Research Assistant (Physics/Engineering /Nuclear Safety Research)

National University of Singapore

  • Singapore
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 4 days ago
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Accept ClosePress Tab to Move to Skip to Content LinkSearch JobsJob DescriptionJob Title: Research Assistant (Physics/Engineering /Nuclear Safety Research)Posting Start Date: 01/09/2025Job Description:Job DescriptionThe candidate scope of work includes the following main areas of responsibility:
  • Perform both steady-state and accident radiological source term evaluations of different event scenarios for high-temperature gas-cooled reactor (HTGRs)
  • Participate in the development and validation of computational models and tools used in source term analysis
  • Study and model the effects of particulate matter on fission product transport behaviour
  • Develop models to evaluate fission product lift-off, plate-out and circulating coolant activities within the primary circuit
  • Assist in the analysis of fission product release from kernels and transport through fuel coatings in defective particles for accident scenarios
  • Support post-processing and data interpretation to inform safety case development and risk quantification
  • Collaborate on the development of an in-house integrated multi-scale source term analysis framework for HTGRs
  • Document results and provide technical inputs to related projects and cross-functional teams
  • Prepare technical reports and presentations for agencies and industrial partners
Qualifications
  • Minimally BEng / MEng in nuclear engineering or a related field or demonstrated experience in radiological source term analysis

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