Job Description

Environmental Remediation Management (ERM) nuclear safety analysts is responsible for supporting all the ERM operations and project from conceptual design, though operations and into decommissioning. A Safety Analyst supports the systematic identification of hazard for a facility/project and assesses the potential consequences to determine the risk. They document the analysis, in accordance with the program and regulations. For major changes/new nuclear facilities, document must be approved by the regulator.

DUTIES

• Safety Analysis Document Preparation:

o Prepare high quality technical document which receive a high level of scrutiny
o Act as a technical reviewer for safety analysis documents
o Follow the program and associated CNSC regulations in preparing the documentation

• Safety analysis support to projects, operations and decommissioning activates across CNL sites

o Provide guidance to Facility Authority/Projects with regards to safety and licencing requirements
o Review technical drawings/documents with a focus on impact to safety
o Prepare documentation to support projects/changes including planning, safety analysis and guidance

• Support the safety analysis program

o Ensure documents prepared are in compliance with the program
o Support developing program documentation though document preparation, self-assessments, etc.
o Be involved with REGDOC, CSA, IAEA, ICRP and other agency updates that involve safety analysis

• Systematic Identification of Hazards

o Engage with projects/facilities to identify hazards
o Lead hazard analysis meetings and document the outcomes

• Dose consequence/Frequency estimation

o Use various tools to estimate the potential doses from events to workers, on-site and public
o Use various tools to estimate frequency of events to classify likelihood of occurrence
o Model short term and long term releases from facilities
o Verify other analysts calculations

QUALIFICATIONS

• At minimum, a Bachelors (Honours) in Engineering or Science from a university of recognized standing; or membership in an engineering or scientific professional organization authorized by statute to establish qualification for membership in that organization
• Significant scientific work experience in order to be regarded as a specialist. Preference for experience specifically related to safety analysis or in the nuclear field.
• Fully developed knowledge of two or more of the following areas and a basic understanding of the remainder

o Design engineering process
o Technical writing and problem solving
o Hazard assessment techniques including HAZOP, FMEA, What-If, etc.
o Deterministic safety analysis methods
o Experience with mathematics to support Radiation Dose calculation, airborne release modelling, ground release modelling, etc.

• Job/Industry Specific Knowledge:

o Regulatory framework governing Canadian nuclear industry
o Safety requirements for nuclear facilities
o Nuclear facility operations
o Decommissioning
o Radiological protection

Why CNL?

Does working with a team across Canada to advance nuclear science and technology for a clean and secure world speak to you? We\'re reinventing ourselves to be the pace setters, so we can lead the charge in solving the problems that matter, like building the next generation of clean nuclear and hydrogen energy solutions, developing new and better-targeted cancer treatments, and continuing to lead the world in environmental remediation.

We offer a complete total rewards package:

o paid time off (vacation, sick, floater & personal);

o benefits effective day one, that\xe2\x80\x99s right no waiting period;

o tuition support

o and a pension!

Location:

CNL works with employees across our Canadian locations to enable a hybrid workforce where possible. Our Hybrid employees work with their manager to establish expectations for when they will be on site vs when they are working from home.

About CNL:

CNL is Canada\'s premier nuclear science and technology organization and a world leader in developing nuclear technology for peaceful and innovative applications. Using our unique expertise, we are restoring and protecting the Environment, we are advancing clean energy technology, and our medical breakthroughs continue to improve the health of people around the world.

Our Priorities:

• Clean energy for today and tomorrow.

• Restore and protect the Environment.

• Contribute to the health of Canadians.

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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