Key Performance Areas:<\/p>\n
Safety Analysis:<\/p>\n
\tComprehensive Evaluations: Perform detailed safety and design analyses to evaluate potential risks and the robustness of safety measures in place, ensuring the facility operates within the bounds of regulatory compliance and best practice standards.
\n\tOperational Safety Assurance: Assess the operational safety protocols and emergency response plans to ensure they are effective and up-to-date, promoting a culture of safety throughout the facility.
\n\tRegulatory Compliance: Ensure all safety analyses are documented and communicated to NNR as required, maintaining transparency and adherence to regulations.<\/p>\n
Neutronics and Safety Analysis Utilization:<\/p>\n
\tMCNP\/X and FISPACT-II Application:\u00a0Expertly apply MCNP\/X (Monte Carlo N-Particle Transport Code) and FISPACT-II (inventory and source term code) for precision in neutronics and radiological safety analysis, following stringent international guidelines and meeting regulatory compliance.
\n\tAnalysis Optimization:\u00a0Optimize the use of these codes to simulate reactor behavior accurately under various conditions, enhancing the understanding of core dynamics and radiation transport.
\n\tRegulatory Adherence:\u00a0Stay up-to-date with international guidelines and changes in regulatory requirements to ensure all analyses remain compliant and relevant.<\/p>\n
Code Development and Maintenance:<\/p>\n
\tIn-House Code Enhancement: Contribute to the development and refinement of proprietary fuel and core management codes, improving their functionality and ensuring they meet the specific needs of the facility.
\n\tAccuracy and Reliability: Validate and verify the codes regularly to ensure they produce accurate and reliable data for effective core management and operational decision-making.
\n\tContinuous Update: Maintain and update the codes to incorporate the latest research findings, feedback from operational experience, and evolving technological advancements.<\/p>\n
Reactor Safety Committee Support:<\/p>\n
\tCommittee Engagement:\u00a0Actively support the SAFARI-1 Reactor Safety Committee by assisting with administration, providing technical expertise, contributing to safety reviews, and advising on safety-related matters.
\n\tSafety Enhancements:\u00a0Collaborate with the RSC to identify areas for safety improvements, recommend changes, and help implement new safety protocols.
\n\tDocumentation and Reporting:\u00a0Assist in preparing comprehensive reports for the RSC, documenting safety assessments, incident analyses, and recommendations for maintaining and enhancing reactor safety.<\/p>\n
Beryllium Management:<\/p>\n
\tProcedure Implementation: Execute the implementation of the beryllium management procedure, establishing protocols for safe handling, storage, and disposal of beryllium to prevent exposure and contamination.
\n\tSafety Protocols Enforcement: Enforce stringent safety protocols and provide training to staff on the proper handling of beryllium assemblies.
\n\tDisposal Compliance: Oversee the disposal process of beryllium assemblies, ensuring it complies with environmental regulations and industry best practices for hazardous waste management.<\/p>\n
Core Reload Predictions:<\/p>\n
\tCalculations and Modeling: Utilize advanced computational models to perform accurate core reload predictions, including critical parameters like fuel cladding temperature, to facilitate safe and efficient reactor operations.
\n\tOperational Safety Analysis: Analyze the implications of core reload scenarios on reactor safety, thermal limits, and fuel integrity to ensure all operations remain within the safe operational envelope.
\n\tPredictive Accuracy: Continuously improve the predictive models based on operational data and feedback to enhance the accuracy of future core reload predictions.<\/p>\n
Core Management Processes:<\/p>\n
\tProcess Verification: Regularly verify core management processes to ensure their accuracy and reliability, incorporating checks and balances to prevent and detect errors.
\n\tProcedure Optimization: Work on optimizing core management procedures, streamlining operations while maintaining high safety standards and regulatory compliance.
\n\tContinuous Monitoring: Implement continuous monitoring and assessment of core performance to provide real-time data that supports effective core management and decision-making processes.<\/p>\n
Safeguards Compliance Documentation:<\/p>\n
\tComprehensive Documentation: Produce comprehensive, accurate, and up-to-date documentation required for nuclear safeguards compliance. This includes inventory lists, material transfer records, and facility operation details, ensuring readiness for inspections.
\n\tPreparation for Inspections: Regularly update and review compliance documentation to ensure readiness for unannounced inspections by international bodies, such as the IAEA.
\n\tData Integrity: Ensure that all data provided in the documentation is accurate and verifiable, maintaining a high level of integrity and transparency in all records.<\/p>\n
Safeguards Ledgers and Reports:<\/p>\n
\tAccurate Bookkeeping: Keep meticulous records of nuclear materials, including their use, storage, and transfer, in line with QA (Quality Assurance) standards and safeguard procedures.
\n\tInventory Management: Generate and maintain inventories that accurately reflect the current status of nuclear materials within the facility, ensuring that all changes are logged in a timely and precise manner.
\n\tReport Generation: Prepare and submit required ledgers and reports that detail the facility’s adherence to safeguard procedures, facilitating oversight by regulatory agencies and internal stakeholders.<\/p>\n
IAEA Inspections Representation:<\/p>\n
\tInspection Liaison: Assist with liaison between SAFARI and the IAEA during inspections and audits, supporting the engagement and ensuring that all interactions are conducted professionally and constructively.
\n\tCompliance Assurance: Demonstrate the facility’s compliance with international safeguards and nuclear non-proliferation treaties during inspections, addressing any queries and facilitating the inspectors’ access to required areas and information.
\n\tFollow-Up Actions: After inspections, assist with any necessary follow-up actions to address recommendations or findings, and incorporate feedback into the facility\u2019s safeguards practices to maintain and improve compliance standards.<\/p>\n
Reactor Utilization Activities Support:<\/p>\n
\tOperational Support: Provide technical and operational support for the reactor’s utilization activities, ensuring optimal scheduling and resource allocation for activities like Mo-99 production, ad hoc isotope production, and silicon doping.
\n\tProduction Planning: Assist in the planning and execution of production cycles, addressing logistical, technical, and safety considerations to meet both commercial and research demands.
\n\tProcess Optimization: Work towards continuous improvement of the reactor utilization processes to enhance efficiency and output while adhering to safety standards.<\/p>\n
Coordination with R&D Teams:<\/p>\n
\tCollaborative Planning: Engage with R&D teams to plan and execute experimental programs that leverage the reactor’s capabilities, facilitating innovative research and development initiatives.
\n\tCommunication and Feedback: Maintain clear communication channels with R&D teams to gather feedback and coordinate with reactor operations to support research activities effectively.
\n\tSafety Training:\u00a0Engage in regular safety trainings and contribute to the training of staff.\u00a0
\n\tSafety Initiatives:\u00a0Actively participate in and promote safety culture through continuous improvement efforts and open communication on safety matters.<\/p>\n
Qualifications and Experience:<\/p>\n
Education:<\/p>\n
\tBSc (Hons) Nuclear Science or BEng Nuclear Engineering\u00a0<\/p>\n
Experience:\u00a0<\/p>\n
\t1-3 years in Reactor Engineering, Reactor Safety analysis, Reactor Utilization and Isotope production<\/p>\n
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