Sara E. Seamans

Senior Engineer

Experience Summary

Ms. Seamans has five years of experience in the nuclear industry in the areas of mechanical design and reviews, nuclear licensing, environmental qualification (EQ), and configuration control. Her design experience includes preparation and review of mechanical engineering calculations, design drawings, specifications, design changes, system descriptions, verification reviews, problem resolution, vendor interface, recommended preventative maintenance activities, and component quality level evaluations. Her work on EQ has included test report assessments and evaluations, program inclusion/exclusion evaluations, acceptance criteria development and implementation, thermal time lag analysis, aging evaluations, temperature profile extrapolations, EQ Central file reviews, and related documentation development. Her work in configuration control includes reviewing open engineering change paperwork, determining the validity of the change, and closing out change paperwork in support of backlog reduction purposes.

She is a member and secretary of IEEE’s Nuclear Power Engineering Working Group responsible for nuclear station security. She is also a member and executive committee member of the Michigan Section of the American Nuclear Society as well as a member of the Engineering Society of Detroit.

Education
BS, Nuclear Engineering & Radiological Sciences, University of Michigan

Registrations/Certifications

Certified Advent Environmental Qualification Engineer – 2006

Completed Professional Engineer Fundamentals of Engineering Examination – 2006

Failure Modes Effects Evaluation Certified – 2006

10 CFR 50.59 Evaluation Certified by LeBlond and Associates, LLC – 2007

HVAC Basics – TRANE – 2009

Corporation Project Experience

Senior Engineer, 2011 to present

Tetra Tech Advent, Ann Arbor, MI

Provided support for Engineering Change Backlog Reduction at Prairie Island Nuclear Power Plant. Responsibilities included preparing drawing revisions, resolving corrective actions, and determining validity of existing change requests in support of closing engineering change paperwork.

Engineer Level II, 2007 to 2010

Acted as the lead mechanical design engineer at URENCO USA’S National Enrichment Facility for the gaseous effluent ventilation system and compressed air system and as such was responsible for design criteria, specifications, detailed design development, and interface with Construction, Operations, Maintenance, system and equipment vendors and licensing. Performed detailed verification review of drawings, specifications, and calculations for HVAC fan/filter units, alpha and Hydrogen Fluoride monitors, dampers, air compressors, fans, A/C units, and liquid effluent collection and treatment system. Served as engineering resident code of record compliance expert. Reviewed and provided comments on EQ Central files at Davis Besse Nuclear Power Station. Performed CDBI inspection support at Prairie Island Nuclear Power Plant in reviewing and resolving corrective actions, engineering changes, and revising calculations.

Engineer Level I, 2006 to 2007

Tetra Tech Advent, Ann Arbor, MI

Completed Advent 3 day training class on EQ. Prepared EQ Central files and related assessments and evaluations for motor control centers (MCCs), motors, terminal blocks, tape splices, control switches, and current transformers. These tasks required an in-depth evaluation of a recent complex refurbishment project and research and review of equipment configuration control drawings. Assessed and provided resolutions related to configuration control document updates.

Previous Experience

Engineering Intern, 2004 to 2005

Palisades Nuclear Plant.

Determined boundary between non-safety and safety components in scope for License Renewal. Performed walkdowns on components to determine material composition for aging analysis. Created and populated a Microsoft Access database. Helped rectify changes between the old and new License Renewal databases.

Professional Affiliations

Member, Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers – Member of Power Engineering Society (member #90473783)
Member and Secretary, IEEE Power Engineering Society Nuclear Power Engineering Committee Working Group on Nuclear Station Security (responsible for IEEE Std 692)
Member and Executive Committee Member, American Nuclear Society – Michigan Section
Member, American Nuclear Society – National Section (member #2032885)
Member, Engineering Society of Detroit (member #140137)

Peer-Reviewed Publications

IEEE Std 692-2010, Criteria for Security Systems for Nuclear Power Generating Station, co-authored with IEEE/PES/NPEC WG-3.2.