Hi, I’m
Sofia BOUHRIZI
Environnemental Senior Engineer
Summary
Accomplished engineer with extensive experience in nuclear power plant safety and environmental performance at EDF. Expertise in Periodic Safety Reviews and Long Term Operation, with a strong track record in managing regulatory relationships. Proven leadership in international projects, delivering innovative solutions for climate change adaptation and waste management. Proficient in strategic planning and effective communication.
Overview
20
years of professional experience
Work History
EDF/DIPDE
PSR, LTO and Climate change Senior Engineer and Project Correspondant for LTO International activities and initiatives
09.2021 - Current
Job overview
- Periodic Safety Review (PSR)
- Correspondant for N4 plants 2nd and 3rd PSR: in charge of ensuring PSR objectives are fulfilled, work programme is achieved in quality and time, supporting the responsible design in its PSR related activities, supporting the PSR related decision-makers, managing the relationship with the regulatory body
- Lead for the integrated risk informed decision making process within EDF for PSR needs
- Long Term Operation (LTO)
- Correspondant for the EDF strategic roadmap for French fleet LTO beyond 60 years: in charge of ensuring the strategic roadmap work program is achieved in quality and time, supporting the responsible design in its LTO strategic roadmap related activities, supporting the decision-makers in LTO decisions, managing the relationship with the regulatory body
- Project correspondant for the definition of the strategic objectives for the future PSR
- Climate Change
- Project correspondant in the field of climate change adaptation, including characterisation and projection of the hydroclimatic parameters in stake and identification of solutions to adapt French fleet plants to climate change
- Managing the relationship with the regulatory body in the field of climate change
- International Activities
- EDF representative for the integrated risk informed decision making process at the European level (ENISS)
- EDF representative for the revision of the IAEA PSR Guide SSG25
- Participation to IAEA SALTO missions
- Project correspondant for LTO related international activities: NEI membership (member of all NEI actions and initiatives related to Licence Renewal), participation to international events on LTO and Climate change, Lead of EDF climate change related benchmarks, etc.
EDF Energy
UK HPR100 GDA Lead Project Correspondant – Environment, Decommissioning, Radwaste and Source terms
08.2017 - 08.2021
Job overview
- Company Overview: (Secondment)
- Project Management Activities for all in-scope topics: planning, budget, ressources, contracts, etc.
- Technical lead for all in-scope topics: supporting responsible designers in integrating UK context, regulators requests and expectations, supporting the future operator in all relevant activities
- Responsible for the relationship with the regulators (ONR and EA)
- (Secondment)
EDF/DPNT/DIPDE/DEED
BAT and Environmental performance specialist engineer
08.2014 - 07.2017
Job overview
- French fleet operating and decommissioning plants
- Development of methodologies: to take BAT and environmental performance optimisation into account during plant modification process, at all project lifecycle stages (from conceptual design to decommissioning)
- To assess and justify BAT and environmental performance in regulatory files (regular periodic reviews; article 26; article 31, MADDEM, etc.)
- Performance of the first BAT chapters part of a regular periodic review to be submitted to the French regulator (ASN): For Cattenom site VD3 periodic review regulatory file, For Creys-Malville (decommissioning site) periodic review regulatory file
- Launching of first French BAT working group with DPNT and DIPNN engineering entities (CEIDRE; DIPDE; CNEPE; CNEN; UTO; UNIE)
- FA3 and HPC EPR
- Review of HPC modifications related BAT assessments
- Review of Environmental Optimisation Studies
- Participation to HPC Environment and BAT working group, Member of the Environment Ranking Panel
- New and innovative designs : EPR New Models and Nuclear Innovative Design projects
- Development of methodologies: to take BAT and environmental performance optimisation into account during all project lifecycle stages : from conceptual design to decommissioning
- To assess and justify BAT and environmental performance in regulatory files related to a new project
- Performance of system design analysis for EPR New Model and Nuclear Innovative Design Projects and delivery of recommendations to achieve BAT
- Support to system designers to incorporate BAT in the design and improve environmental performance to facilitate environmental acceptability of the design
- Identification of industry best practices and newly developed/ implemented technology for waste management
EDF/DIN/CNEN/CSE
Environmental and system design specialist engineer
06.2009 - 07.2014
Job overview
- FA3 EPR
- Ensuring systems design and operation compliance with French environmental regulatory framework: BAT, Environmental classification, environmental optimisation and performances, rad/non-rad waste management, rad and non-rad discharges and disposal, waste segregation, waste hierarchy, etc.
- Contribution to various regulatory files : redaction of “environmental” related chapters of the FA3 PCSR and Commissioning phase regulatory file (chapters related to source terms; waste management, effluent and waste management related systems; rad and non-rad environmental performance and discharge limits)
- Contribution to environmental chapters of the General Operating Rules (RGE)
- Interface with ASN on environmental and waste management related topics: responses to ASN/IRSN queries related to environmental aspects (environmental optimisation, environmental performance, discharge, waste management/strategy, etc.) and participation to meetings (clarification meetings, limits negotiation meetings, seminars, etc.)
- In charge of the design of monitoring systems (REN/RES/TEN) and vent and drain system (RPE)
- Realisation of various studies related to environmental aspects (tritium management strategy, effluent treatment optimisations, etc.)
- Providing support to systems engineers on environmental aspects : BAT, Environmental classification, environmental optimisation and performances, rad/non-rad waste management, rad and non-rad discharges and disposal, waste segregation, waste hierarchy, etc.
- Providing support to CEIDRE for redaction of rad and non-rad specification documents
- Penly 3 EPR
- Contribution to various regulatory files : redaction of “environmental” related chapters of the PY3 PCSR and project creation authorisation regulatory file (DAC) - chapters related to source terms; waste management, effluent and waste management related systems; rad and non-rad environmental performance and discharge limits
- In charge of responses to ASN and French EA queries related to environmental aspects (environmental optimisation, environmental performance, discharge, waste management/strategy, etc.)
- UK / HPC EPR
- Ensuring systems design and operation compliance with UK environmental regulatory framework: Best Available Techniques, Environmental Principle Requirements, COMAH, COSHH, Sustainability, EA guidance, etc
- Contribution to development of BAT, COMAH and environmental classification methodologies
- Redaction of BAT/ALARP assessment for “environmental ranked” modifications
- Providing support to systems engineers on environmental aspects: BAT, Environmental classification, environmental optimisation and performances, rad/non-rad waste management, rad and non-rad discharges and disposal, waste segregation, waste hierarchy, etc.
- Providing support to CNEN/MA for environment and waste related aspects
- Contribution to Hinkley Point C PCSR2 and PCSR3 – Chapter 11 related to environment, discharge/disposal and waste
- GDA PCSR/PCER and supporting documents: Redaction of “environmental” chapters/documents: PCSR Chapter 11; PCER chapter 6; PCER chapter 7; PCER chapter 8; PCER supporting documents (BAT demonstration and Monitoring of discharges : prospective arrangements)
- Review of environmental related chapters/documents: PCER chapters 3; 7; 9; 11; 12, PCER IWS
- Redaction of RSR Permit application
- Contribution and Review of WDA and CA permit applications
- RD Lead for GDA Assessment Findings on Environment and Radwaste topics and contributor to GDA Assessment Findings on Chemistry and Decomisionning topics
- RD Lead for RSR and main WDA permits commitments
- Participation to various GDA meetings with EA and ONR and to RSR L4 meetings
- Active member of RD-NNB Environment and BAT Working Group, Radiological and Environmental Working Group, Environmental Ranking Panel, RSR/WDA/CA permits commitments Working group, Radwaste Working Group, COMAH & Sustainability Sub-Working Groups, Chemistry Working Party
- In charge of the design of monitoring systems (REN/RES/TEN) and vent and drain system (RPE), the discharge systems (KER/TER/SEK) and the laundry and decontamination system (SBE)
- Realisation of various studies related to environmental aspects: tritium management strategy, effluent treatment optimisations, benchmark on industry best practices and newly developed/ implemented technology for waste management, Environmental Optimisation Studies, etc.
- Optimised EPR (Poland project)
- Redaction and contribution to environmental optimisation studies for all systems ensuring an environmental function (from source to discharge/disposal)
- Benchmark on industry best practices and newly developed/ implemented technology for waste management
ASTARE
Engineering technical assistance to EDF
03.2005 - 05.2009
Job overview
- At CNEN : Pilot of N4 plants simulators update project
- At SFL : Pilot and writer of safety studies: Update of site PCSRs; explosion risk studies; KRT update studies, etc.
- At CIPN: Pilot and technical writer of various safety and environmental studies for the French fleet (I&C loss impact analysis; KRT channels obsolescence studies; periodic tests operating modes; etc.)
Education
INSTN, CEA Saclay
Engineering Degree from Nuclear Engineering
01.2004
Polytech’Marseille Engineering SchoolMarseille
Engineering Degree from Energy Engineering with specialisation in Industrial Sensors and IT Systems
01.2004
TOEIC
01.2004
University Overview
GPA: 940 points
Baccalauréat from Science Major
01.1999
Skills
- Periodic Safety Reviews (PSR)
- Long Term Operation (LTO)
- Ageing Management
- Safety and Environmental Reviews
- International Organisation and Project management
- Climate change
- Hydroclimatic parameters projections
- NPPs Resiliency and Vulnerability Assessments
- Nuclear Power Plants Design and Operation
- Systems Design and Operation
- Environmental Regulations
- Best Available Techniques
- Assessment of Radioactive and Non-radioactive Environmental performance
- Environmental classification
- BAT methodologies
- Active participation in regulatory meetings
- Management of Rad and Non-rad effluent and solid waste
- Storage / Treatment / Conditioning / Monitoring/ Discharge systems
- Nuclear and Conventional safety
- Safety classification principles
Languages
French
First Language
English
Proficient (C2)
C2
Arabic
Beginner
A1
Timeline
PSR, LTO and Climate change Senior Engineer and Project Correspondant for LTO International activities and initiatives
EDF/DIPDE
09.2021 - Current
UK HPR100 GDA Lead Project Correspondant – Environment, Decommissioning, Radwaste and Source terms
EDF Energy
08.2017 - 08.2021
BAT and Environmental performance specialist engineer
EDF/DPNT/DIPDE/DEED
08.2014 - 07.2017
Environmental and system design specialist engineer
EDF/DIN/CNEN/CSE
06.2009 - 07.2014
Engineering technical assistance to EDF
ASTARE
03.2005 - 05.2009
INSTN, CEA Saclay
Engineering Degree from Nuclear Engineering
Polytech’Marseille Engineering School
Engineering Degree from Energy Engineering with specialisation in Industrial Sensors and IT Systems
TOEIC
Baccalauréat from Science Major
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