Floating Nuclear Fuel Lifecycle Lead

BlueCore Energy; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

BlueCore Energy, based in Long Beach, CA, seeks a Fuel Lifecycle Lead to manage the nuclear fuel program for Nautilus, a floating barge-based power plant. You will oversee procurement, licensing, and long-term fuel storage and disposal, interacting with regulators and port authorities.

The role spans procurement, reactor engineering, operations, licensing, transport logistics, and maritime safety, with global scope beyond Nautilus.

Qualifications

• Deep experience in nuclear fuel management, fuel handling operations, or fuel cycle project management.
• Working knowledge of PWR fuel design, core loading, and refueling outage planning/execution.
• Familiarity with regulatory frameworks for nuclear fuel (10 CFR Part 50/52/53, 70, 71, 72).
• Strong project management with vendor contracts, outages, shipping logistics, and submittals.

Responsibilities

• Own the fuel handling program from receipt through disposition including inspection, loading, outages, spent fuel pool ops, and dry storage.
• Develop fuel handling procedures and coordinate with reactor engineering on core design and reload analyses.
• Author regulatory-grade safety analyses for DOE/NRC submissions and license applications.
• Lead licensing for fuel transportation including 10 CFR Part 71 and coordination with DOT, USCG, NRC.
• Plan and execute refueling outages with cross-functional teams to ensure safety and schedule.
• Develop spent fuel management strategy including interim storage and long-term DOE disposal.
• Navigate NRC/DOE/USCG/ABS/DOT/Port of Long Beach regulatory intersections for fuel handling.
• Build relationships with ports and fuel service providers to enable commercial port fueling operations.
• Coordinate with engineering, operations, licensing, training, and leadership to embed fuel handling in design and procedures.
• Travel to fabrication facilities, NRC HQ, INL and vendor sites for coordination.

Skills

Nuclear fuel management

Project management

Regulatory knowledge

Technical writing

Travel readiness

Job description

BlueCore Energy, based in Long Beach, CA, seeks a Fuel Lifecycle Lead to manage the nuclear fuel program for Nautilus, a floating barge-based power plant. You will oversee procurement, licensing, and long-term fuel storage and disposal, interacting with regulators and port authorities.

The role spans procurement, reactor engineering, operations, licensing, transport logistics, and maritime safety, with global scope beyond Nautilus.