Job Description

INTRO
The Nuclear Criticality Safety Program at Canadian Nuclear Laboratories provides the expert leadership, direction, and technical infrastructure necessary to ensure that operations involving fissionable material are performed safely, and in compliance with the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission regulations for Nuclear Criticality Safety. Members of our team possess an equal balance of the technical skills necessary to perform criticality safety analyses, and the interpersonal skills necessary to develop strong, positive relationships with operations staff, and to work collaboratively with the team to solve complex problems.

DUTIES

• Keep up-to-date with changes in Nuclear Criticality Safety regulatory requirements and maintain expertise in the requirements for implementing Nuclear Criticality Safety regulations at Canadian Nuclear Laboratories.
• Interface with Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission staff.
• Review both regulatory and technical documentation related to Nuclear Criticality Safety.
• Support the development and maintenance of Nuclear Criticality Safety Program documentation.
• Deliver Nuclear Criticality Safety training to operations staff.
• Interact with customers to provide oversight and expert regulatory and technical guidance and support (including existing operations, decommissioning and waste management projects, input to the design of new facilities, and emergency preparedness).
• Develop concise and unambiguous material limits and operational rules based on the supporting criticality safety analysis.
• Developing clear, logical, and well-written documentation of the nuclear criticality safety case.
• Support the development and execution of reviews and assessments of the Nuclear Criticality Safety Program.
• Establish plans to meet prescribed objectives and carry out activities in accordance with the established plans.
• Develop and author documentation demonstrating that operations involving fissionable material will remain subcritical under all normal and credible abnormal conditions.
• Interacting with the customer to ensure that the operations are well-understood.
• Interacting with other service providers required to develop the nuclear criticality safety case.
• Performing rigorous technical analysis demonstrating that all normal and credible abnormal conditions will be subcritical. This may include modelling operational activities and experiments using verified and validated computer codes (such as SCALE or MCNP) and performing post-processing and analysis of the results.

QUALIFICATIONS
Education

• Minimum, a Bachelors (Honour) in Engineering, Physics or Science from a university of recognized standing.

Experience

• Technical experience in Nuclear Criticality Safety would be considered an asset.
• Experience in the nuclear industry (particularly in a compliance-related environment) would be considered an asset.

Abilities and Skills

• Ability to work effectively in a highly regulated environment.
• Strong oral communication and interpersonal skills.
• Exceptional written communication skills (technical writing is a significant component of this position).
• Ability to develop and maintain specialized scientific knowledge of nuclear criticality safety including nuclear data and related libraries, processes and procedures.
• Ability to plan and prioritize tasks to ensure deliverables are met on schedule and to work both independently and in a team environment.

Job/Industry Specific Knowledge

• Proficient use of software such as MS Excel, MS Word, and MS PowerPoint.
• Proficient in the use of software such as MCNP and SCALE.
• Nuclear-related experience would be considered an asset.

Location of Work

• On-Site

• This role is based out of CNL\xe2\x80\x99s Chalk River, which will be the designated workplace. CNL may require travel from time to time, as necessary.

CNL is committed to providing an atmosphere free from barriers that promote equity, diversity and inclusion in achieving our mission. CNL welcomes and celebrates employees, stakeholders and partners of all racial, cultural, and ethnic identities.

CNL also supports a workplace environment and a corporate culture built on our Core Values: Respect, Teamwork, Accountability, Safety, Integrity and Excellence, which encourage equitable employment practices and career prospects inclusive of accommodations for all employees.

CNL is committed to being an equal-opportunity employer. If you require accommodation measures during any phase of the hiring process, please inform the Talent Acquisition Specialist with whom you are in contact. All information received in relation to accommodation requests will be kept confidential.

The Chalk River Laboratories site is located on the unceded and unsurrendered territory of the Algonquin Anishinaabe people. As an organization, CNL recognizes and appreciates their historic connection to this place. CNL also recognizes the contributions that First Nations, M\xc3\xa9tis, Inuit and other Indigenous Peoples have made, both in shaping and strengthening this community in particular, and this province and country as a whole.

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