EPM - Nuclear Career Opportunities

Introduction to EPM By Robert Kalantari

Engineering Planning and Management, Inc. www.epm-inc.com

EPM History  Founded in 1980 to assist US nuclear utilities to develop strategies for resolving federal safety regulatory compliance issues.  Has since expanded offerings to provide a full range of management consulting, technical services, professional training and software solutions for nuclear power utilities in North America, Europe and Asia.

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EPM Mission  Provide management strategies, technical services, training, and software solutions to address operational, risk, and regulatory challenges  Build and implement effective risk assessment and configuration management addressing safety regulations  Execute critical projects for clients using: – Proven engineering and computational methods – Creative and innovative software solutions – The best expertise available 3

EPM Offices  Headquarters and Engineering and Software –Framingham, Massachusetts (Boston suburb)

 With offices in: –Knoxville, Tennessee –Hudson, Wisconsin (Twin Cities suburb) –Cary, North Carolina (Raleigh suburb) 4

EPM Expertise  Professional staff with credentials in a range of engineering disciplines: – – – – – – –

Fire Protection PRA Electrical and Systems Engineering Regulatory Compliance for Various Programs Licensing and Design Certification Support Configuration Management Software Application Development & Data Management – Advanced Computational Methods & Software Tools 5

Quality Assurance  EPM has developed and maintains a world-class QA Program for nuclear project activities and work products – 10 CRF50 Appendix B QA Program and Procedures – NUREG 0800-SRP-17.5 and NFPA 805 Augmented Quality Program and Procedures – NUPIC Approved Vendor/Supplier – CANPAC Approved Vendor/Supplier per the Canadian National Standard CSA N286.1-00  Document Management System integrated with Quality Management System 6

Fire Protection  Risk-Informed Performance-Based Safe Shutdown Analysis, Using NFPA 805  Deterministic Safe Shutdown Analysis Using Regulatory Guide (RG) 1.189 “Fire Protection for Nuclear Power Plants”  Fire Protection System Design  Training and Inspection Support

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Probabilistic Safety Assessment     

Internal Event PRA Fire Modeling (FDT, FDS, CFAST) Fire PRA/Seismic PRA Human Reliability Analysis (HRA) Training

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Support Services  Thermal-Hydraulic Analysis (MAAP, Gothic)  Significance Determination Process (SDP)  Mitigating Systems Performance Index (MSPI)  Station Blackout (SBO) Coping/Emergency Power Management Analysis

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Other Programs    

Component Classification (Q-List) Maintenance Rule (10CFR50.65) Environmental Qualification (EQ) Supply Chain Management

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We Offer Software Tools Genesis Solution Suite® Modules:  EDISON – Cable, Wire and Raceway Management – Existing Construction and New Build Design

 SAFE – Post Fire Safe Shutdown – Deterministic and Performance Based Solutions  TDAC – NFPA 805 Transition Report Development/Post-Transition Program Maintenance  Milieu – Environmental Qualification 11

Our Clients  70% of Utilities in the US  90% of Utilities in Canada  Also Utilities, Regulators, and Engineering companies in Canada, Russia, Ukraine, South Korea and recently Japan in the area of Fire Safety  International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) with safety inspections of NPPs 12

Career Opportunities  EPM has been one of the most successful engineering, software and consulting firms in the North American nuclear market for the past thirty years. We are constantly seeking energetic and creative professionals to provide the next generation of technical solutions to support the nuclear industry.

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Career Opportunities     

Electrical Engineers Chemical Engineers Mechanical Engineers Nuclear Engineers Software Designers

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Contact Us  Please send your resume to Human Resources: Deven Heroux 959 Concord Street, Suite 310 Framingham, MA 01701 [email protected] Website: www.epm-inc.com 15