Nuclear Criticality Safety Engineer

Summary

Join Oklo's engineering team as a Nuclear Criticality Safety Engineer! You will perform criticality safety evaluations for nuclear reactor and fuel cycle facilities. Responsibilities include identifying and evaluating NCS hazards, performing CSEs, developing validation reports, and ensuring compliance with safety regulations. You will also document analyses, implement controlled parameters, and develop emergency response plans. This role requires a Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD in a relevant engineering or science field, experience performing CSEs, and proficiency with MCNP and SCALE codes. Oklo offers a competitive salary, flexible time off, equity, 401k, health insurance, FSA, and flexible work hours.

Requirements

• Bachelor's, Masters, or PhD in nuclear engineering, chemical engineering, or chemistry
• Experience performing CSEs as a part of a nuclear facility safety basis
• Proficient with MCNP and SCALE codes

Responsibilities

• Identify and evaluate nuclear criticality safety (NCS) hazards for fuel cycle facilities
• Perform criticality safety evaluations (CSEs) to demonstrate subcriticality under normal and credible abnormal conditions
• Develop the criticality code validation report
• Demonstrate compliance with the double-contingency principle
• Document criticality hazard analyses, CSEs, and supporting technical information
• Evaluate and implement controlled parameters for the NCS program
• Develop the criticality accident alarm system and inadvertent criticality emergency response plan
• Perform radiation shielding analysis to demonstrate adequate radiation mitigation
• Support development of shielding systems
• Support safety basis development and licensing efforts
• Administer the NCS program, methodologies, and management measures

Preferred Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience performing criticality safety evaluations for an NRC licensed fuel cycle facility
• Familiarity with NUREG-1513, NUREG-1520, NUREG/CR-6410, NUREG/CR-6698, and NRC RG 3.71
• Familiarity with ANSI/ANS-8 national standards

Benefits

• Flexible time off
• Equity
• Competitive pay
• 401k
• Health insurance
• FSA
• Flexible work hours