Denis Paris

Former NPP Engineering Superintendent

Dieppe, Normandy, France

About

Experience

  • Retired / retraite at Home Sweet Home
    May 2006 - Present · 20 yrs 2 mos

    After 41 years in 11 countries 16 assignments.

  • Engineering Superintendent NPP refurbishment project at Canadian Nuclear Partners
    Mar 2025 - May 2026 · 1 yr 3 mos

  • Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation (11 yrs 9 mos)
    • Senior Resident Inspector
      Sep 2015 - Oct 2024 · 9 yrs 2 mos

      NPP operation regulatory oversight for Units 1 , 2 & 3 (2021 to now) Initial Power Ascension Testing regulatory oversight for Unit 1 (2020) Unit 2 (2021) Unit 3 (2022) and Unit 4 forecasted end of 2023 Commissioning regulatory oversight on BNPP Units 1 to 4 (2014 to 2023) Managing the regulatory oversight of the Operation/ Commissioning activities BNPP Units 1 to 4 (Korean APR1400 MWe) test procedures, operating procedures and administrative procedures adherence, witnessing & review of safety related tests, adherence to functions procedures, ensuring the MCR operations activities are conducted in safe and controlled manner, follow up of entries in LCO, adherence to Nuclear Quality Assurance (NQA-1), follow-up and resolution of issues and findings like; not constructed as designed, not performing as design... Participating to scheduling meetings, interface meetings. Team leader for monthly commissioning inspections and quarterly operation inspections.

    • Senior Inspector (Nuclear Safety Department) for Barakah NPP site
      Apr 2014 - Aug 2015 · 1 yr 5 mos

      Construction and commissioning inspections at BNPP Units 1 to 4 site. Based in Abu Dhabi Nuclear Regulatory body offices (FANR).

    • Manager, Operations Training
      Feb 2013 - Apr 2014 · 1 yr 3 mos

      Manager, Operations Training at Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation

  • Senior Reactor Operator Instructor at Eskom
    Jul 2011 - Feb 2013 · 1 yr 8 mos

    Certified instructor for continuation training in classroom and PWR900MWe simulator of licensed SRO from Eskom nuclear power plant. Koeberg training program is accredited by INPO.

  • NSSS Commissioning team Manager at OL3 EPR (Finland) at AREVA NP
    Jan 2009 - Jun 2011 · 2 yrs 6 mos

    Preparation of NSSS (Nuclear Island Systems) commissioning activities and test procedures of the first of a kind PWR1600MWe nuclear reactor (EPR) for Areva NP in Finland. All 29 NSSS System Commissining Programs (SCP), 2 loss of offsite power SCP and Commissioning Instructions (CIs) Phase A and B approved by client (TVO) in Dec 2010 ahead of commissioning schedule. Follow-up of NSSS safety cases, NSSS operation manuals and testing manuals Scheduling of future NSSS Commissioning activities, Phase A and B. Participation to Weekly interface meeting, scheduling meetings and weekly inspections during construction phase