The Department of Nuclear Safety and Security (NS) formulates and implements the IAEA’s nuclear safety and security programme, which encompasses the Agency’s activities to protect people and the environment from radiation exposure, and responds to the needs of its Member States related to nuclear safety and security.

The objective of the Division of Nuclear Installation Safety (NSNI) is to achieve and maintain a high level of safety of nuclear installations worldwide that are under design or construction or in operation. The Division does this by establishing standards of safety for the protection of health, including standards for nuclear power plants and other nuclear installations and facilities, and by providing for the application of these standards through, among other things, support for the IAEA’s Technical Cooperation programme, the rendering of safety review services, the promotion of education and training, the fostering of information exchange and the coordination of research and development. In addition, the Division helps ensure safety at nuclear installations by supporting international safety instruments such as the Convention on Nuclear Safety and the Code of Conduct on the Safety of Research Reactors. NSNI comprises five Sections:

•External Events Safety Section
•Operational Safety Section
•Safety Assessment Section
•Regulatory Activities Section
•Research Reactor Safety Section

The External Events Safety Section (EESS) aims to strengthen Member States’ capabilities to enhance the safety of nuclear installations through the proper selection of sites, assessment of site specific hazards and the utilization of site parameters in the design of the installation. EESS develops and implements safety standards and guides for design and safety assessment, methods and tools for deterministic and probabilistic safety analysis and safety performance evaluation for all external hazards considered in the design of a nuclear facility. The Section coordinates and supports Member States in establishing and implementing the engineering safety of installations and safety assessment and capacity building activities for embarking countries in the area of site and installation design safety, construction and operations.

Main Purpose

The main purpose of this consultancy is to develop technical documents in the field of hazard analysis for Site Evaluation and Safety Assessment for nuclear installations.

Functions / Key Results Expected

The consultant shall:
– Plan and lead technical meetings for the collection and analysis of best practices in MS in hazard related areas as identified by the Donors of extrabudgetary contribution or by the EESS program and planning;
– Finalize technical documents by merging contributions from External Experts and based on the discussions at the consultancy and technical meetings; develop draft documents and presentation material for internal approval;
– Provide presentations to Member States on IAEA Safety documents in relation to site safety;
Contributions are expected to the following documents:
– Tecdoc entitled “Ergodicity of Ground Motion Models for Site Specific Seismic Hazard Assessment at Nuclear Installation Sites”;
– Tecdoc entitled ” Evaluation of Probabilistic Seismic Hazard Analysis (PSHA) Based on Observational Data”;
– Tecdoc “Benchmarking Current Practices in Probabilistic Fault Displacement Hazard Analysis for Nuclear Installations”;
– Safety Report entitled ” Evaluation of Epistemic Uncertainty in Seismic Hazard Assessment for Nuclear Installations”;
– Safety Report entitled “Evaluation of Seismic Site Response for Nuclear Installation Sites”;
– Tecdoc “Seismic Monitoring of Nuclear Installation Sites”;
– Safety Report ” Effect of Climate Change on Assessment of Meteorological and Hydrological Hazards for Nuclear Installations”.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Required –

Skills and Expertise

•    External Hazards Safety Assessment

•    Site Safety

•    Site Selection for Nuclear Installations

Qualifications and Experience

• University degree in in geophysics, geology, civil engineering or a related field.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in hazard analysis for nuclear installation sites.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in project management in engineering projects.
• Knowledge of IAEA safety standards on external event hazard assessment and design.
• Fluency in written and spoken English. Knowledge of other official IAEA languages (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, Spanish) is an asset.

Remuneration

The remuneration for this consultancy is a daily fee of up to a maximum of € 300, based on qualifications and experience. In case duty travel is required within the assignment, a daily subsistence allowance (DSA) and travel costs are provided. Health coverage and pension fund are the responsibility of the incumbent.