Emil James Weil

215-***-**** ac01uq@r.postjobfree.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/emil-weil

Nuclear Engineer

Innovative, analytical, and process-driven performance and systems engineer experienced in using thermal hydraulic coding for nuclear safety analysis. Consistent team player with broad understanding of design and operation to support engineering development. Known for resolving technical problems through complex troubleshooting for safe plant operations. Areas of expertise include:

RELAP and RETRAN thermal hydraulic codes for plant simulation; FORTRAN and Visual Basic / C++ for interfacing reactor primary and secondary systems with BOP systems, malfunctions, and instrumentation.

Trained extensively on thermal hydraulic modeling software, PEPSE; used for forecasting plant energy output.

Extensive experience using ANSYS Fluent, MatLab, LabVIEW, MathCAD, AutoCAD, and SolidWorks.

Microsoft Excel for spreadsheets, data analysis, graphing, and macro programming.

Simulation & Modelling

Software Development

Safety Analysis

Data Collection & Analysis

Operations Management

Complex Troubleshooting

Project Management

Regulatory Compliance

Reactor Physics

Professional Experience

EXELON CORPORATION, Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station, Delta, PA May 2014 – June 2016

Thermal Performance Engineer, Circulation Water System Manager

Primary Engineer for implementation & maintenance of thermal hydraulic modeling tool, PEPSE.

Forecasted MWe losses for various plant conditions; condenser fouling, pump Out-of-Service (OOS), changes in circulating water inlet temperature (CWIT), etc.

Reduced plant downpowers and saved company up to $1M/day using plant prints, design control documentation, and P&IDs.

Identified & resolved equipment and system problems through technical expertise and troubleshooting; monitored system performance and sustained equipment reliability.

Ensured nuclear plant operations complied with applicable safety analyses, industry codes, and regulatory requirements.

X-ENERGY, Greenbelt, MD Mar 2014 – May 2014

Reactor Controls & Simulations Engineer

Helium Purification System (HPS) concept design for Xe-100 High Temperature Gas-Cooled Reactors (HTGR).

Helical tube steam generator investigational studies for deployment into reactor concept.

RELAP5-3D development for primary (helium) and secondary (water) loops.

GSE SYSTEMS, Sykesville, MD April 2010 – April 2013

System Engineer II

Executed thermal hydraulic coding using RELAP for primary and secondary systems in nuclear power plants.

Interfaced BOP systems and instrumentation using FORTRAN code; this used interface variables (temperature, pressure, mass flow, etc.) passed back and forth between the BOP systems and RELAP primary model(s).

Worked on RELAP models for the following simulators: S2 simulator (Germany) for the Gundremmingen BWR plant, Hongyanhe (HYH) CPR-1000 reactor simulator (China), New-Build for NRC AP1000 Design Control Document (DCD) Simulator.

Built real-time simulation as training tools for reactor operators.

Verification and Validation (V&V) of GSE System’s RELAP options verse the Idaho National Laboratory Lost-of-Fluid-Test (LOFT) scaled reactor facility.

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The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA May 2006 – May 2009

Graduate Research Assistant under Dr. Larry E. Hochreiter

Designed and operated thermal hydraulic heat transfer laboratory for United States Naval nuclear power station Bechtel Bettis.

Conducted heat transfer coefficient experiments using both a rectangular and circular test section with nitrogen and helium as the working fluid.

Skilled in COBRA, TRACE, SolidWorks, C/C++ Programming, FORTRAN, AutoCAD, IRONCAD, and Working Model.

Indian Point Energy Center, Buchanan, NY Summer 2007

Engineering Internship

Performed continual analysis of main steamline break transient using RETRAN modeling.

Visual Basic programming and error proofing of the reactor simulator program.

Grid blockage analysis of reactor core.

CemcoLift, Hatfield, PA May 2003 – August 2005

Engineering COOP

Designed and incorporated mechanical devices that enhanced production, including lifts, portable carriers, and safety guarding of production grinders.

Performed stress analysis on structures.

Attended classes and performed studies regarding the ACE program.

Saved company hundreds of thousands of dollars by implementing a waste management and an electrical usage program of the shop and office.

Conducted time studies, documented procedures, and redesigned layouts of departments.

Education

M.S. in Nuclear Engineering

The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA

May 2009 GPA 3.51/4.00

B.S. in Nuclear Engineering and B.S. in Mechanical Engineering

The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA

May 2006 Overall GPA 3.12/4.00 - Major GPA 3.53/4.00

Professional Associations

American Nuclear Society

North American Young Generation in Nuclear (NAYGN)

Professional Achievements Certifications

Engineer-in-Training (EIT)

Fundamental of Engineering (FE) Exam

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