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 promulgating 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 Safety Assessment Section (SAS) helps to improve the capability of Member States in carrying out effective safety assessments and enhancing the safety of nuclear installations. SAS does this by developing safety standards and guides for design and safety assessment; by promoting the use of advanced safety assessment methods and tools with enhanced integration of deterministic and probabilistic analyses and the use of risk-informed and performance-based safety approaches. The Section undertakes Technical Safety Reviews (TSRs) that can be tailored to the needs of requesting parties. The work of the Section covers existing, evolutionary and innovative reactors, including small modular reactors (SMRs), non-water-cooled reactors and fusion reactors.

Main Purpose

The consultant will provide expert advice on safety assessment and design safety projects related to current, evolutionary, and innovative nuclear reactors. The consultant will provide technical expertise with regards to the implementation of the section’s work plan.

Functions / Key Results Expected

• Provide technical expertise and develop IAEA technical documents on safety assessment and design safety as well as guidelines supporting the implementation of IAEA Technical Safety Review (TSR) services.
• Perform technical and editorial reviews of the section’s publications to ensure alignment with IAEA publication requirements.
• Facilitate technical meetings and consultancy meetings on topics related to the safety of current, evolutionary, and innovative reactors.
• Facilitate conferences and symposiums working in multi-Department teams.
• Provide technical advice to the development of capability building events (seminars, webinars, training courses) and training material.
• Provide technical advice for, and support the preparation of work plans and report on progress of the implementation of activities.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Required –

• Experience in design safety and/or safety assessment of nuclear power plants.
• Knowledge of evolutionary and innovative reactors.
• Experience in managing multidisciplinary projects in the nuclear field.
• Good communication (oral and written) and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work in a team and to focus on achieving results.
• Very good command of Microsoft Office.
• Project management abilities.

Qualifications and Experience

• University degree in engineering, physics, chemistry, or a nuclear science related field.
• Minimum of ten years of experience in nuclear safety related projects. International work experience is an asset.
• Knowledge of the IAEA safety standards and experience in their development or application.
• Experience in planning and conducting technical meetings.
• Solid analytical and presentation skills.
• Fluency in written and spoken English. Knowledge of another official IAEA language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, Spanish) 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.