tools.
- Familiarity with functional containment approaches and nuclear design regulatory requirements.
- Knowledge of risk-informed performance-based technology for Non-Light Water Reactors.
- Familiarity with PRA principles and ASME/ANS Non-Light Water PRA standard.
- Experience with SFR safety analysis highly desirable, though experience with other reactor designs will be considered.
- Strong quantitative, analytical, modeling, and reporting skills.
- Knowledge of NQA-1 requirements and quality assurance programs for software management.
- Experience working within multidisciplinary engineering teams.
- Software engineering skills are a plus.
- A high degree of trust, integrity, and strong communication skills to foster teamwork.
We thank all applicants for their interest. However, only those qualified individuals who closely meet the qualifications of the position will be contacted. The details of the position are only a summary, other duties may be assigned as necessary.
Background Check and Drug Screen may be required.
Pay range is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, as final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location. Talascend also offers a variety of benefits including: health and disability insurance, 401(k), EAP, paid time off, and company-paid holidays. The specific programs and options available to an employee may vary depending on date of hire, plan requirements, schedule type, and client work site mandates.
Talascend is an Equal Opportunity Employer that recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, or veteran status.