Fusion and nuclear structural analysis experience

• Nonlinear transient thermal-mechanical analysis of first-of-a-kind fusion device components
• Run-to-failure analysis that predicted the test result within 5%
• Strain-based acceptance method for a high-temperature stainless steel vacuum boundary where ASME III Division 4 had no design-by-analysis procedure
• Electrode heat rejection and surface emissivity design without added arc risk
• Liquid metal cooling channel design for a plasma-facing component; pulsed loading assessment of a liquid metal plasma-facing surface
• Vacuum port load and chamber wall local stress checks; seismic analysis of test stand frames

• Licensing pathway cost model comparing NRC Parts 52 and 53 with DOE authorization, including evaluation of proposed future Part frameworks under discussion at the time
• Design basis and design criteria framework mapped to program charter and early DOE submittal needs
• Structure classification matrix, seismic isolation qualification framework, and site seismic comparison

Independent review of reactor building finite element analysis, including penetration sensitivity studies.

• Design verification for the NuScale SMR crane under ASME NOG-1
• Structural qualification support at operating plants

• Established the structural design basis and code of record under ASME III Division 4
• Analyzed core structures and engineered reactor support systems
• Python-driven APDL macros for iterative thermal-mechanical analysis and verification

• Complete hardened FLEX building design for Prairie Island
• Steel and reinforced concrete FLEX building designs including Turkey Point
• Design packages covering superstructures, foundations, and ballistic doors

• Automated APDL methods for nuclear island and shield building modules
• Seismic and thermal loads reconciled across hundreds of load conditions under NRC review

Safety-related structural engineering, including Crystal River Unit 3.

Safety-related structural design supporting unit completion.