Mechanical Designer
CurrentFuel handling systems designer from May 2009 to September 2012. Reactor coolant feeder systems designer from October 2012 to present. Currently involved in mechanical engineering and procurement tasks for the Darlington Nuclear Generating Station Retube and Feeder Replacement project.Project Experience:As outlined in the Projects section below.CANDU Technology Knowledge/Experience Areas:Fuel handling system & layout & sequences, fuelling machine & carriage, fuel… Show more Fuel handling systems designer from May 2009 to September 2012. Reactor coolant feeder systems designer from October 2012 to present. Currently involved in mechanical engineering and procurement tasks for the Darlington Nuclear Generating Station Retube and Feeder Replacement project.Project Experience:As outlined in the Projects section below.CANDU Technology Knowledge/Experience Areas:Fuel handling system & layout & sequences, fuelling machine & carriage, fuel channel shield plug & pressure tube seal and latch, channel closure plug, snout plug, guide sleeve & insertion tool, fuel grappling tools, fuelling machine bridge & support columns, fuelling machine maintenance lock tracks, spent fuel trays & stacks, tray lifting tool, feeder assembly, feeder integral fittings, feeder supports.Reporting Experience:Design Description, Design Requirements, Design Input Summary, Design Specification, Technical Specification, Engineering Quotation Request, Assessment Document, Technical Document, Detail Drawing, Memorandum, Minutes of Meeting, and informal calculations and records.Training Received:• Safety, Risk Avoidance and Mitigation, Access Control, Emergency Preparedness, Radiation Protection, and Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) training.• Code of Ethics, Quality Assurance (QA), and company procedure training.• Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) Introduction and Fundamental Principles, GD&T Advanced Applications and Analysis, and Intro to ANSYS.• CANDU training in areas of Site and Plant Layout, Balance of Plant, Fuel Handling, Fuel Channel Design, Process Systems, Materials, Reactor Physics, Human Factors Engineering, and Safety and Licensing. Show less