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Sitting within the Certification Department, this role is equal parts project manager, licensing contributor, and operations planner. You will manage the contracts and logistics that bring fuel to the reactor, the procedures and equipment that handle it on site, the regulatory submittals that authorize every step, and the long-term planning for storage and ultimate disposal. For a barge-mounted PWR operating at a working port, you will solve challenges unprecedented in commercial nuclear energy: fuel receipt at a marine facility, refueling operations on a floating platform, and spent fuel storage and transport under overlapping NRC, DOE, USCG, DOT, and port authority requirements.\nBeyond Nautilus, you will lay the groundwork for fleet-wide fuel receiving, handling, storage, and disposal across commercial ports globally. 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