Senior Reactor Operator
Aalo· Nuclear Operations
Idaho Falls, IDfull-timePosted 2mo ago
About the role
Senior Reactor Operator who operates and supervises the Aalo-X reactor from the control room, monitors reactor and plant conditions, directs operators, performs reactivity manipulations, and manages startup, testing, power operation, shutdown, and maintenance in a safety-critical, on-site role.
Responsibilities
- Operate or direct operation of the reactor, primary and secondary sodium systems, power-conversion systems, electrical distribution, support systems, and associated balance-of-plant equipment.
- Perform or supervise startups, shutdowns, power changes, reactivity manipulations, testing, surveillance, equipment operation, and abnormal/emergency response within qualification and delegated authority.
- Oversee plant maintenance and testing operations to ensure safety and compliance.
- Participate in design reviews and provide input to inform design as the end user.
- Maintain continuous awareness of reactor power, reactivity balance, heat transport, sodium-system parameters, alarms, trends, equipment status, and operating limits.
- Recognize adverse trends, equipment degradation, unexpected response, and margin erosion; communicate promptly and recommend conservative action.
- Apply procedure use and adherence, place-keeping, three-way communication, peer checks, independent verification, component identification, formal briefings, and disciplined turnover.
- Review clearances, work packages, surveillance instructions, tests, temporary instructions, and restoration plans for operational impact.
- Identify potential operability, configuration, safety-basis, or USQ concerns and ensure work is paused and elevated for formal review.
- Coach operators and participate in initial and continuing training, simulator scenarios, drills, examinations, qualification boards, and procedure validation.
- Support event fact-finding, critiques, causal analysis, corrective actions, and operating-experience reviews with candor and complete records.
Qualifications
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Five or more years of nuclear reactor operations experience.
- Current or previously held NRC Senior Reactor Operator license strongly preferred. An NRC Reactor Operator license, DOE SRO certification with substantial control-room experience, or Navy Reactor Operator with EOOW experience may be considered.
- Commercial nuclear control-room experience is strongly preferred.
- Demonstrated knowledge of reactor theory, thermodynamics, heat transfer, electrical generation, instrumentation and controls, reactivity management, operating limits, and abnormal/emergency response.
- Ability to complete Aalo-X facility-specific SRO qualification, including fundamentals, systems, procedures, simulator, written examination, operating test, oral board, and in-plant performance evaluations.
- Startup, commissioning, sodium-cooled reactor, advanced reactor, instructor, simulator, or procedure-validation experience preferred.
Skills
Required:Reactor operation and supervisionReactivity managementShutdown and startup proceduresSafety and emergency responseLeadership and coaching
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Health, Dental, Vision Insurance
- Paid Time Off
- Corporate Gym Membership
Last updated Aug 27, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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