MAAP developer

Location and Work Schedule

The supplier is requested to perform their duties at client Headquarters (HQ) in Abu Dhabi , UAE, on a full-time basis.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide contracting/consulting services to support Client’s Severe Accident Analysis team to review, test,update, run, and optimize their Barakah-specific severe accident analysis models using MAAP code.
• Prepare supporting documentation using client’s templates.
• Consultant to provide training, coaching, and guidance to SAA team members on best practices for MAAP model development and running. This shall be on an ongoing basis during the course of the project.
• Work and preparation of deliverables shall be done according to client processes and procedures.
• Consultant to use MAAP code version 5.03 in the first phase. Following this, the model should be updated to run in MAAP 5.05.

This can be broken down into the following activities and tasks:

Planning & Testing of Existing Model

• Review and update the existing client MAAP model development plan.
• Prepare a V&V case for the model.
• Test the existing MAAP 5.03 model and support troubleshooting to run it effectively.

Model Update

• Work with SAA team and identified Engineering contact points, use available client design data, and data access systems, to obtain, calculate, and/or update the appropriate plant-specific parameters, inputs and bases.
• Replace generic values and settings with site specific ones.
• Review the parameters prepared by the client SAA team, e.g. MAAP tracker file, and their bases.
• Review the process and methods used in the MAAP 5 development project and associated documentation.
• Use and reference design documents, internal calculations and reports, as much as possible,improve accuracy and appropriateness of the inputs
• Review associated documentation.
• Provide model corrections and suggestions for improvement. Implement those with support from SAA team.
• With support from SAA team members, prepare a MAAP model development and analysis/run procedure.
• Prepare a V&V case for the updated model.

Model & Code migration

• Update the model from MAAP 5.03 to later version such as MAAP 5.05.
• Support effective client use of the newer code version.
• Prepare a V&V case for the migrated model.

Continual improvement

• Identify opportunities and methods for future enhancement to the model, supporting calculations, and to support the path to excellence in client MAAP model and analysis
• capability.

General

• Prepare supporting documentation for the above, using client templates. See deliverables section below.
• Consultant to provide training, coaching, and guidance to SAA team members, with emphasis on training UAE Nationals, on best practices for MAAP model development and running
• MAAP effectively (process, methods, obtaining, calculating, and setting of plant-specific parameters). This shall be on an ongoing basis during the course of the project. 1 day training per month and 2 hours informal workgroup training per week.
• Location and work schedule: The supplier is requested to perform their duties at client Headquarters (HQ) in Abu Dhabi, UAE, on a full time basis, following client working schedule 5 days per week. Consultant can take off 20 working days (4 weeks for vacation) during the project and there is no expectation to work on UAE public holidays.
• Duration: The estimated time to complete the project is 12 months
• Stakeholders: Consultant is expected to work together with client Severe Accident Analysis team in a supporting manner whilst at the same time providing leadership for the project
• based on consultant’s high level of experience and expertise in building MAAP models and running them
• Work and preparation of deliverables shall be done according to client processes and procedures.

Technical capabilities

• 25 years’ experience working with MAAP models and parameter file development.
• Experience working with the MAAP developers in developing the MAAP software.
• Experience in performing independent reviews of MAAP modelling and analysis, for the developers of the MAAP software
• Experience working with the nuclear licensing UAE Nuclear regulator
• Experience creating user-specific MAAP training programs