Senior Nuclear Criticality Safety Engineer
Oklo · Santa Clara, CA or Remote
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Thanks for your interest in Oklo! We are searching for a Senior Nuclear Criticality Safety Engineer to join our team.
Position Description
A Senior Nuclear Criticality Safety Engineer at Oklo is responsible for performing criticality safety evaluations, developing the nuclear criticality safety basis, and architecting the nuclear criticality safety program for a first-of-a-kind used nuclear fuel recycling facility.
Specific responsibilities may include:
Identifying and evaluating nuclear criticality safety (NCS) hazards for fuel cycle facilities
Performing criticality safety evaluations (CSEs) to demonstrate subcriticality under normal and credible abnormal conditions
Developing the criticality code validation report
Demonstrating compliance with the double-contingency principle
Documenting criticality hazard analyses, CSEs, and supporting technical information
Evaluating and implementing controlled parameters for the NCS program
Developing the criticality accident alarm system and inadvertent criticality emergency response plan
Supporting safety basis development and licensing efforts
Developing and administering the NCS program, methodologies, and management measures
Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelors, Masters, or PhD in nuclear engineering, chemical engineering, or chemistry, or related field
Minimum 5+ years experience performing CSEs as a part of a nuclear facility’s safety basis
Bonus Qualifications: …
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