Lead, Nuclear Criticality Safety

Responsibilities

• Own the criticality safety program end-to-end: set methodology, double-contingency strategy, and technical direction for the site.
• Develop and maintain nuclear criticality safety evaluations (CSEs) for processes involving fissile materials, and ensure CSE outputs are correctly integrated into the ISA as a foundational safety basis input.
• Perform criticality safety analyses using computational methods and tools (e.g., SCALE, MCNP) to assess system safety and regulatory compliance.
• Serve as the primary technical point of contact on criticality safety matters during NRC licensing interactions, license amendments, and inspections.
• Ensure compliance with NRC, DOE, and ANSI/ANS criticality safety standards and regulations, translating DOE-derived methodologies into the NRC regulatory framework where applicable.
• Mentor and provide technical review for other criticality safety engineers, setting the technical bar for the team as it grows.
• Conduct audits, inspections, and reviews of facility operations to identify and mitigate criticality safety risks.
• Collaborate with engineering, operations, and regulatory teams to implement effective safety measures.