Come join a growing multidisciplinary team of designers and engineers designing the next generation nuclear power plant.
Holtec International is seeking Nuclear Radiation Protection Engineers to perform radiation shielding, radionuclide release / transport, and dose assessment in support of nuclear plant operations, as needed for development and licensing of the SMR-160 passive, natural circulation, integral light water reactor.
Engineer will be part of a team executing a U.S. Government cost-shared development program requiring efficient completion of engineering assignments.
Typical Responsibilities would include :
- Determine radiation source terms and transport to various systems and components at the SMR-160 pant during normal operation and transient conditions.
- Develop radiation protection design features and perform radiation shielding, occupational exposure, and site dose assessment for the SMR-160 plant during normal operation and transient conditions.
- Report preparation and licensing documentation
Applicants should meet the following minimum requirements in order to be considered for this position :
- BS in Nuclear Engineering or physics (or closely related field) from an accredited college of university
- 0-5 years of demonstrated experience in the nuclear industry or similarly applicable (i.e., academia or national laboratory)
- Demonstrated experience and proficiency with radiation source term, shielding and radiological-consequence dose assessment tools, e.
g., MCNP, SCALE, GALE, ARCON96, RADTRAD or other applicable analysis code packages
- General knowledge of nuclear power plant operations and ALARA principles / programs
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Proficiency required in Microsoft Office suite of PC applications (Word, Excel, Outlook, Powerpoint)
- MS in nuclear engineering with emphasis on radiation protection and dose assessment
- 5+ years of professional experience in the nuclear industry or similar, especially performing engineering calculations / evaluations
- Demonstrated experience and proficiency in performing radiological release and transport calculation to evaluate dose to worker and public.
- Experience with computer languages such as Python
- Experience preparing licensing documents for submittal to NRC and comprehensive knowledge of NUREG-0800 (NRC Standard Review Plan for LWRs) Chapter 12 and 15 requirements
- Eligible to work under Department of Energy 10 CFR Part 810