Sodium Fire Analysis Engineer
Talascend is currently seeking a Sodium Fire Analysis Engineer for a contract opportunity with our client in Bellevue, Washington (State).
Overview
The Sodium Fire Analysis Engineer is responsible for performing sodium fire modeling calculations to support design and licensing. They will work directly with other nuclear safety analysis and licensing staff to ensure technical and regulatory requirements for nuclear safety and worker protection are met.
Responsibilities
- Develop analytical models for quantification of sodium chemical reactions resulted from sodium-air reactions, sodium-water reactions and sodium-concrete reactions.
- Develop analytical models for aerosol generation and transport.
- Perform software quality assurance activities to qualify sodium fire modeling codes.
- Support the development of mechanistic source term methods for normal operations and postulated accidents.
- Support the development of sodium fire protection program.
- Develop analytical models for containment performance including mass and energy release and subsequent leak rates.
- Perform technical work to support regulatory submittals and NRC interactions.
- Support establishment of overall functional containment strategy considering the sodium fire impact.
- Work with an interdisciplinary team of engineers to establish functional, reliability, performance, safety, and quality requirements for SSC that support the radionuclide containment function as well as support the overall design.
- Establish and maintain documentation of model development and analysis results.
- Perform engineering reviews of analyses and other engineering design media.
- Recommend design solutions for worker protection including control room habitability.
Qualifications
- M.S. or Ph.D. in nuclear engineering, or other relevant engineering degree, with at least 3 years of experience in the nuclear field.
Requirements
- In-depth knowledge of sodium chemical reactions, nuclear systems thermal-hydraulic, reactor dynamics and transient phenomena.
- Experience with performing sodium fire analysis using computer codes such as CONTAIN-LMR, MELCOR, SPCA-ANL, SOFIRE II, NACOM, or similar tools.
- Familiarity with functional containment approach.
- Familiarity with nuclear design, regulatory requirements, and risk-informed performance-based technology guidance for Non-Light Water Reactors.
- Knowledgeable of PRA principles and familiar with the ASME/ANS Non-Light Water PRA standard.
- Experience with SFR safety analysis.
- Experience with other reactor designs can be considered when differentiating candidates.
- Demonstrated strong quantitative, analytical, modeling and reporting skills.
- Understanding of NQA-1 requirements associated with analysis and software management as well as experience working under a quality assurance program.
- Experience in working in multi-disciplinary engineering teams to address engineering challenges.
- Strong software engineering skills in any language.
We thank all applicants for their interest. However, only those qualified individuals who closely meet the qualifications of the position will be contacted. The details of the position are only a summary, other duties may be assigned as necessary.
Background Check and Drug Screen may be required.
Pay range is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, as final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location. Talascend also offers a variety of benefits including: health and disability insurance, 401(k), EAP, paid time off, and company-paid holidays. The specific programs and options available to an employee may vary depending on date of hire, plan requirements, schedule type, and client work site mandates.
Talascend is an Equal Opportunity Employer that recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, or veteran status.