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• Perform a variety of complex fuel rod mechanical analyses (rod internal pressure, fuel melt, cladding corrosion, etc.) using NRC approved methodologies. • Perform crud and corrosion risk analyses using industry standard methods, tools, and software. • Plan and support new and irradiated fuel examinations and characterization. • Review fuel design and manufacturing process changes and approve/reject. • Develop fuel and core component design specifications. • Perform core component management and lifetime analyses and tracking. • Ensure high quality, conforming, fuel and components are delivered to the plants on time, within specifications, while holding the manufacturers to the requisite rigor in processes and procedures. • Accommodate emergent work and effectively multi-task while keeping management informed and in agreement with shifting priorities. • Develop and maintain effective working relationships with other groups within NFE, Plan Engineering, Operations, vendors, and sub-suppliers. • Participate in technical training activities such as attending technical seminars, computer code training, group specific training classes, and industry technical/strategic meetings.
- Knowledge of Level 1 and Level 2 PRA model. - Proficient in Computer Aided Fault Tree Analysis (CAFTA), PRAQuant, Equipment Out of Service (EOOS) and Phoenix Architect. - Prepare Risk Assessments for all Safety Related Systems in the plant while maintaining the Probabilistic Future Unavailability (PFU) margins of the system. - Maintain PRA model safety margins to every Safety System and manage/upgrade these margins based on Operating Experience. - Support Operations by evaluating the impact on safety margins within the Preventative Maintenance (PM) program. - Evaluate the impact of out-of-service equipment on the safety limits of the plant during unit outages.
System Engineer for Circumferential Wet Scrape Tool (CWEST) and Bruce Reactor Inspection and Maintenance System (BRIMS) delivery machine - Asset preservation and management which includes assessing the current tool condition, components prone to failure and their mitigation strategies. - Initiated and formalized Life Cycle Management Plans (LCMP) using the failure mechanisms and mitigation strategies that would help understand the life of the tool. - Demonstrating continuous improvement behaviour by working with CWEST Tool’s vendor to develop different design changes that will improve the tool’s performance. - Provided Engineering Support as part of a shift schedule to support a BRIMS campaign in an outage with minimal guidance in a team environment - Ensure all the fuel channel inspection tools perform according to the design requirements as this provides the results that estimate the life of a fuel channel - Direct and oversight the vendors for procedure adherence and compliance with human performance behaviours that lead to an event-free outage - Demonstrated strong analytical, problem-solving and decision-making capability while executing troubleshooting plans to resolve technical problems during an outage -Displayed strong ability to work in a team environment with various vendors under Critical Path time pressure to ensure a smooth and safe outage execution
- Working knowledge of Engineering Change Control (ECC) - Assisting in preparing Design Documentation (Bill Of Materials, Drawings, Technical Specifications) - Familiarity with CSA 285.0 and ASME B31.1 code - Work with multiple stakeholders to issue a documentation change, physical plant change, or administrative change - Assist AutoCAD drafters to prepare/edit drawings to meet the task specifications and maintain proper configuration control. - Assist the Section Manager in completion of Corrective Action Assignments
Severe Accidents Handbook - Created an in-house tool containing plant information on Pickering NGS-B in HTML format that can be used during an Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) exercise or a real accidental event. - Expanded and improved existing HTML tool into a simple Graphical User Interface (GUI) by incorporating end-user feedback Technical assessment for Deuterium mixture production-OPEX event - Contributed to the report by providing support summarizing operating experiences (OPEX) from international events of hydrogen explosions concerning radiolysis and pressure boundary integrity - Investigated potential ignition sources that were previously unobserved for hydrogen explosions GCpedia (Wikipedia for federal government) - Archived a database for Canadian nuclear facilities, systems involved, methodologies used, and procedures followed.
Canadian Standards Association (CSA)- N285.4 and N285.5 - Encouraged active participation and developed a questioning attitude when exposed to the codes and legal requirements and adhering to all regulatory requirements - Provided analyzed solutions using appropriate data to the Periodic Inspection Program (PIP) in a report compilation for distribution to CNSC to maintain an operational focus - Provided full support to CNSC queries and evaluated potential extent of condition concerns Inspection Program Scheduling - Gathered data regarding non-destructive evaluations (NDE) for past and future inspection locations - Verified past inspection reports, following CSA N285.4 and CSA N285.5, for Bruce NGS units and generated an inspection timeline for every component and system
End Shield of a Calandria - Design an apparatus of an end shield of a Calandria vessel in AutoCAD considering factors including instrumentation, geometry and materials used. - Calculate the critical heat flux range and observe material deformation occurrence in the simulator used - From the experiments, obtain the heat transfer data, for the application to Enhanced CANDU-6 Severe accident conditions Material Interaction Tests - Assuming the stage of corium in the Calandria vessel, perform material interaction test at different time intervals and temperatures between Zirconium and Steel - In the tested samples, check for eutectic periods, grain boundaries and changes in material properties upon liquefaction of the combined sample Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) Reactor Information Database - Create a HTML coded file for CNSC combining all the data of all the reactor sites (design, components and their information) which includes, Bruce Power A, Bruce Power B, Darlington site and many others.