MOHAMMAD MUNIR
Naperville, Illinois 60564
Email: munir_latif @yahoo.com
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY: Over twenty years of experience as an electrical/I&C engineer in the electric power industry. Various projects included design, engineering, construction, modifications, testing, operation, maintenance, and performing regulatory inspections at both US and international nuclear power plants. Thorough knowledge of plant electrical systems, plant instrumentation and control systems, transmission and distribution, substation, power generation, switchyard and protective relaying. Cognizant of IEEE/ANSI, NEC Stds., NFPA Codes including NFPA 805, 10CFR50, ASME NQA-1 Criteria. Familiar with ETAP, and other software. Short circuit calculation, load flow studies, protective relay setting, instrument transformers current and potential, voltage drop, etc.
EDUCATION: ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, MSEE
(Specialized in Power Engineering/Systems & Feedback Controls)
UNIVERSITY OF KARACHI, BSEE
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
January 2014 to December 2019
Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Senior Inspection Specialist, Nuclear Safety Department, Inspections
Performed construction, testing, and commissioning inspections of Electrical and I&C Equipment and Components installed at Barakah Nuclear Power Plant (APR 1400) including Westinghouse Ovation based MMIS (Man Machine Interface System) designed, engineered, and constructed by Korea Electric Power Co. Performed vendor inspections of equipment/components supplied by KEPCO's sub-contractors like Hyundai Heavy Industries, Westinghouse, RSCC Wire & Cable, Sedae Enertech, Sebang Global Batteries, EHWA Technologies Information, Doosan, etc. Prepared and reviewed inspection reports.
May 2004 to December 2013
US Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Lisle, Illinois
Reactor Engineer/Inspector, Division of Reactor Safety Region III
Performed inspections of licensee’s nuclear operating facilities in the Midwest region. Inspections entailed Safety System Design & Performance Capability (SSDPC) Inspection, Component Design Basis Inspection (CDBI), Fire Protection Inspection (FPI), Mod/50.59 Inspection, License Renewal Inspection, Problem Identification & Resolution (PI&R) Inspection, Cyber Security Inspection. Prepared/reviewed inspection reports and made technical presentations at seminars. Provided technical assistance and support to the Resident Inspectors. During SSDPC and CDBI inspections, reviewed licensee’s various calculations involving ETAP.
September 1995 to May 2004
Sargent & Lundy
Chicago, Illinois
Senior Engineer
Designed and engineered Access Road Security Upgrade for PSEG’s Salem/Hope-Creek Nuclear Power Plants.
Prepared a battery sizing calculation including voltage profile for Florida Power & Light’s St. Lucie Plant Non-Safety Related Batteries. For Carolina Power & Light’s Brunswick Nuclear Plant, input parameters for equipment and components in Passport for Engineering Change Package.
Evaluated Electrical Distribution System for Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station. Prepared and reviewed calculations for Bus Voltage Evaluation, Control Circuit Voltage Drop, GL-89 -10 MOVs Voltage Drop, Hydramotor Voltage Drop, 480 V breaker Coordination for Appendix R circuits, 125 VDC and 120 VAC Fuse Coordination for Appendix R Circuits. Performed Latent Issues Review for Component Cooling Water (CCW) System
Worked on Fossil Power Projects for Gas Combustion Turbine Generators at Constellation’s University Park, Wolf Hills and Handsome Lake sites (6 units 60 MW each), Dairyland Power’s Elk Mound Station (2 units 40 MW each), City of Nebraska’s Burdick Generating Station (2 units 60 MW each. Designed and engineered modification of Distributed Control System (DCS) retrofit at Detroit Edison’s Belle River Plant
Evaluated and initiated corrective actions for Condition Reports affiliated with various SSCs at D.C. Cook Nuclear Plant.
Performed Bus Outage Review for Operations at Clinton Power Station.
LaSalle Nuclear Station. Prepared DCPs, Safety Evaluations, ECN, DCN, NDIT, DGDR, Cable Pull/Pull-BY Calc., Voltage Drop Calc., MCC Settings for MOVs, Circuit Breaker/TOL Sizing/Setting for MOVs, Electrical Penetration Protection Calc., etc. Performed fuse discrepancy evaluation. Prepared testing checklist for OPRM modification. Resolved electrical noise problem in Bailey instrument racks for feedwater system by replacing all telephone relays with hermetically sealed Potter Brumfield relays. Prepared a modification package for the control room / auxiliary electric equipment room HVAC system to comply with the Tech. Spec.
Prepared and reviewed thermal overload heater sizing calculations for MOVs identified as risk significant under LaSalle Probabilistic Risk Assessment and required for Emergency Operating Procedures during the post-accident conditions.
Investigated the applicability of GE Technical Information Letter TIL 1212 section A14 to the Turbine Master Trip Solenoid in the EHC system. Prepared a calculation to verify the voltage across the Turbine Master Trip Solenoid based on GE’s recommended solution. Prepared a design change package to modify the control logic of the MTSVs using interposing relays.
Reviewed calculation which established the Appendix R Safe Shutdown Equipment / Cables and Dedicated Shutdown Equipment / Cables for Detroit Edison’s Fermi Plant. Prepared a proposal for evaluating the impact of Reactor Power Uprate on River Bend Station Blackout Analysis.
Dresden Nuclear Station. Resolved/Dispositioned ERs (Engineering Requests) pertaining to plant betterment such as design changes for operational enhancement, human factors engineering issues, operational and maintenance problems, configuration problem, design basis issues, discrepancies, etc. Operator Work Around, Alternate Replacement.
Salem/Hope Creek Site. Resolved/Dispositioned Engineering Action Tracking Items pertaining to plant betterment such as design changes for operational enhancement, human factors engineering issues, operational and maintenance problems, configuration problem, design basis issues, discrepancies, etc.
Worked on both I&C and Electrical Projects such as Radiation Monitoring System Upgrade, 28 VDC Circuit Breakers Replacement, Steam Generator Feedwater Recirculation Valves Replacement, Main Steam Isolation Valves Drift and Turbine Lube Oil Moisture Separator modifications. Prepared Special Test Procedure to verify proper valve sequencing of Turbine By-Pass Steam Dump Valves.
Performed DC system analysis for Millstone Unit III using Vectra developed software DCSDM consisting of battery sizing, electrical load flow, and voltage drop calculation.
West Windsor (Canada) Co-Generation Plant. Performed engineering and design of switchyard and the 115KV transmission line interconnects, protective relaying calculations.
Prepared calculations for Bruce Nuclear Generating Station, Ontario, Canada Project Team
West Windsor (Canada) Co-Generation Plant, designed and engineered switchyard and the 115 KV transmission line
March 1992- August 1995
Bechtel Corporation
Naperville, Illinois
Senior Electrical Engineer, Special Projects Group
Evaluated motor operated valves (MOVs) in accordance with NRC Generic Letter 89-10 for Commonwealth Edison’s Dresden, Zion, Byron, Braidwood, LaSalle, and Quad Cities Plants. As part of the evaluation, performed thermal overload heater sizing calculations as per IEEE Std. 741, Appendix B, and voltage drop calculations as well.
Performed short circuit calculation, fuse, and circuit breaker sizing and coordination calculation. Prepared electrical schematic and wiring diagrams for the waste water project. Performed 10 CFR 50.59 reviews and prepared safety evaluation reports. At Dresden Nuclear Station, participated in Plant Configuration Management Program.
January 1988- February 1992
Quadrex Energy Services
Gainesville, Florida
Supervisory Service Engineer
Philadelphia Electric Company’s Nuclear Engineering Department; responsible for various engineering, design, construction, modification, and maintenance projects for Peach Bottom and Limerick Plants. Systems included Main Generator Protection, Diesel Generator Control, UPS, Inverters, 480 VAC Load Centers and Motor Control Centers, 250/125 VDC, and Cathodic Protection.
Performed evaluation of motor operated valves (MOVs) as per NRC Generic Letter 89-10 for Peach Bottom Plant. As part of the evaluation, prepared a design guide for selection of thermal overload heater for protecting continuous and intermittent duty motors.
Prepared Design Baseline Documents (DBD) for 480 V Load Centers and Motor Control Centers. Performed 10 CFR 50.59 reviews and prepared safety evaluation reports. Participated in Electrical Distribution System Functional Inspection (EDSFI).
October 1984 – December 1987
Stone & Webster Engineering Corporation
Boston, Massachusetts
Electrical Engineer
Northeast Utilities Millstone III Plant, Niagara Mohawk Nine Mile Point II Plant and Texas Utilities Comanche Peak Plant worked on various engineering projects.
Coordinated and supported construction completion and testing of instrument/service air system, 120 VAC vital and non-vital bus, station batteries, UPS system, and plant security.
Verified design, test, and as-built status of various NSSS and BOP systems, reviewed preliminary test reports prior to releasing the systems for pre-operational test.
Resolved design, engineering, and construction issues at Comanche Peak, which led to modifying the Electrical Installation Specifications.
Evaluated and resolved design problems including control and instrumentation hardware problems of Power Generation Control Complex (PGCC) at Nine Mile Point II. Prepared modification for control room panels to resolve human factors engineering issues.
December 1982 – November 1984
Babcock & Wilcox Co.
Lynchburg, Virginia
System Test Engineer
Consumers Power Midland Nuclear Plant: Coordinated and supervised construction completion, testing, operation, and maintenance of turbine generator and auxiliaries, excitation and voltage regulation system, isophase bus and coolers, hydrogen detection system, main, station, and start up power transformers and their auxiliaries, protective relaying system, electrical switchboard instrumentation, 13.8 kV, 6.9 kV and 4.16 kV switchgears, microwave system, load dispatch system.
Evaluated and resolved NSSS and BOP electrical problems. Prepared and reviewed preoperational, generic, and operational test procedures.
Lead Electrical Test Engineer for Turbine Roll activities. Supervised several electricians and technicians.
January 1979 – December 1982
Commonwealth Edison Co.
Chicago, IL 60564
General Engineer
System Operational Analysis Dept: Performed initial checkout and testing of various systems at Byron and LaSalle Nuclear Stations.
Station Electrical Engineering, Control & Instrumentation. Served as a consultant and engineering reviewer for Station Mechanical Engineering Department, Station Nuclear Engineering Department, and the Generating Stations.
Enhanced engineering of control and instrumentation system at generating stations, coordinated the engineering of auxiliary power systems and resolved control and instrumentation problems in operating stations. For new stations reviewed electrical schematics, logic diagrams, piping and instrumentation diagrams and pre-operational test procedures and submitted recommendations and comments to various departments.
Continuing Education Courses:
Power System Stability and Control
Protective Relaying
Symmetrical Components
Electrical Power Cable Engineering
Transformer Maintenance
Reliable Grid Operations
Power Electronics
Emergency Diesel Generators
Motor Operated Valves (MOVs)
Root Cause Evaluation