The opportunity
Thanks for your interest in Oklo! We are searching for a Senior Neutronics Engineer to join our engineering team.
What you'll do
Perform reactor core design and optimization using Monte Carlo and, where: appropriate, deterministic neutron transport methods.
Develop and execute models using codes such as MCNP, Serpent, and SCALE
Perform core lifecycle and fuel management analyses, including depletion,: burnup, reactivity evolution, power distributions, fuel utilization, and operating cycle optimization.
Evaluate core physics parameters, including excess reactivity, control: element worth, shutdown margin, reactivity coefficients, kinetics parameters, and criticality safety margins.
Design and optimize irradiation targets to meet isotope yield, specific: activity, radionuclidic purity, heat limits, and production schedule objectives.
Perform depletion, activation, decay, and transmutation analyses for fuel,: targets, structural materials, experimental hardware, and reactor components.
What they're looking for
- Develop neutron and photon source terms for shielding, activation, decay: heat, dose, and isotope processing evaluations.
- Perform shielding analyses using variance reduction techniques.
- Apply sensitivity and uncertainty methods using tools such as TSUNAMI and: SAMPLER to quantify nuclear data, modeling, and manufacturing uncertainties.
- Establish appropriate biases and uncertainties to establish design margins.
