Nuclear Engineering Intern for SERPENT 2 Qualification in Criticality Safety Studies
Framatome is an international nuclear-energy company that supplies nuclear-plant components, fuel, instrumentation and control systems, and reactor services.
About Framatome
Framatome designs, services, and installs components, fuel, and instrumentation and control systems for the global nuclear fleet. Its current corporate headquarters is in Courbevoie, France, and it is majority-owned by EDF.
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About the Role
You will learn criticality-safety studies and the relevant calculation tools. You will define representative configurations, model fissile-material configurations in SERPENT 2, run calculations with SERPENT 2 and reference tools, compare results, analyze discrepancies and sensitivities, assess biases, define the code's qualification domain, and document and synthesize the qualification work.
Requirements
- Bac+5 engineering or university studies specializing in nuclear engineering
- Linux
- Shell scripting
- Python
- Java
- Scientific methodology
- Technical documentation
- Operational French
- Operational English
Responsibilities
- Learn criticality-safety study principles and calculation tools
- Learn the SERPENT 2 Monte Carlo neutronics code
- Define representative configurations for SERPENT 2 qualification
- Model fissile-material configurations in SERPENT 2
- Run calculations with SERPENT 2 and reference tools
- Compare calculation results and analyze discrepancies
- Study sensitivity to modelling assumptions and neutronics parameters
- Assess calculation biases and penalties
- Contribute to defining the SERPENT 2 qualification domain
- Document the qualification approach and synthesize results