We are currently requesting resumes for the following position : Pipe Wall Thinning Specialist

Resume Due Date : Tuesday, November 05, 2024 (5:00PM EST)

Job ID: 24-111

Number of Vacancies : 2

Level : MP4

Duration : 36 months

Hours of work: 35

Location : 1 Holt Road, Bowmanville, L1C 3Z8 (Hybrid: 1-2 days remote per week)

Job Overview:

- 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.
- Review Plant Design disposition reports.
- Disposition related OPEX at Darlington and Provide technical expertise as required.
- Assist with providing adequate outage coverage with our client’s 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 softwa

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