Criticality Safety Engineer: Nuclear Fuel Fabrication

OpenKrill; USA; Remote; USD 120.000 - 190.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Oklo is seeking a Criticality Analysis & Nuclear Safety Engineer to join our Fuel Fabrication team in the United States. You will develop and maintain the nuclear safety basis and analyses to support design, licensing, construction, commissioning, and operation of advanced fuel fabrication facilities.

Responsibilities include performing CSEs, conducting criticality analyses with MCNP/SCALE/SERPENT, establishing fissile material limits, supporting NRC licensing, and collaborating with process,

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor's or higher degree in Nuclear Engineering or closely related discipline.
• Experience performing nuclear criticality or safety analyses.
• Knowledge of neutron transport methods and computational modeling.
• Understanding of NRC or DOE nuclear safety requirements.
• Strong technical writing and communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively within multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Graduate degree in Nuclear Engineering.
• Experience supporting HALEU, plutonium, or uranium fuel fabrication facilities.
• Experience preparing NRC licensing analyses.
• Knowledge of DOE-STD-3007 and nuclear safety basis methodologies.
• Experience with HAZOPs, accident analysis, or probabilistic risk assessment.
• Familiarity with NQA-1 quality programs.

Aufgaben

• Develop Criticality Safety Evaluations (CSEs) and supporting calculations.
• Perform criticality analyses using MCNP, SCALE, SERPENT, or equivalent software.
• Develop nuclear safety analyses including hazard evaluations and accident analyses.
• Establish fissile material limits, mass limits, geometry controls, moderation controls, and administrative controls.
• Support facility design reviews to ensure criticality-safe equipment layouts and process designs.
• Work with process engineers developing HALEU, plutonium, and uranium metal processes.
• Support NRC licensing documentation and responses to regulatory requests.
• Participate in HAZOPs, What-If analyses, FMEAs, and design reviews.
• Develop criticality alarm system requirements and safety basis documentation.
• Support startup testing, operational readiness reviews, and commissioning.
• Investigate abnormal conditions and recommend corrective actions.
• Maintain compliance with ANSI/ANS-8 standards and applicable NRC/DOE requirements

Kenntnisse

Nuclear criticality safety

Neutron transport knowledge

Computational modeling

Technical writing

Cross-functional collaboration

Startup environment

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree in Nuclear Engineering

Master's degree (bonus)

Tools

MCNP

SCALE

SERPENT

Jobbeschreibung

Oklo is seeking a Criticality Analysis & Nuclear Safety Engineer to join our Fuel Fabrication team in the United States. You will develop and maintain the nuclear safety basis and analyses to support design, licensing, construction, commissioning, and operation of advanced fuel fabrication facilities.

Responsibilities include performing CSEs, conducting criticality analyses with MCNP/SCALE/SERPENT, establishing fissile material limits, supporting NRC licensing, and collaborating with process,