TerraPower LLC.
Fuel Fabrication Licensing and Criticality Engineer
Bellevue, Washington, United States$140k–$181.8kmidAdded 1 month ago
About this role
TerraPower seeks a Fuel Fabrication Licensing and Criticality Engineer to join their Natrium Fuel Design and Supply team. This role focuses on developing and maintaining criticality safety analyses and controls related to fuel fabrication, ensuring safety and compliance with NRC regulations. The ideal candidate will leverage their expertise in reactor physics and nuclear engineering to support design reviews, licensing activities, and operational readiness.
What you'll do
- Develop criticality safety evaluations for fuel fabrication processes.
- Perform criticality calculations using tools like SCALE/KENO and MCNP.
- Establish engineered and administrative controls to ensure subcriticality.
- Develop and maintain Criticality Safety Evaluations and Limits.
- Support design reviews to ensure safety requirements are met.
What they're looking for
- Nuclear Criticality Safety
- Reactor Physics
- Fuel Cycle Engineering
- SCALE/KENO
- MCNP
- NRC Regulations
- Communication
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TerraPower LLC.
- Industry
- Energy & Utilities
Likely interview questions
- Describe your experience performing criticality safety analyses using Monte Carlo methods.
- How familiar are you with NRC regulations related to criticality safety and fuel handling?