Duke Energy Robinson Nuclear Plant Work Values

Daily Duties at Duke Energy Robinson Nuclear Plant:

Was employed by Duke Energy (Formerly Progress Energy Inc. October 2005 to December 2010) as an Electrical/I&C Design Engineering Supervisor at the Robinson Nuclear Plant (RNP) in Hartsville, SC, responsible for the design of modification change packages for the Electrical and I&C equipment at RNP. This included new design or changes to electrical control circuits, electrical distribution, switchgear and protection, conduit and cable layout, I&C systems and/or components, data acquisition and monitoring equipment and associated electrical/uncertainty calculations for determining instrument accuracy, control & alarm setpoints and available margins. Duties also included maintaining the design basis of the plant, ensuring the design documentation was kept up to date, matched the installed configuration of the plant and was in alignment with the plant licensing and design basis. Specific systems supported included turbine-generator system support to the Operations & Maintenance departments during outages as well as the Turbine Field I&C Maintenance Crew to test and calibrate various vibration monitoring sensors (radial/axial and speed reference probes) and corresponding amplifiers for the Bently Nevada System utilizing a wobble test device. Was also responsible for maintaining various programs, such as Appendix R, Safe Shutdown, Station Blackout, Environmental Qualification, Reg. Guide 1.97, Fuse Program, and the Temporary Power and Cable Management System (CAMS) databases. Prior to this, was employed as a System/Project Engineer at RNP (June 1999 to October 2005), providing I&C system engineering support to the Maintenance and Operations departments for various systems, including Electro-Hydraulic Control, Main Generator, Exciter, Isolated Phase Bus Duct, and AMSAC systems, to permit reliable operation of these systems in support of operation of the Unit #2 Reactor. Assumed system responsibility for Reactor Protection, Safeguards, CV Pressure and Sampling and Annunciator systems where responsibilities also included monitoring/trending of the noted systems, troubleshooting support, and modification upgrades to improve system operation and reliability. While performing role as a system engineer supported the project for power upgrade from 2300 to 2346 MW. The project included upgrade/re-ranging of components in EHC System, as well as analysis of Generator/Exciter/GIPB system ratings to ensure that the systems would support upgrade. Supported the successful completion of NRC-graded exercise as Technical Assessment Director on the Emergency Response Organization (ERO) Team, which involved providing supervisor/lead over site of the Accident Assessment team and interface with other lead members of the ERO. Also provided support as engineering duty manager and as engineering mentor.

What they like about Duke Energy Robinson Nuclear Plant:

Working in an organization that is technologically advanced, creative, and innovative is critical in your assessment of hiring companies. Less important to you are stability of the organization, the length of time an organization has been in business, and the business' plans for the future. You prefer a fast-moving company that will take risks to achieve its goals and objectives. The length of time the company has been in business is irrelevant. Maintaining status quo is unnecessary. You thrive on change, uncertainty and the upside of potential business risks, especially those associated with innovation. Stability for the long haul is not nearly as important as is working in an atmosphere that is charged with a sense of urgency and constant change.

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Engineering, Instrumentation, Schematics, Control Systems, Reliability, Assessments, Scheduling, Support

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