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Thanks for your interest in Oklo! We are searching for a Safety Analysis Engineer to join our team. Position Description: We are seeking a skilled Safety Analysis Engineer to support the development of the safety basis for a first-of-a-kind used nuclear fuel recycling facility. You will support the identification and evaluation of hazards/accidents, the designation of Items Relied On For Safety (IROFS), and the development of management measures. Additionally, you will support radiological, subcriticality, chemical, and fire safety programs. Specific responsibilities may include: - Develop and maintain safety basis documents according to applicable Nuclear Regulatory Commission regulation and guidance - Support Integrated Safety Analysis (ISA), Criticality Safety Evaluations, Fire Hazard Analysis (FHA), and Natural Phenomena Hazard (NPH) analysis - Identify and evaluate radiological, criticality, chemical, fire, and natural phenomena hazards - Identify and evaluate accident sequences using both inductive and deductive methods - Perform deterministic consequence severity calculations for radiological/chemical source term and dose - Perform likelihood calculations using qualitative and semi-quantitative (e. g. , layers of protection analysis) - Designate items relied on for safety (IROFS) for the prevention and mitigation of accidents - Develop management measures to ensure adequate availability and reliability of IROFS Competencies: We are looking for a Safety Analysis Engineer that is: - Passionate about clean energy - An optimist at heart - Passionate about making advanced fission a reality - Willing and able to learn quickly - Willing to think differently and do things in new ways - Comfortable in a fast-paced, highly iterative startup environment - Excited to think creatively, critically, and reflectively about the problems they are solving while not leaning only on what has been done before - Willing to propose novel and creative solutions to technical problems - An excellent writer who can write in a modern active voice, so make your cover letter compelling and write it well! - Able to communicate technical content and results verbally Minimum Qualifications: - Bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, nuclear engineering, or related discipline; a master's or Ph. D. is highly desirable - 3-5 years of experience in experience in nuclear safety, process safety, or similar high-hazard environments. - Hazard and Operability Study (HAZOP) and Failure Modes and Effects (FMEA) PHA methods Bonus Qualifications: - NRC licensed fuel cycle facility safety basis development - Consequence severity analysis using RADTRAD, MELCOR/MACCS, ARCON and PAVAN - Event tree and fault tree analysis - NUREG-1513, NUREG-1520, NUREG-1718 and relevant regulatory frameworks Who you are: A startup person: You aren't driven by titles or hierarchy, and prefer efficiency to excess process.

You don't need or expect to have a lot of guidance but you enjoy working in a fast-paced team. If you prefer the culture and feel of a large organization, that is great, but you likely won’t enjoy working with us! There is plenty of important work and plenty of good opportunities with organizations like that. Motivated: You are self-motivated. You bring an enthusiasm to the team, and imbue a sense of passion that goes beyond clocking in and clocking out. This isn’t about a fake or arbitrary “pieces of flair” mentality or lack of work-life balance! It is about being a part of the vision and feeling a part of reaching team goals. A team-player: Oklo genuinely is a team. We aren’t about taking credit for ourselves, and we aren’t about pushing blame to others. We do incredible things because we work as a team. An excellent communicator: We need a person who is not only technically competent but also a clear and upbeat communicator.

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