Nuclear Engineer

Idaho National Laboratory • 2w ago

Idaho National Laboratory is hiring a Nuclear Engineer to work in our Reactor, Technology and Integration department. Our team works a 9x80 schedule located out of our Idaho Falls facility with every other Friday off. As the Multiphysics Nuclear Engineer for Molten Salt Technology Application you will apply nuclear engineering principles and methods to design, develop, test, and analyze nuclear equipment and systems - specifically focusing on molten salt technology applications. This entry analyst position will integrate various physics (i.e., multi physics) utilizing NEAMS based MOOSE codes to perform various analyses of molten salt systems. Most of the initial work will focus on validating existing electrochemical models of salt and structure interactions from experiment salt loop data and electrochemical experiments using fluoride and chloride salts. Future work may focus more heavily on applying these methods towards enhancing pyro-processing efficiencies, molten salt fusion blanket design, and Molten Salt Reactor fuel cycle non-proliferation analysis. This position is part of the INL Nuclear Nexus. Responsibilities: - Work with designers, analysts, and customers to develop experimental requirements to analyze molten salt technology for fission reactors, fusion systems, and pyro-processing. - Select and widely apply advanced nuclear engineering design principles, theories, and concepts (which may include reactor fuel and packaging). Decompose project objectives into defined and controlled design requirements. - Use design methodologies, technologies, and processes which are best practice for the technical discipline to develop and define a design, and to validate that the design meets defined requirements. - Document the design (controlled and approved models, drawings, specifications, design descriptions) to establish conformance with design requirements and applicable codes and standards. - Establish testing, inspection, and quality requirements to ensure technical features important to design functions are maintained. - May perform integrated analyses to ensure that experimental requirements and facility safety bases are met. - May perform integrated analyses to ensure that storage, transportation, and disposal requirements and facility safety bases are met. - Defend analytical methods and results in management and independent reviews. - Perform analysis and design tasks supporting project/program interactions with (experiment) sponsors, operations, and engineering organizations to ensure that project related operations are performed in a manner that is consistent with the facility authorization. - Develop physics-based mathematical models of mechanical, chemical, and electrical systems to support and verify design. Develop and improve models and analysis methods. - Prepare reports and peer-reviewed publications. - Other duties as assigned.