Jenna S. Pettigrew
Nuclear Engineer, Commercial nuclear generation
Charlotte, NC · (310) 555 0183 · name@example.com · linkedin.com/in/jennaspettigrew
Key Qualifications
EXPERIENCE
Seven years in reactor core design and fuel management
INDUSTRIES
Commercial nuclear generation, fleet engineering support
SPECIALTIES
Cycle design, reload safety evaluation, core monitoring, fuel economics
SYSTEMS
CASMO, SIMULATE, MATLAB, Python, Microsoft Excel
CREDENTIALS
Professional Engineer license, North Carolina; member, American Nuclear Society
EDUCATION
Master of Science in nuclear engineering, North Carolina State University
Executive Summary
Nuclear engineer with seven years in core design and fuel management for a two unit pressurized water station. Builds cycle designs, checks them against the safety analysis limits and writes the reload package that supports each refueling outage.
Signature Achievements
- Designed four reload cores that ran to the planned burnup with no fuel duty issues.
- Saved about two million dollars in fuel cost across two cycles by revising the loading pattern.
- Closed a core monitoring discrepancy that had produced weekly alarms for two years.
- Wrote the reload safety evaluation supporting a license amendment request to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
- Automated the cycle depletion run set and cut the design turnaround from ten days to four.
- Qualified two engineers on core design methods as their assigned mentor.
Professional Experience
Nuclear Engineer
Catawba Valley Nuclear Services, Charlotte, NC 2021 to present
Fleet reactor engineering group of sixteen supporting two pressurized water stations
- Produces cycle designs and loading patterns and checks them against safety analysis limits.
- Prepares reload safety evaluations under part 50 of the federal regulations.
- Monitors core performance against predictions and explains the differences.
- Supports outage planning with fuel handling sequences and shuffle schedules.
Reactor Engineer
Piedmont Power Cooperative, Seneca, SC 2019 to 2021
Station engineering staff of nine at a single unit plant
- Ran daily core follow calculations and reported thermal margin to operations.
- Supported startup physics testing after two refueling outages.
Engineering Associate
Yadkin River Energy Partners, Winston Salem, NC 2018 to 2019
Generation engineering group of twenty covering thermal and hydroelectric assets
- Analyzed plant performance data and prepared monthly efficiency reports.
- Assisted with condition monitoring on rotating equipment.
Licensure and Certification
Professional Engineer license, North Carolina
Member, American Nuclear Society
Education
Master of Science in nuclear engineering, North Carolina State University
Bachelor of Science in nuclear engineering, North Carolina State University
Core Skills
Core design · Reload evaluation · Fuel management · Thermal margin analysis · CASMO and SIMULATE · MATLAB · Python · Outage support · Regulatory documentation · Mentoring