TARUN KUMAR SAU, P.E.

AREVA Federal Services LLC

Phone: 678-***-**** (Cell)

Title/Position: Senior Structural Engineer/Structural Lead Engineer

Years of Experience: 40

SUMMARY

Mr. Sau has 36 years of civil, structural and nuclear construction consulting engineering experience, including over twenty years in progressively responsible advisory leadership positions. His responsibilities have included ANSYS Finite Element Analysis for complex concrete structure (MOX) and interface with NRC review, constructability engineering work supervision, scheduling, project scope and proposal preparation, and training. He is also experienced in identifying field problems Issuing EDCR in designing, implementing and integrating creative solutions. Mr. Sau worked in WECTEC Seneca Oconee Nuclear Station as Responsible Engineer (RE) for External Flood Protection project, design of slop shotcrete and casing, Discharge Diversion Wall for flood protection associate with Engineering Change (EC) since March 2015 to May 2016. His past responsibility is lead civil structural engineer for the ECC Process SRS project. His current assignment is probabilistic analysis of equipment hatch/personal air lock openings for EPR project.

Mr. Sau’s Advisory Engineering background past 11 years includes meeting with NRC and DOE question/ response for all structural Finite Element ANSYS analysis, SSI analysis, Geo-Tech analysis and Concrete design for the MOX project. Mr. Sau worked for 6 years in MOX project construction site resolving constructability problems.

Mr. Sau’s Concrete analysis design background includes leadership of very complex concrete design of foundation slab, walls, elevated slabs, beams and columns by using ANSYS Finite Element Analysis and ANSYS post process results thru Design MACRO. He is presently working as a Lead engineering Manager for the Very complex concrete framed structure for the MOX project implementation of ACI 349-97 code and lead part of construction related problem solution using ANSYS analysis Sub-Modeling method. Success of the MOX project concrete structure primarily depends on quick construction problem solution.

Mr. Sau’s ANSYS analysis background includes seven years leadership of very complex concrete structural analysis which involved performing static and seismic structural analysis. He has also served (last Six years) as a Principal/Advisory Engineer for ANSYS analysis for MOX project requiring a staff level of up to 20 Engineering personnel.

Mr. Sau’s licensing background includes Final Safety Analysis Report and Updated Safety Analysis Report (FSAR/USAR) review and revision work, including 10CFR50.59 safety evaluations, as well as justifications and assessments for continued operation. He has also performed licensing support, design basis reconstitution, and design process improvement program work.

Mr. Sau’s technical background includes extensive civil, structural and mechanical piping systems design and analysis work in TVA (Watts Bar Project 9 years). He has served as Supervising Engineer for a modification reduction program of complex structures for multiple pipe supports/HVAC supports/Cable tray supports/Conduit supports, Pipe whip Restraint, which involved performing dynamic structural analyses and received client award for saving project cost over five million dollars. He has also served as Supervising Engineer for pipe support design for nuclear power station projects requiring a staff level of up to 20 personnel. Mr. Sau served as a lead engineer for 20 Engineering personnel for massive pipe support operability qualification due to water hammer (96-06) effect for Oconee Nuclear station (three units) and project completed before schedule within budget.

Mr. Sau’s computer background includes mainframe, mini-computer, and network Mac and PC applications, including Microsoft Word and Excel, as related to structural analysis and design and project report and database functions. Computer program used for the different projects such as ANSYS, GT STRUDL, STADD, MATH CAD.

EDUCATION/TRAINING

MS, Cooper Union Engineering College, New York, 1972

BS, Calcutta University, India, 1967

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS/CERTIFICATIONS

Registered Professional Engineer, Texas

American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), Member

EXPERIENCE

WECTEC/Lutech (Oconee Nuclear Project) 03/15-Present

VAS (SRS DOE Project) 02/14-02/15

AREVA FEDERAL SERVICES LLC 06/97-01/2014

Denso Manufacturing, Inc., Tenn. 01/96-06/97

Raytheon Construction & Services, Inc.(TVA) 08/91-12/95

Sargent & Lundy LLC (TVA) 08/89-07/91

04/85-08/86

Stone & Webster Engineering Corporation 09/86-07/89

Duke Power 06/77-04/85

Ebasco Services, Inc. 02/77-06/78

United Engineers & Constructors, Inc. 01/74-02/77

Bechtel Corporation 04/72-12/73

PROJECT EXPERIENCE:

Senior Structural engineer in WECTEC Seneca Oconee Nuclear Station as Responsible Engineer (RE) for External Flood Protection project, design of slop shotcrete and casing, Discharge Diversion Wall for flood protection associate with Engineering Change (EC) since March 2015 to May 2016.

Advisory Civil/Structural Engineer for AREVA AFS in Charlotte Office since Dec 1st 2010. The responsibility includes principal engineering/design responsibility of Enhanced Chemical Cleaning (ECC) Process project. The responsibility includes project planning, interdisciplinary coordination, scoping and technical guidance to the group of engineers and meeting with the client as a structural lead. Responsibility including to lead the US ITER project as a technical consultant for engineering specification and design standard.

Advisory/Principal engineer for the MOX Project presentation to NRC for Finite Element Analysis of the global concrete structure including SSI analysis and Geo-Tech analysis results and response to any RAI (request for additional information) from NRC. Successfully presented all the response to NRC’s questions and received NRC’s approval for the construction for the MOX project.

MOX Fuel Fabrication Facility (Sept. 1999 to Jan.2011): Performing ANSYS concrete structural modeling and all loading information for static and seismic, Tornado and wind loads including static and dynamic soil pressure loads. The MOX analysis group was performing a very complex structural analysis job requiring coordination and interface with other discipline. The task also involved to interface with the Geotechnical group and implement their report to perform the static analysis of variable soil springs. Also perform the Modal Analysis and SASSI analysis to perform the response spectra analysis. Responsibility includes generating Post process results from ANSYS analysis and set up proper guidance to the engineers to design the concrete structure based on post process results. Also leads a group of 12 engineers for designing concrete structure for foundation slab, walls, elevated slabs, beams and columns by using ACI code 349-97. Responsibility includes as a lead engineer for NRC’s review of all structural finite element analysis and design qualification.

USAR Update: Projec; Cooper Nuclear Station, Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD) - Responsible Engineer for Cooper’s USAR Update Project, in order to validate USAR sections to 10CFR50.59 requirements. Prepare specification for piping and structural licensing bases.

Generic Letter 96-06 Water Hammer Effects on Pipe Supports, Oconee Nuclear Station, Duke Power – Principal advisory engineer for a group of 18 engineers performing structural evaluations of Generic Letter 96-06 water hammer effects on Oconee Nuclear Station pipe supports. Water hammer effect on RC cooling system (96-06) – Develop the most critical concepts to qualify all RC cooling piping system as an advisory structural engineer for twenty engineers is a challenging job. . The project duration was about two years for three units and finished ahead of schedule within budget.

Large-Bore Piping Project, Florida Power Corporation (FPC) - Involved in leading finite element analysis work for a side loaded clamp capacity evaluation of U-bolts subject to side loads for FPC’s Large-Bore Piping Project.

Cable Tray and Conduit Support Modification Reduction Program, Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) - Served as a Principal Engineer for cable tray and conduit support modification reductions. Eliminated and/or simplified safety-related cable tray conduit supports by performing refined dynamic analyses and reassessing support qualifications. Responsible supervisor for simplified modification program and coordinate with fifteen engineers. This program saved TVA more than $2 million dollars in project costs.

Embedded Plate Qualification Group Supervision (TVA)- Principal engineer for the Embedded Plate Qualification Group of 15 senior and junior engineers. Work activities included preparing flow charts, scheduling and estimating costs, and providing task status reports and technical assistance to engineers performing calculation and program standardization functions.

Thermo-Lag Work (TVA)- Coordinated Thermo-Lag work plans for conduits and cable trays. Also, requalified support structures for Thermo-Lag loads.

Nuclear Plant Embedded Plate Qualification - Performed as-built qualification design and analysis work for a nuclear power station using vertical slice review (VSR) methodology. Served as Group Leader responsible for an entire plant’s embedded plate qualification using grouping and bounding methods. Prepared design change notices (DCNs) to implement modifications. Worked for the FDCN/DCN Closure Group.

Cable Tray Support Walkdowns - Supervised walkdown teams consisting of 20 engineers using the walkdown procedure for Category I cable tray supports. Also, supervised engineers and reviewed cable tray support calculations for seismic effects. In addition, prepare Corrective Action Program (CAP) closure reports and walkdown procedures.

Concrete Structure Designs and Analyses - Held responsibility for the design and analysis of a primary reactor building concrete shell wall for accidental pressure, temperature, seismic and tornado effects. Designed a spent fuel pool (SFP) concrete structure and analyzed seismic considerations of hydro dynamic sloshing effects. Design turbo generator foundation and other equipment foundations for a thermal power station. Analyzed and designed heat exchanger foundations, industrial building columns, slabs, beams, retaining walls and shear walls.

Structural Steel and Seismic Analyses - Designed and analyzed a turbine building’s structural steel frame to account for the special considerations of wind and tornado loads. Performed seismic analysis of suspended ceilings, platforms, stair, and equipment foundations.

Non-Outage and Outage Pipe Design and Analysis Work - Developed and upgraded pipe support design criteria, and performed generic calculations for all pipe saddle support sizes. Also, performed stress analyses of lug and trunnion piping attachments, and reactor coolant pipe and feedwater pipe supports. In addition, performed refueling outage related civil and structural modification work, which included generating jet impingement, weir swell impact loads, and pool swell impact loads for safety-related piping systems. Held responsibility for the design of the reactor building containment liner plate and heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) duct support attachments to liner plates. Also, performed load capacity tests on Richmond inserts and Hilti bolts.

Structural Design Work - Responsible for designing a crane girder, a monorail, roof trusses, generator foundations, furnace foundations, boiler supports and foundations, equipment foundations and conveyor systems for an auto manufacturing company’s industrial building material handling location. Also, responsible for the complete design of a fire protection pumphouse, which included electrical and mechanical HVAC design work, as well as the industrial building’s expansion and alteration. Liable for writing specifications for each project and for submitting contractor selection bids. In addition, supervised and coordinated contractors’ work and prepared progress reports.

RFO Civil and Structural Modification Work - Refueling outage (RFO) related civil and structural modification work included generating jet impingement loads, weir swell impact loads, and drag loads for safety-related piping system loss of coolant accident (LOCA) conditions. Held responsibility for the initiation and final issuance of design change and design engineering notices (DCNs/DENs) related to civil and structural and pipe support modification work. Also work as a responsible engineer for the resolution of condition and nonconformance report (CR/NCR) items.

Standards and Specifications Knowledge - Familiar with American Concrete Institute (ACI), American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC), American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI), American Welding Society (AWS), American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), and Welding Research Council (WRC) codes, handbooks and specifications.

Reference: Dick Berry706-504-6971 Shaw Manager.

Ted Madden, WECTEC Project Manager.

John Simmons, WECTEC Project Director

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