"Research Assistant (Physics/Engineering /Nuclear Safety Research)"

Job Description

The candidate scope of work includes the following main areas of responsibility:

• Perform both steady-state and accident radiological source term evaluations of different event scenarios for high-temperature gas-cooled reactor (HTGRs)
• Participate in the development and validation of computational models and tools used in source term analysis
• Study and model the effects of particulate matter on fission product transport behaviour
• Develop models to evaluate fission product lift-off, plate-out and circulating coolant activities within the primary circuit
• Assist in the analysis of fission product release from kernels and transport through fuel coatings in defective particles for accident scenarios
• Support post-processing and data interpretation to inform safety case development and risk quantification
• Collaborate on the development of an in-house integrated multi-scale source term analysis framework for HTGRs
• Document results and provide technical inputs to related projects and cross-functional teams
• Prepare technical reports and presentations for agencies and industrial partners

Qualifications

• Minimally BEng / MEng in nuclear engineering or a related field or demonstrated experience in radiological source term analysis
• Experience in Python or C++ for model development
• Experience with codes such as MELCOR or STACY would be highly considered
• Ability to initiate collaborative research in a multidisciplinary team
• Able to conduct innovative research
• Good team player, enthusiastic and good communication skills

More Information

Location: Kent Ridge Campus

Organization: S'pore Nuclear Rsch & Safety Initiative

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