Mike Ruffolo, B.A.Sc, P.Eng Email & Phone Number

Toronto, On, Ca

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Pickering, Ontario, Canada

Pickering, Ontario, Canada

Led technical evaluation/development of safety improvement plan that supported successful life extension and 10-year relicensing of the plant. The program included optimization of Pickering’s eventual final shutdown plan. Effectively managed internal team of 10 to 20 Nuclear Professionals, hundreds of external Consultants and Engineers, and relationship with Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC). Controlled >$30M in Engineering budget of an overall program. Directed the entire $307M… Show more Led technical evaluation/development of safety improvement plan that supported successful life extension and 10-year relicensing of the plant. The program included optimization of Pickering’s eventual final shutdown plan. Effectively managed internal team of 10 to 20 Nuclear Professionals, hundreds of external Consultants and Engineers, and relationship with Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC). Controlled >$30M in Engineering budget of an overall program. Directed the entire $307M program for a portion of the assignment. Key Achievements: * Directed the successful upgrade of the Pickering’s aging and asset management programs * Led the preparation of Canada’s first ever subsequent Periodic Safety Review (PSR)* Successfully liaised the Pickering PSR gain CNSC approval ahead schedule. * Key team member in obtaining Pickering’s first ever 10-year operating license.* Contributed to gaining 4 more years of operation creating $4B in generation revenue. * Represented Canada at various United Nations IAEA meetings in Vienna, Austria regarding the planning of long-term safe operation of nuclear power plants. * Spearheaded safety assessment of Pickering’s first ever 2-year deferral of the VBO and successfully obtained CNSC approval. This led to an increase of over $30M in generation revenue.* Drove safety assessment that successfully transitioned Pickering to a 30-month outage interval creating an increase of over $200M in additional generation revenue. Show less

Pickering, Ontario, Canada

Managed implementation of the Equipment Reliability program at the site.* Directed Feed Train Section (~10 Engineers) – Condensate, Feedwater and Main Steam systems.* Led Nuclear Systems Department (~35 Engineers) – SDS, ECI, NPCS, RRS, Moderator, HTS systems.

Pickering, Ontario, Canada

Mississauga, Ontario, Canada