Senior Reactor Engineer
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About the Role
ENEC Operations seeks a Senior Reactor Engineer to execute reactor engineering responsibilities for the Barakah Nuclear Power Plant, including core management, core design, and reactivity management.
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Responsibilities
- Support design changes, ownership and maintenance of design basis, margin management, design process, configuration management process and output documents
- Adhere to industrial codes and standards as well as department practices and procedures to maintain compliance
- Provide technical support and troubleshoot Core Protection Calculator (CPC)/ Core Operating Limit Supervisory System (COLSS) to maintain safe and reliable operations
- Participate in analyzing the Reload Safety and Licensing Checklist (RSLC) and Reload Safety Evaluation Report (RSER) to assist in recommending safety improvements
- Participate in Loading Pattern (LP) initialization meeting and assist developing final LP recommendation
- Assess and recommend revision of Nuclear Design Report (NDR) and operation support documents delivered by fuel vendor
- Participate in evaluating sensitivity of In Core neutron Instrumentation (ICI) and degradation of Control Element Assemblies (CEA)
- Develop surveillance calculation for vessel fluence to establish standard
- Analyze each unit's core performance data and liaise with Fuel designer to resolve unexpected conditions
- Conduct new and spent fuel inspection and recommend resolution to any identified issues
- Oversee Foreign Material Exclusion (FME) activities in Fuel Handling Area (FHA) to secure fuel integrity
- Develop core loading sequence based on reload core loading pattern to ensure operational and safety excellence
Requirements
- Bachelors Degree or Diploma (or Equivalent) Degree in Engineering or related Science
- 5 years of relevant experience
- 1 year of Nuclear Power Plant engineering experience
- Preferred: Bachelor's Degree in Nuclear Engineering or Physics
- Preferred: 1 year of Nuclear Power Plant Engineering experience and APR 1400, OPR 1000, or similar type plant experience
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Job Purpose
- Execute reactor engineering responsibilities throughout the planning, execution of core management activities, core design and reactivity management for the Barakah Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP).
- Support fuel handling, inspection and storing as per regulatory requirements, operating policies and principles, nuclear standards for nuclear safety, industrial safety, and environmental protection.
Reactor Engineering (RE) Plants and Support
- Support design changes, and the ownership and maintenance of the design basis, margin management, design process, configuration management process and output documents to provide RE perspective and input.
- Adhere to industrial codes and standards as well as department practices and procedures to maintain compliance.
- Provide technical support and troubleshoot Core Protection Calculator (CPC)/ Core Operating Limit Supervisory System (COLSS) to maintain safe and reliable operations.
- Participate in analyzing the Reload Safety and Licensing Checklist (RSLC) and Reload Safety Evaluation Report (RSER) to assists in recommending any necessary safety improvements.
- Participate in Loading Pattern (LP) initialization meeting and assist developing final LP recommendation.
- Assess and recommend the revision of Nuclear Design Report (NDR) and operation support documents delivered by fuel vendor to ensure documentation accuracy and relevancy.
- Participate in evaluating the sensitivity of In Core neutron Instrumentation (ICI) and degradation of Control Element Assemblies (CEA) to maintain safe operations.
- Develop surveillance calculation for vessel fluence to establish the standard to be used.
- Analyze each unit's core performance data and liaise with Fuel designer to resolve any unexpected condition before negative effects materialize.
Reactor Engineering Support (for positions under this category)
- Perform verification and validation (V&V) of fuel vendor delivered core design including reload safety evaluation assessment to ensure alignment with standards.
- Evaluate risks of reload core design to provide independent recommendations.
- Develop and apply technical solutions, often which require original and creative approaches and strong analytical and technical expertise, to resolve potential issues.
- Liaise with Licensing to resolve Request for Additional Information (RAI) and Areas for Improvement (AFIs).
Plant Reactor Engineering (for positions under this category)
- Review and evaluate Low Power Physics Test (LPPT) and Power Ascension Test (PAT) results to develop actionable recommendations.
- Support Main Control Room (MCR) operators during startup, shutdown, and power evolutions to ensure safe operations.
- Monitor core reactivity change and estimate cycle scheme to develop recommendations that may be needed.
- Implement Reactivity Management (RM) strategies and plans for planned power evolution, such as plant startups, shutdowns and transients.
- Ensure the creation and update of work management schedule for specific RE work items.
- Ensure the establishment of equipment maintenance plan and conduct regular calibration / replacement to ensure continued operation of equipment.
Fuel Management (FM)
- Conduct new and spent fuel inspection and recommend resolution to any identified issues during inspections to ensure integrity and safety.
- Oversee Foreign Material Exclusion (FME) activities in Fuel Handling Area (FHA) to secure fuel integrity.
- For positions under Reactor Engineering Support only: Implement the plan for fuel receipt, fuel loading, fuel handling related action, and receiving Neutron Source Assembly (NSA) and troubleshooting technical issues during the campaign.
Additional Responsibilities
- Develop core loading sequence based on reload core loading pattern to ensure operational and safety excellence.
- Oversee fuel fabrication process to validate alignment with operational standards.
- Prepare, update, and facilitate Failed Fuel Action Plan to close current and prevent future issues.
- Endorse safeguard activities especially maintaining nuclear materials records to fulfill obligations under Regulation for the System of Accounting for and Control of Nuclear Material and Additional Protocol (FANR REG 10).
- Analyze fuel reliability, especially radioactivity of reactor coolant system in order to predict fuel defects, number of defects, defect pattern and defective fuel region in case of fuel failure.
Professional Certifications
- Minimum: N/A
- Preferred: APPU RE SPEC QC 3006 Initial Criticality & Low Power Physics Test
- Preferred: APPU RE SPEC QC 3007 Power Ascension Test
- Preferred: APPU RE SPEC QC 3009 Support Reactivity Control
- Preferred: APPU RE SPEC QC 3010 Reload Core Design
- Preferred: APPU ESPIT QC 2003 Reactor Engineer
- Preferred: APPU RE SPEC QC 3008 Core Monitoring Equipment Operability Check
Qualifications
- Minimum: Bachelors Degree or Diploma (or Equivalent) Degree in Engineering or related Science.
- Minimum: 5 years of relevant experience, out of which: 1 year of Nuclear Power Plant engineering experience.
- Preferred: Bachelor's Degree in Nuclear Engineering or Physics.
- Preferred: 1 year of Nuclear Power Plant Engineering experience and APR 1400, OPR 1000, or similar type plant experience.
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