- New Design
- Prepared a design change / construction specification package for a state of the art nurse call system for the VA facility in Battle Creek, Michigan (VA0002).
- While On-Loan as NEF Nuclear-Mechanical System Design Lead (for Gaseous Effluent Ventilation System (GEVS) and Compressed Air, Nitrogen, HVAC, and Alpha & HF Monitors (LES001)
- Reviewed Design Specifications, Calculations, and Drawings for Code of Record compliance
- Resolved technical questions raised by nuclear insurer agency
- Performed Quality Assurance Requirement Determinations
- Performed Code of Record compliance reviews
- Performed Interdisciplinary Reviews (IDRs) related to Gaseous Effluent Ventilation Systems (GEVS), Alpha and HF monitors, and HVAC
- Initiated Configuration Change documents and resolved comments to obtain approval.
- Supported System Turnovers and Commissioning and Acceptance
- Resolved condition report issues
- Prepared System Descriptions
- Developed License Basis Document Change Requests
- Initiated and Responded to Engineering Change Requests
- Prepared design calculations for responsible systems
- Was responsible for GEVS, Compressed Air, Nitrogen, Alpha and HF monitors, Technical Gases, and HVAC system related design changes
- Reviewed and approved piping drawings and P&IDs
- Worked with Construction, Operations, and Vendors on System Constructability and Operability
- Performed Supplier Document Reviews
- Helped support required changes to New Mexico Air Quality Permit
- Participated in Factory Acceptance Test for GEVS fan/filter units
- While On-Loan as NEF Fire Protection Design Lead (LES001
- Supported Integrated Safety Analysis Team as fire protection representative
- Reviewed and approved procurement specifications for fire water storage tanks, fire water pump house, underground fire main system, fire protection sprinkler systems, fire protection standpipe systems, and fire detection and alarm systems
- Reviewed and approved fire detection and alarm designs for all major site structures
- Reviewed and approved fiber optic data loop for site fire alarm system
- Reviewed and approved fire suppression system designs for all major site structures
- Reviewed and approved portable fire extinguisher plans for all major site structures
- Reviewed and approved personnel egress plans for all major site structures
- Created Combustible Loading Calculation for structures containing radioactive material
- Created Fire Hazards Analysis document for structures containing radioactive material
- Updated fire protection sections of the site Safety Analysis Report and the Integrated Safety Analysis Summary
- Provided technical inputs to designs of fire-related Items Relied Upon for Safety (IROFS)
- Provided technical interface with the Office of the State Fire Marshal
- Provided technical interface with the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Region II Fire Protection Inspector
- Assisted Commissioning and Acceptance engineers in developing test procedures for the site fire main and building sprinkler systems
- Assisted Operations personnel in developing periodic test and surveillance procedures for the site fire main, building sprinkler systems, and building fire alarm systems
- Provided overview of fire detection and fire protection contractors during installation
- While On-Loan as NEF Integrated Door Design lead (LES001)
- Developed a comprehensive matrix schedule of all doors for each major building of the NEF detailing design requirements for fire, security, weather, dust control, egress, functionality, and operating mode. Resolved issues when overlapping requirements conflicted
- Design Modifications
- Provided follow-up on-site mechanical engineering support to Fermi (DE0012).
- Provided analytical and design support to Emergency Equipment Cooling Water (EECW) System (DE0015).
- Provided licensing and design support to a major technical plant computer system (IPCS) and annunciator system modification. The new IPCS incorporated functions of nine, previously independent, digital processor systems and interfaced with seven additional systems. The modification also included control room and annunciator system upgrades (DE0023, DE0030, DE0037, DE0063).
- Provided on-site assistance to Fermi Project Director (DE0043, DE0062).
- Prepared licensing documents to support design changes to the stand-by liquid control system to reflect new pH control function for alternate source term (DE0059).
- Performed fire protection program assessment and 50.59 documents for Safety Relief Valve nitrogen supply modification for a Midwest BWR (DE0094).
- Provided design support for Emergency Equipment Cooling Water Pump Replacement Project (DE0108).
- Performed a quantitative study to determine the feasibility of a safety injection system improvement modification for a PWR plant (SC0101).
- Prepared conceptual design and design modification for main generator and transformer high voltage fault relay protection system (TE0002).
- Prepared a fire protection system design change for the VA facility in Ann Arbor, Michigan (VA0001).
- Subject Matter Expertise
- Provided technical expertise to a plant's QA audit of a major General Service Water System design modification (DE0013).
- Provided SFPE Member / Fire Protection Technical Specialist to support Nuclear Plant Owner Triennial Fire Protection Audit (DK0001, DK0002, DOM001).
- Provided various engineering support to the Design Engineering department, including 50.59s, independent review, and diesel calculations (NMPI01).
- See project lists under Licensing, Analysis, and Design for additional project examples validating Advent Subject Matter Expertise
- System Engineering and Operability
- Performed calculations and generated documentation in support of Fermi 2 success criteria for HPCI, RCIC, EDGs, and RHR / RHRSW in the form of draft PRA sections of the Fermi 2 MSPI basis document (DE0071).
- Provided technical support during plant shutdown, in the form of analysis of impact on EQ equipment, caused by drywell cooler degraded performance. Subsequently participated on the root cause team (DE0076).
- Provided engineering assistance for Moisture Separator Reheater (MHR) Replacement Project Post-Modification Acceptance Operational Test (DE0093).
- Performed analysis of functionality of instrument sensing lines for exposure to design basis fires (DE0137).
- Evaluated the effects of a Turbine Building HELB on the Operability of EQ Equipment in the Auxiliary Feedwater Pump Rooms in response to IN 2000-20 (FEDB05).
- Evaluated new conditions and past operability for a Midwest PWR's updated turbine building HELB conditions (FEDB10).
- Performed engineering evaluations for the exclusion of equipment and justifications for continued operation of equipment subjected to the effects of a reactor water cleanup line break in the reactor building of a BWR plant (IE0103).
- Analyzed the safety impact of a rupture of a reactor coolant pump's cooling coil on the operability of the component cooling water system for a PWR plant (SC0101).
- Performed GOTHIC High Energy Line Break model modifications in support of the emergency diesel operability determination process (NMPI09).
- Provided Balance of Plant support and expertise for the Systems Engineering Department at Prairie Island (NMPI16, NMPI19).
- Provided Electrical Engineering support and expertise for the Systems Engineering Department at Prairie Island (NMPI17).
- While On-Loan as interim Design Engineering Manager at an Upper Midwest PWR, provided design oversight and major input to several complex operability evaluations (NMPI21).
- Nuclear Security Design
- Prepared 10 CFR 50.59 documentation and licensing change requests for major security modifications being performed (DE0048).
- To validate readiness for an NRC security inspection, developed a Design Basis Threat Compliance Matrix (DE0055).
- Established effectiveness review criteria for security impacts and prepared design input requirements in 50.59 documents for modifications to the secondary alarm station (SAS) security building (DE0080).
- Chaired and participated on the working group to update IEEE Std. 692 on nuclear station security requirements to be consistent with 10 CFR 73 (AES692).
- Integrated Nuclear Door Design
- While On-Loan as NEF Integrated Door Design lead, developed a comprehensive matrix schedule of all doors for each major building of the NEF detailing design requirements for fire, security, weather, dust control, egress, functionality, and operating mode(LES001).
- Resolved issues when overlapping design requirements occurred (LES001)
- Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation (ISFSI)
- Prepared 10 CFR 72.212 report for the ISFSI Project at Fermi 2 (DE0091).
- Provide project management services and related design consulting for the ISFSI project at Fermi 2 (DE0092, DE0112, DE0134).
- Design Basis/Configuration Management
- Performed independent evaluation of future usefulness and long term cost-effectiveness of Callaway's upper level design basis document (ULDBD) Project as part of Callaway's internal self assessment program (AUE001).
- Prepared a grid stability topical DBD (CP0001).
- Prepared Pressurizer Pressure Control System DBD for a PWR plant (CP0006)
- Prepared and validated three design basis documents on post-accident sampling systems (PASS), main steam isolation valve leakage control system (MSIV-LCS), and remote shutdown system for a BWR plant (DE0001).
- Performed validations of the Core Spray System and Reactor Manual Control System DBDs for a BWR plant (DE0002).
- Prepared comprehensive design calculation revisions, engineering evaluations of existing conditions, and Safety Evaluations incident to updating the design bases for DC Electrical systems, the Emergency Equipment and Reactor Building Closed Cooling Water systems, and the Control Air system for a BWR plant (DE0003).
- Prepared four major safety-related service and cooling water system design basis calculations (DE0007, DE0011.
- Prepared four major safety-related service and cooling water system design basis calculations (DE0007, DE0011.
- Performed comprehensive review of design and all design basis related documentation for the Emergency Equipment Cooling Water (EECW) and provided recommendation for resolving existing design issues (DE0049, DE0067).
- Prepared change package and evaluation paperwork to update all design and licensing documents to reflect changes occurring at nuclear power plant's switchyard and one of its offsite power tie lines (DE0052).
- Performed comprehensive design basis calculation for emergency equipment cooling water system at a midwest BWR (DE0065).
- Assisted in completing as-built document updates for a backlog project (DE0085, DE0095, DE0107).
- Assisted the conversion and update of a midwest nuclear power plant's UFSAR to an informational data base to facilitate future searches and updates (DE0105, DE0119).
- Provided implementation (including data cleansing) and training support for conversion of nuclear power plant's financial, schedule, and configuration software to an integrated system (DE0109, DE0115, DE0116, DE0121).
- Performed assessment of the Design Basis Information Program at a Midwest BWR-4 (FE0001).
- Performed assessment of the RHR System part of the Design Basis Information Program at a Midwest BWR-4 (FE0002).
- Developed a comprehensive management action plan for improving the accuracy of drawings used by a BWR plant's control room operators (IE0201).
- Developed and implemented a methodology for selective retention of strip chart recorder data for a nuclear utility in order to minimize the extent of hard copy retention (IE0202).
- Developed a detailed topical EQ program DBD which included a comprehensive description of the evolution of EQ regulatory requirements for a BWR plant (IE0203).
- Prepared the River Water Supply System DBD for a BWR plant (IE0204).
- Prepared an electrical discipline topical DBD (IE0205).
- Developed Program Plan for initiating a design basis reconstitution program for a two loop PWR (NMKE01).
- Performed extensive research and developed a configuration control system for tracking the limiting values from accident analysis on a real time basis for a multi-unit PWR installation (SC0103).
- Assisted a nuclear utility in evaluating the cost and value impact of developing a computerized cross-reference listing of design calculations (SC0103).
- Prepared major revision to an Accident Analysis DBD for a two-unit PWR (SC0112).
- Prepared and validated hazards DBD (seven hazards including: HELB, internal flooding, tornado, severe weather, industrial accidents, internal missiles, and external flooding) for a multi-unit PWR installation (WE0001).
- Resolved Fire Protection / Appendix R open items for a multi-unit PWR plant (WE0002).
- Prepared topical DBDs for EQ and station blackout programs for a multi-unit PWR (WE0004).
- Provided calculation mapping and other configuration management services to support the Prairie Island Calculation Reconstitution and Improvement Project (NMPI06)
- Provided guidance and expertise in interpreting documents pertaining to Licensing Bases and Commitments, Plant System and Equipment Functions and locations, and Plant Design in accordance with the Site change processes and Q-List Project Procedures (NMPI18).
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