Resume Due Date:  Thursday, September 26, 2024 (5:00PM EST)

Number of Vacancies: 2

Level:  MP4

Duration: 36 months

Hours of work:   35

Location:  1 Holt Road, Bowmanville, L1C 3Z8 (Hybrid – how many days (1-2 days) remote can be discussed, could change based on the project)

Job Overview:

Darlington Nuclear has a mature Flow Accelerated Corrosion (FAC) program, employing the CHECWORKSTM code software to analyze and predict pipe wall thinning rates due to FAC.

• Provide Technical support for the Pipe Wall Thinning Program (FAC and MIC)
• Identify FAC and MIC outage (replacement and/or inspections) scope.
• Identify MIC IOP scope (repair, replacement and/or inspections).
• Track online/outage inspection scope activities. FAC and MIC.
• Assist with the review, verification, and dispositioning of online/outage inspection results. This involves corrosion rate calculations. System Responsible E discussions. Design Engineering dispositions Station Condition Record Corrective Action Plan (SCR CAP).
• Model additional piping as required and Update the Susceptibility Analysis document.
• Perform Pass-2 analysis following outages to identify critical locations for subsequent outage inspections.
• Update CheckworksTM unit chemistry analysis for outage inspections.
• Provide guidance to AIM inspection staff when required as well as Civil Maintenance and Work Control.
• Assist Plant Design dispositioning low wall thicknesses below critical value for High and Low Energy piping.
• U) Review Plant Design disposition reports.
• (k) Disposition related OPEX at Darlington and Provide technical expertise as required.
• (I) Assist with providing adequate outage coverage with OPG staff.
• The Proponent must be able to liaise with outage and AIM personnel (AIM is OPG internal inspection department).
• Help prepare post outage reports for High and Low Energy Piping Inspection Campaign.
• Support MIC IOP inspections.
• Prepare PWT Program Health Report for FAC and MIC.
• Prepare MIC IOP inspection report.
• Prepare yearly MIC Visual Inspection Reports at DNGS under AR
• Perform online walkdowns as required.
• Update Susceptability Analysis.
• Provide general technical support related to Darlington Nuclear Pipe Wall Thinning program and provide support dispositioning OPEX, addressing AR's. Also, support will be required to:
• Support during audits.
• Review and verification of future outage scopes (Scope Review Board advocation with Scope Change Form and risk ranking)
• Prepare or review outage reports.
• Vacation coverage when required.
• General expert advice/ mentoring.
• CHECWORKSTM software support.
• Participate in Peer team Review meetings on behalf of Darlington (Based on an Annual quarterly frequency).
• Participate in SWAP or COG working group meetings (USA or Canada).
• Update DNGS Unit 1,2,3 & 4 FAC and MIC Susceptibility, System and Global Analyses documents (when required based on a 5- year frequency)
• Perform and document engineering evaluations of any negative time-to-Teri! remaining on Units 1,2,3 & 4 following completion of outage campaigns.
• Support DNGS Assessment PWT related scope.
• Support Review Technical Basis and Review Inspection History.
• Support on demand emergency review documents.
• Apply OPEX and outage lessons learned to DNGS PWT Program assessment.
• The proponent to complete OPG PWT CBTs training.
• Perform Industry driven Self Assessments as required for FAC/MIC.
• Yearly Presentation to Senior Management at Plant Health on Program Status (MIC Health Report).
• Perform other duties as required.
• Prepare future years inspection campaigns (e.g., 2026 Inspection Campaign was prepared in November 2023) to align with Cycle Plan Work Control procedures (it varies every year).
• Raise Station Condition Record and pipe inspection/replacement Work Requests as required.
• Write AIOT (Asset Investment Options Template) for potential future projects

Qualifications:

• Candidates must be qualified to employ CHECWORKSTM software for the analysis of inspection results.
•  Must have performed pipe wall thinning analyses using CHECWORKSTM software for at least two consecutive inspection campaigns at a power utility and possess at least 10-years FAC analytical experience as a recognized industry expert in FAC.
• Must have a thorough knowledge of Darlington NGS systems and components including historical problem areas.
• Must be able to provide training in modeling of systems using CHECWORKSTM software.
• Must use, but not limited to, OPG QA program, AS9, Outage and Online Work Control processes to complete the work.
• Must be capable of obtaining Nuclear Security clearance for the Darlington site.
• Must be capable of being Orange-2 Radiation Protection qualified at Darlington.
• Must be capable of meeting and sustaining OPG qualification in Pipe Wall Thinning as well as other engineering qualifications required o conduct engineering duties at the station