Senior Licensing Engineer
Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation
Total years of experience :30 years, 10 Months
Senior Licensing Engineer,
Nuclear and Regulatory Assurance Department,
Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation is a commercial electricity generating facility.
Accomplishments:
• Preparing licensing documents and submitting to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), and ensuring that regulatory compliance is maintained.
• Providing licensing support and developing regulatory procedures and processes for WCNOC.
• Making changes to Technical Specifications and preparing License Amendment Request (LAR).
• Interfacing between the NRC and the company; serving as the primary liaison between the station and the NRC Residents’ Issues-of-Concern (IOC).
• Maintaining Updated Final Safety Analysis Report (UFSAR).
• Managing the Nuclear Electric Insurance Limited (NEIL), and American Nuclear Insurers (ANI) Program.
• Developing and delivering technical presentations regarding licensing activities for use inside and outside of the company.
• Participating in the plant Emergency Response Organization (ERO) team.
Senior Nuclear Licensing Engineer 05/2017 - 5/2018.
Regulatory Assurance Department.
The Grand Gulf Nuclear Station is a commercial electricity generating facility.
Accomplishments:
• Site Licensing Lead for Exemption Requests, License Amendment Request (LAR), and non-LAR departures pursuant to NEI 06-02 Guidelines.
• Primary interface for Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) residents’ Issues-of-Concern (IOC).
• Prepared Tornado Missile Risk Evaluator License Amendment Request in accordance with NEI 17-02 Guidelines to ensure that the plant in compliance with Nuclear & Criticality Safety requirements, and Probabilistic Risk Assessment.
• Developed License Event Report per NUREG-1022 Guidelines.
• CreatedRegulatory Performance Indicators in accordance with NEI 99-02 Guidelines.
• Reviewed Tech Spec Amendments.
• Performed the role of Offsite Communicator for the Emergency Response Organization.
• Supported station preparation and communications for NRC Inspections and coordinated their visits.
The Enercon provides engineering, environmental, technical and management services.
Accomplishments:
• Demonstrated exceptional knowledge in Nuclear Steam Supply System (NSSS): Managed the Independent Safety Verification (ISV) project of Barakah Nuclear Power Plant APR 1400, Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) UAE to meet the licensing and regulatory compliance, and to ensure that the design is safe. Performed a thorough and in-depth review of NSSS sections of Final Safety Analysis Report (FSAR). Developed procedures and policies. Communicated both internally and externally. Prepared training material on ISV process. Prepared a report with recommendations and was submitted to ENEC. Led a group of 19 engineers.
• Exhibited excellent communication and negotiation skills: wrote a proposal on Hardened Containment Vent System modification for Hope Creek Generating Station of Public Service Electric & Gas that resulted in winning a contract $1, 350, 000 for the organization.
• Served as an engineering review board (ERB) member - an expert professional advisor in nuclear safety evaluation program. Performed ERB reviews that monitored and critiqued engineering products related to nuclear safety prior to delivery to clients.
• Mentored younger engineers by providing direction, coaching, and oversight and ensured job performance requirements are understood and competency is achieved. Demonstrated technical leadership skills by presenting training regarding NSSS, design package, licensing, 50.59 Review, and safety analysis that saved money by eliminating the need for hiring external trainers. Engineers’ efficiency went up 20%.
• Responded to US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (USNRC) questions for Seabrook Station of NextEra Energy on Remote Safe Shutdown procedures. Reviewed the procedure and prepared report identifying deficiencies and provided recommendations for mitigation.
The AREVA is a multinational global leader in nuclear energy, covering the entire nuclear lifecycle, and a major player in renewable energy.
Accomplishments:
• Served as the Lead Engineer for the US Evolutionary Power Reactor (US EPR) Project and have worked directly with the managers and supervisors: identified cost and resource requirements; updated schedule; prepared budget; prepared PCNs; prepared work plan; facilitated and lead the meetings; participated to the design certification document project weekly meetings with senior managers, managers, project managers, and with other Lead Engineers. Managed a team of 21 engineers.
• Performed the role of Interdisciplinary Coordinator for US EPR Detailed Design Engineering Project: communicated between the Bechtel and AREVA engineers; interacted between Systems, Design, Project Management and other technical disciplines. Performed vendor oversight, owner’s reviews of AE designs, and ensured design integrity is maintained. Lead a group of 14 engineers.
• Prepared vendor documents, calculations, design packages: Developed safety analysis report (deign certification document) for the US EPR. Generated design packages, calculations, topical reports, technical reports, and summary reports. These documents were submitted to USNRC to obtain USNRC approval of application of the licensed methodologies in the design certification document. Made presentations to the USNRC.
• Prepared Design Change Package for Callaway Nuclear Plant’s modification package of “Replacement Reactor Vessel Closure Head”; performed 50.59 Reviews and updated FSAR, calculations, drawings, and specifications.
The Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant is a commercial electricity generating facility.
Accomplishments:
• Conducted oversight assessments and evaluated the quality assurance activities to support Browns Ferry Unit 1 Restart Project to ensure compliance to procedure and regulatory requirements are met.
• Performed an overview of cleanliness inspection requirements and activities that were performed on Reactor Water Cleanup System, and Emergency Equipment Cooling Water System. These systems had not been inservice for 20 years.
• Prepared report and made presentations to the team and management to share challenges and lesson learned.
The Columbia Generating Station is a commercial electricity generating facility.
Accomplishments:
• Reviewed, revised and proposed policies to eliminate discrepancies and to improve programmatic operations.
• Updated Design Bases Documents by eliminating discrepancies and removing inconsistencies.
• Reviewed technical data of fluid flow and pressure drop calculation for power plant service water system.
• Revised net positive suction head (NPSH) calculation of emergency core cooling system (ECCS) suction strainer plugging issue identified in USNRC Bulletin 96-03.
The Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station is a commercial electricity generating facility.
Accomplishments:
• Prepared Design Change Packages and performed 50.59 Regulatory Applicability Determinations, Screens, Reviews, and Evaluations. Modified existing guidelines and protocols for the plant Component Cooling Water system that reduced maintenance time 30 percent when monitoring valve performance.
• Prepared power plant Operability Determination/Operability Evaluations to resolve degraded and/or nonconforming conditions.
• Evaluated and resolved Corrective Actions such as modification package “Reactor Vessel Head CRDM Nozzle Repair”. Performed environmental qualification (EQ) temperature calculation for reactor vessel annulus components in response to USNRC concerns.
The Cooper Nuclear Station is a commercial electricity generating facility.
Accomplishments:
• Identified equipment reliability concerns: prepared and implemented modification for the High Pressure Coolant Injection (HPCI) system including 50.59 Review process. It was in response to Significant Operating Event Report, SOER 86-03. Resulted in avoiding unscheduled plant shutdown saving several million dollars.
• Prepared and implemented modification for the Main Steam Isolation Valve Limit Switch. The change increased EQ life from one to three cycles. Resulted in savings $150K each refueling outage and decreased outage workload.
• Managed resolution of over 2250 unauthorized modifications installed since initial construction of plant in response to USNRC Inspection Reports, Notices of Violation, and Confirmatory Action Letter. Our team was successful and our plant was the first nuclear plant allowed to continue operation under a confirmatory action letter.
• Managed reconstitution of Design Basis Document (DBD) program including process improvement and administration by developing new procedures and eliminating discrepancies. Resulted in more accurate and efficient use for regulator, vendor and plant personnel.
• Participated in Utility’s Inspection Preparation Team for NRC 95003 Inspection to respond regulators’ concerns.
• Served as the Configuration Management Supervisor: ensured that the plant configuration conforms with the design and licensing bases and are properly documented.
The Millstone Nuclear Power Station is a commercial electricity generating facility.
Accomplishments:
• Performed 50.59 Reviews for identified and documented discrepancies. Facilitated restart process; reviewed and updated Final Safety Analysis Report (FSAR); verified Design Basis Document, and Tech Spec changes.
• Supported 50.54f effort, provided response to USNRC concerns about compliance, procedures, drawings, and change documents. Verified thermal-hydraulics and heat transfer calculations for critical systems.
• Wrote recommendation report regarding the acceptance or technical deficiencies of a plant technical product and design.
The Westinghouse Electric Corporation pioneered in the power generation industry and provides nuclear products and services to utilities internationally.
Accomplishments:
• Assisted to write NSSS sections of FSAR Chapters for AP600 project.
• Performed small break loss-of-coolant accident (SBLOCA) analysis, transient analysis, and thermal-hydraulics for AP600 Project using the NOTRUMP computer code. Compared information with the Achilles experiment data.
• Wrote guideline concerning data required for c design of AP600 Project safety analysis.
The Performance Centered Engineering provides engineering, technical and management services.
Accomplishments:
• Developed proposals and presented them to Performance Centered Engineering (PCE) potential customers that included technical schedules & budgets. Lead the project and managed a team of 12 engineers.
• Performed thermal-hydraulics, heat transfer, fluid flow and safety analysis for nuclear power plants.
• Developed quality assurance manual as member of three-person team that satisfied PCE compliance with 10 CFR Appendix B.
Combustion Engineering - a multi-national American-based engineering firm and a leader in the development of both fossil and nuclear steam supply power systems.
Accomplishments:
• Developed licensing methodology for ABB CE’s advanced light water reactor (System 80+) including NSSS, power uprate, shutdown risk design assessment, and emergency core cooling system (ECCS) evaluation analysis.
• Performed thermal-hydraulics, safety analysis, core design, reload design, LOCA analysis, transient analysis, heat transfer, fluid flow, thermodynamics, and two-phase flow for domestic commercial nuclear power plants.
• Generated DBD Reconstitution for the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Stations (SONGS), a project valued at $5 million. This project allowed improvement in 10CFR50.59 prepared for SONGS.
• Developed computer code model, which predicted two-phase test results within 10 percent. Benchmarked post-CHF heat transfer package of best-estimate RELAP5 code with FLECHT experiments for both force-feed and gravity-feed re-flooding. Reduced calculated temperature predictions during a severe accident by 300°F.
• Facilitated business development activities in Russia by participating in technical and administrative meetings. Represented ABB CE and coordinated meetings between American and Russian engineers. Acted as Russian language interpreter. ABB CE wan the contract.
Ph.D. in Nuclear Engineering. (Ph.D. thesis title: “Experimental Investigation of Heat Transfer and Analysis of Fuel Rod Temperature Regimes During Emergency Core Cooling of Pressurized Water Reactors”).
M.S. in Mechanical Engineering. (M.S. in Engineering thesis title: “Modernization of a Long Range Ship’s Power Plant”).
