Nuclear Licensing Engineer – Marine SMR Power Plant

Bluecore Energy HQ; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

BlueCore Energy seeks a Nuclear Licensing Engineer - Fuel Lifecycle to build and govern the nuclear fuel program for BC-15, from procurement to final disposition. Based in Long Beach, you will manage contracts, procedures, regulatory submittals, and long-term storage/disposal planning.

Responsibilities include fuel handling oversight, DOE safety/FSAR contributions, and licensing for marine transport. Travel to NRC, INL, and vendor facilities is expected as needed.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in commercial nuclear fuel management or fuel cycle projects.
• Knowledge of PWR fuel design, core loading, and refueling outage planning.
• Familiarity with 10 CFR Part 50/52/53, 10 CFR Part 70, 10 CFR Part 71, 10 CFR Part 72 and applicable FSAR/TS.
• Strong leadership in managing vendor contracts, outage schedules, shipping logistics, and regulatory submittals.
• Excellent technical writing for regulatory-grade safety analysis documents.
• Willingness to travel to vendor sites, NRC headquarters, INL, and port locations.

Responsibilities

• Own the fuel handling program from receipt through disposition, including inspections, loading, and outages.
• Develop fuel handling procedures and coordinate with reactor engineering on core design and reload analysis.
• Author and support DOE safety basis and NRC license applications, including accident analysis and criticality safety.
• Lead licensing for fuel transportation including 10 CFR Part 71 cask certification and route approvals.
• Plan and execute refueling outages with cross-functional teams to ensure safety and on-schedule delivery.
• Develop spent fuel management strategy, interim storage, and long-term DOE acceptance planning.
• Navigate NRC/DOE/USCG/DOT/Port of Long Beach regulatory intersections for fuel handling.
• Build relationships with port authorities and fuel service providers for regulatory agreements.
• Coordinate with engineering, operations, licensing, and leadership to embed fuel handling into design and procedures.
• Travel to fabrication facilities, NRC, INL, and port sites for coordination.

Skills

Nuclear fuel management

Fuel handling operations

Project management

Regulatory knowledge

Technical writing

Travel readiness

Education

Active SRO license

Job description

BlueCore Energy seeks a Nuclear Licensing Engineer - Fuel Lifecycle to build and govern the nuclear fuel program for BC-15, from procurement to final disposition. Based in Long Beach, you will manage contracts, procedures, regulatory submittals, and long-term storage/disposal planning.

Responsibilities include fuel handling oversight, DOE safety/FSAR contributions, and licensing for marine transport. Travel to NRC, INL, and vendor facilities is expected as needed.