This Meteorologist position is located in the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Division of Engineering and External Hazards, External Hazards Branch, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Rockville, Maryland.

Duties

Serves as a Meteorologist with special emphasis in atmospheric sciences for the safety or environmental review of nuclear facility licensing reviews, including early site permits, construction permits, operating licenses, combined operating licenses, license renewals, material facility licenses, reactor or material facility decommissioning, license amendment requests, design certification applications, and other licensing actions.

Assesses the implications with respect to the safety requirements of nuclear facility siting, design, and operation and the impact of these facilities on the environment from the time of application through decommissioning.

Relies on management directives, office instructions, rules, regulations, and procedures in carrying out assigned duties.

Ensures that NRC's strategic objectives of protecting public health and safety and the environment, promoting national security, and providing for regulatory actions that are effective, efficient, and open are considered in all efforts.

Conducts technical and regulatory reviews of license applications and licensing amendments for atmospheric science-related matters.

Provides technical assistance and advice on the development of criteria or strategies for the resolution of technical issues in atmospheric sciences and input to related engineering, atmospheric dispersion of radiological releases and toxic gases, and environmental assessments.

Performs acceptance reviews of license renewal and new reactor applications, screens licensee submittals for technical adequacy, enters tracking information in databases, and plans and schedules work activities based on Office and agency goals.

Develops and maintains review schedules for assigned projects by coordinating with other assigned NRC review personnel, NRC contractors, and with key licensee staff.

Coordinates assignments through project managers and supervisors and keeps the status of the projects up to date in the appropriate databases.

As assigned, assesses the environmental impact of nuclear power plants and other nuclear facilities on the atmosphere (i.e., criteria air pollutants, greenhouse gases, and/or airborne radiological concentrations).

Documents findings of reviews and evaluations in inputs to Safety Evaluations, Environmental Impact Statements, or Environmental Assessments; in presentations; in testimony; and in other reports for Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards, Commission, and Atomic Safety and Licensing Board hearings, and public meetings. Appears before these groups, as required, to present and justify technical analyses and evaluations.

Qualifications

You must have at least one year of specialized experience and meet the basic education requirements.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Experience in atmospheric sciences, including atmospheric processes involved in regional climatology; local meteorology related to normal, extreme and severe weather; facility meteorological and air quality measurement programs, including instrumentation and data collection procedures needed for evaluation of atmospheric dispersion characteristics and environmental effects; and modeling of atmospheric dispersion and transport characteristics of both radiological and non-radiological effluents.

The ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate:

1. Demonstrated knowledge and experience in the field of meteorology as related to site characterization relevant to siting nuclear facilities, including characterization. (Example: Describe work experience, education, and training which demonstrate your abilities and your knowledge related to site characterization relevant to siting nuclear facilities).
2. Demonstrated knowledge and experience evaluating meteorologic hazards including tornadoes, hurricanes, drought, and heavy rainfall. (Example: Describe work experience, education, and training which demonstrate your abilities and your knowledge related to extreme weather and other meteorologic hazards).
3. Demonstrated knowledge of and experience with NRC regulations, regulatory guides, ANS and ASCE guidance, and other industry codes and standards applicable to meteorologic site characterization and hazard evaluation including atmospheric dispersion models. (Example: Describe specific experience, training, and accomplishments which demonstrate your knowledge of NRC safety related regulations, NRC related processes (e.g. SSHAC), industry standards, and NRC rules, regulations and guidance governing siting of nuclear facilities. Include several examples of such work and describe the complexity of the issue.)
4. Demonstrated ability to prioritize, plan, schedule, and manage complex technical projects involving interdisciplinary teamwork with technical experts in the fields of external hazards and dose calculations. (Example: Describe specific experience and accomplishments which demonstrate your ability prioritize, plan, schedule and manage complex technical projects involving interdisciplinary teams with expertise relevant to meteorologic characterization and hazard evaluation. Include several specific examples of projects performed and describe the complexity of the work, and your role in organizing and accomplishing the work, and the nature of the interdisciplinary interactions.)
5. Demonstrated ability and significant history presenting meteorologic characterization and hazard information both orally and in writing on complex technical issues. Work assignments demonstrate the ability to lead technical discussions, develop resolution of challenging technical issues, document and provide recommendations to management. Describe experience interacting with management, staff, technical advisory bodies (e.g. NRC's Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards) and representatives of industry. (Example: Describe volume and complexity of specific experience as well as training, and accomplishments which demonstrate your ability to effectively communicate complex technical issues related to meteorologic characterization and hazards. Describe your ability to prepare written documents such as safety evaluations, significant event briefings, or input to inspection related reports. Provide several specific examples of both written and oral communication and describe the audience, the nature and complexity of the issue, and the outcome of such communication.)

Education

Basic Requirements:

A. Degree: meteorology, atmospheric science, or other natural science major that included:
1. At least 24 semester (36 quarter) hours of credit in meteorology/atmospheric science including a minimum of:
Six semester hours of atmospheric dynamics and thermodynamics;*Six semester hours of analysis and prediction of weather systems (synoptic/mesoscale);Three semester hours of physical meteorology; and Two semester hours of remote sensing of the atmosphere and/or instrumentation.
2. Six semester hours of physics, with at least one course that includes laboratory sessions.*
3. Three semester hours of ordinary differential equations.*
4. At least nine semester hours of course work appropriate for a physical science major in any combination of three or more of the following: physical hydrology, statistics, chemistry, physical oceanography, physical climatology, radiative transfer, aeronomy, advanced thermodynamics, advanced electricity and magnetism, light and optics, and computer science.

* There is a prerequisite or corequisite of calculus for course work in atmospheric dynamics and thermodynamics, physics, and differential equations. Calculus courses must be appropriate for a physical science major.

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B. Combination of education and experience -- course work as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education.

Salary Range: $117,962 - $153,354 per year

How to Apply

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