Pan René Levy z Framatome jest ekspertem pracującym w sektorze jądrowym od 1997 roku. Do jego kluczowych kwalifikacji można zaliczyć:

  • badania cieplno-przepływowe,

  • pracę nad zaawansowaną sprzężoną metodyką 3D

  • analizy stanów przejściowych i normalnych stanów eksploatacyjnych elektrowni jądrowych,

  • duże doświadczenie w zarządzaniu technicznym (prowadzenie kilku zespołów w wielokulturowym środowisku),

  • udział w złożeniu kilku ofert eksportowych,

  • duże doświadczenie w projektach elektrowni eksportowanych na rynek światowy (Afryka Południowa, Szwecja, Chiny, Belgia), instalacjach francuskich we Francji (900 MWe, 1300 MWe, N4) i w EPR (HPC, TSN, OL3),

  • oraz wiele innych.

Doświadczenie zawodowe Pana René Levy w języku angielskim Jest przedstawione poniżej.

1997 – 2003

Neutronics: Core department

  • In charge of core performances analyses, reactivity accident
  • neutronic data calculations, 
  • PCI studies, 
  • safety justifications and licensing in front of the Safety Authorities
  • support for reload studies, 
  • Normal transients and stretch out operation

2003-2005

Engineering studies for N4

  • Transient analyses (steam line break, single RCCA withdrawal at power, RCCA bank withdrawal at power, excessive load increase, rod drop, rod ejection). 
  • Sizing of the monitoring and protection system
  • Support for fuel contract
  • ALCADE (new fuel management on N4): Participation to the licensing process. Technical Assistance to EDF for answering the questions of the French Safety Authority (IRSN). Participation to the final meeting with the French Reactor Permanent Group

2006-2008

Technical Leader for export plant – Process and safety division- core department 

Safety Analyses for different customers (Sweden, China, US, South Africa, France) – Technical leader for several bids or contracts. Review of safety studies performed by Chinese institute in the frame of the Advanced Fuel Management for Ling AO 1 & 2. Technical assistance in China (one month in Chengdu).

2008- 2013

Team Manager of Export plants unit (Europe and France) – Process Division – Neutronic and Core Design department

Main projects :

  • Swedish market : 
  • RH4 : FREJ project: Steam Generator Replacement and Power-uprate.
  • RH2, 3 : SKIFS project (Safety analysis in shutdown mode) 
  • French Fleet: coordination of several Service activities (MOX Parity new enrichment, Steam Generator Tube Plugging files, Asymmetric studies; Fuel management flexibility studies, SG clogging studies, Uncertainty recapture on protection channels for EDF preventive maintenance program, Fuel Assemblies Water gap justifications for 1300 MWe, Support for new DNBR correlation and Fuel contracts, SGR safety analyses, PCI studies for 900 MWe) 
  • Belgium : Flexibility and reference core approach for Doel 3 and TH2, RSAC and RSEP support

2013 – 2017

Team Manager of Export plants unit- Process and Safety Division – Reactor operation and accident analyses department.

Technical management of several export projects :

  • South Africa : Koeberg 1&2 – Steam Generator Replacement and Thermal Power Uprate – Licensing studies. Steam Generator Plugging limit Increase Studies
  • South Korea: support of plant modifications for Hanul 1&2 
  • China : Support for the implementation of the French 3 loops plants ten years outage modifications
  • Sweden : Shielding Fuel Assemblies, sea water temperature increase, RH3 upflow conversion offer
  • TSN EPR : support to commissioning team for the  Cold Functional Test and Hot functional test. Support for licensing (FSAR studies).
  • -UK EPR : Design Transient Specification for the mechanical fatigue and fast fracture analyses (main primary and secondary components)
  • OL3 EPR : support to load monitoring during commissioning
  • JTP EPR : Delivery of a PSAR in the frame of a Pre-Engineering Agreement

Power increasing Projects

2017 – 2022

Support for EPR commissioning: TSN1&2, OL3.

Safety analyses, functional requirement, licensing, defensive files, plant performances, support analyses for I&C, mechanical and Fuel department.

Feedback experiences for the other EPR (HPC, FA3 and EPR 2)

Participation for the development of new methodologies for LB LOCA for JNPP project (India) and support for different EPR bids.

Technical leader for the FROG (Framatome Owner Group) Working Group for Operation Optimization

2023 – Today

Technical Adviser for the thermal hydraulic department.

Reactor Design, Transient Analyses & Emergency Operating Procedures Department

Technical leader for the FROG (Framatome Owner Group) Working Group for Operation Optimization