Consultant - Transport Safety Unit

Organizational Setting

The Department of Nuclear Safety and Security (NS) formulates and implements the IAEA's nuclear safety and security programme, which encompasses the IAEA'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 nuclear security.
 

The Division of Radiation, Transport and Waste Safety develops and maintains standards for radiation protection, radioactive waste safety, and safety in the transport of radioactive material that enable the beneficial uses of radiation to be exploited while ensuring appropriate protection of workers, the public, patients and the environment. It also assists Member States in the implementation of these standards and provides related services.
The Regulatory Infrastructure and Transport Safety Section (RIT) is responsible for providing Member States with safety standards, guidance and tools to foster regulatory infrastructure for radiation safety, for the safe transport of radioactive material and for managing information to identify the needs of Member States with a view to improving radiation, transport and waste safety.

The Transport Safety Unit is responsible for establishing and maintaining safety standards related to the worldwide safe transport of radioactive material, including the IAEA's Regulations for the Safe Transport of Radioactive Material, and to appraise the application of the safety standards in Member States. This includes efforts to foster the harmonized incorporation of the Transport Regulations and other associated safety standards by international organizations. In addition, the Unit manages projects concerned with key aspects of the Transport Regulations, provides training related to the safe transport of radioactive material, and operates and maintains databases relating to transport issues. The Unit convenes meetings to guide its activities, involving experts from Member States and associated international organizations, including the periodic convening of the Transport Safety Standards Committee (TRANSSC). It is also involved in the provision of technical cooperation to Member States, including training activities.

Main Purpose

Reporting to the Unit Head, the consultant will advise and facilitate the exchange of information on the design, implementation and evaluation of safety systems of transportable nuclear power plants (TNPPs) or transport of SMRs  with regards to current international  legal and regulatory frame work on transport safety including  IAEA Safety Standards. 

The consultant will identify and synthetize the lessons learned for newly designed and operating TNPPs or SMRs world-wide, work done at the IAEA's Divisions in the areas of  front end, back end fuel cycles for SMRs/TNPP, design of TNPPs or transportable reactors,  nuclear engineering and will provide advice on a path forward. The consultant will provide technical expertise in the development of IAEA documents related to transportable reactors /TNPPs, draft a new IAEA NSS publication on transport safety for TNPPs or SMRs, and develop and deliver at the capacity building events the related training materials. The consultant will organize and participate, as required, in consultancy meetings, workshops, training courses and technical meetings.

Functions / Key Results Expected

• Identify and synthetize the lessons learned for newly designed and operating TNPPs from a transport safety perspective.
• Assess the implementation and applicability of existing nuclear safety requirements and guidance available in the current guidance documents and draft a gap analysis.
• Organize and participate in the meetings on TNPPs. and analyze reports published internationally on TNPPs.
• Develop new IAEA publications on the Transport safety of transportable reactors, TNPPs.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Required -

Skills and Expertise

• Transportable Nuclear Power Plants
• NPP Conduct of Operations
• Report Development experience
• Transport Safety Knowledge

Language

•    English

Qualifications and Experience

• Advanced University Degree in Nuclear Science, Nuclear Engineering, or related field.

• Minimum of five years of experience working in safety, security or nuclear engineering filed of nuclear power plants.

• Good oral and written command of English. Knowledge of other official IAEA languages (Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Russian and 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.