Steve Heagy, Pe Email & Phone Number

• Transient Safety Methods Development for Natrium Plant
• ARMI plugin development for automation of safety analysis calculations using the SAS code

Pittsburgh, PA

• Lead software architect of FPOLIAAP enterprise application
• Full-stack software development and deployment tasks for cloud-based applications that support nuclear safety analysis applications including the storage and management of test facility experimental data, performing.
• Supported methodology and code development for Risk Informed Systems Engineering web application to support NEI-18-04 and 10 CFR 50 Part 53 and performed analyses for Advanced Reactors
• Supported Institute of Transuranium Elements by leading a team of engineers in performing benchmarking of experimental fuel rods with the TRANSURANUS fuel performance code
• Contributed fuel performance, thermal-hydraulic, and software support to project that optimizes core reload calculations for operating plants
• Leading DOE SBIR grant for automating techno-economic feasibility studies for nuclear power plants coupled with Integrated Energy Systems to improve value proposition (and efficient use/flexible operation) of nuclear.

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

• Provided methods development support for next generation scaling analysis applications and performed Dynamic Systems Scaling analysis for NuScale’s NIST-1 Test Facility
• Developed and released python software to support full core fuel rod failure analysis for LOCA event using SIMULATE/RELAP5-3D/TRANSURANUS technologies
• Performed Validation and Verification of RELAP5-3D Systems code and COBRA Sub-channel codes by benchmarking to test facilities and canonical problems.
• Performed full-stack software development for grid-scale energy storage web application; technologies included databasing (JSON/SQL), frontend client-side HTML/Twig/Javascript, server-side PHP controllers, thrift RPC.

Cranberry, PA

• Worked on major automation projects for simulation of in-reactor fuel performance as a software developer and tester
• Maintained plant responsibility for the fuel performance licensing of reload analyses for all Westinghouse fueled BWRs and Combustion Engineering PWRs in the United States
• Performed calculations for major licensing efforts including the application of new fuel designs and extended power uprates
• Trained engineers in the fuel rod design discipline

Monroeville, PA

• Performed safety analysis calculations for BWR, Combustion Engineering, and Westinghouse PWR plants
• Gained software experience by developing automation tools to optimize the fuel rod design reload calculations

Monroeville, PA

• Supported multiple automation project under the guidance of experienced engineers
• Performed safety analysis calculations for BWR, VVER, and Combustion Engineering plants

Boalsburg, PA

• Inspected the road construction project of US-322 and SR-2001 in Boalsburg, PA, making sure the plans were being followed properly

Langhorne, PA

• Gained experience in a manufacturing setting while learning to weld, construct catalytic converters, and package products.

Master Of Engineering (M.Eng.), Nuclear Engineering

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Nuclear Engineering

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Mechanical Engineering