Nuclear Operations Shift Lead

Job Summary

Provides advisory technical support and technical advice to on conditions affecting safe plant operation. Provides advisory technical support to the Operations team in the areas of thermal hydraulics, reactor engineering, and plant analysis on the operations safety of the plant. Assists shift operations personnel to recognize, diagnose, and effectively deal with plant transients or other abnormal plant conditions. Ensures the safe and efficient operation of the plant by supporting priorities on operations planning, scheduling and cost. Leads operations activities through all conditions related to start-up, shutdown power generation, and emergency operations.

Key Accountabilities

• Starts, operates, and shuts down the reactor, auxiliary reactor systems, main steam turbines, generator and auxiliary turbine generator equipment as required.  
• Performs emergency operations required for safety reasons and/or to maintain electric services and safeguard station equipment.
• Performs routine tests of the reactor safeguard equipment and radiation protection systems.
• Removes units from service in the event of an emergency and implements established emergency procedures.
• Maintains, reviews and evaluates all operating records to preserve documentation of all operations, activities and responses to any unusual conditions in accordance with Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) specifications.
• Informs operations leadership of any nonstandard conditions or changes to plant status and ensures plan of corrective actions.
• Performs routine work control review, approval and return to service of maintenance work orders and coordinates activities with maintenance supervision.
• Performs routine operations surveillance's, PMs and routines.
• Establishes both short and long-term objectives for plant control and direct personnel in other departments to coordinate activities per the Plan Of Day.
• Provides operations objective to on-shift personnel from the Chemistry, Radiation Protection, Maintenance, Engineering and Security departments as required to ensure completion of scheduled shift activities.
• Provides oversight of plant operations to ensure compliance with regulations, technical specifications, and operations administrative controls.
• Acts as Response team member to unplanned events and prepares detailed reports for submittal to senior management.
• Supports performance improvement initiatives such as assessments, benchmarks, and the corrective action program.
• Conducts observations and evaluates performance against the stations standards, identifies gaps in performance and provides coaching and feedback. 

Minimum Education & Experience Requirements

Education and experience must be verified and in accordance with Regulatory Qualifications List and ACAD 10001, Guidelines for Initial Training and Qualification of Licensed Operators as described below:

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent in engineering, engineering technology or related sciences AND 18 months of nuclear experience OR
• High School diploma or equivalent GED AND
  • For an RO Upgrade or Direct SRO, must meet the eligibility requirement of current INPO ACAD 12 months or more as an ACTIVE RO at Fermi OR
  • 12 month or more as an ACTIVE RO or SRO at a commercial power reactor facility of the same vendor and vintage OR
  • 18 months or more as an ACTIVE RO or SRO at a BWR/PWR facility OR
  • 18 months in position equivalent to the reactor operator position at a military reactor such as:
    • Reactor Operator
    • Engineering Officer of the Watch / Propulsion Plant Watch Officer
    • Engineering Watch Supervisor / Propulsion Plant Watch Supervisor OR

• Must obtain and maintain Senior Reactor Operator (SRO) license issued by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
• Must meet the eligibility requirement of current INPO ACAD for a Direct SRO.
• Must meet the eligibility requirement of current INPO ACAD for a Shift Technical Advisor.
• Completion of INPO Accredited Shift Technical Advisor Training Program.

Other Qualifications

• Pass physical examination for Nuclear Regulatory Commission Regulation 396, "Certificate of Physical Exam" and Guide 1.134, "Medical Evaluation of Nuclear Power Plant Personnel Requiring Operator Licenses".
• Must obtain and maintain Senior Reactor Operator (SRO) license issued by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Additional Information

Incumbents may engage in all or some combination of the activities and accountabilities and utilize a variety of the competencies cited in this description depending upon the organization and role to which they are assigned. This description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by incumbents in this job. It is not intended as in all-inclusive list of accountabilities or responsibilities, nor is it intended to limit the rights of supervisors or management representatives to assign, direct and control the work of employees under their supervision.