Over twenty years’ experience of nuclear safety, operating license application and re-licensing project (PSR), wide experience of operational sector like as instructions and procedures (EOPs) and simulator training. Wide range of co-operation with license holders, ministries and regulators. Reporting and guidance of complex, challenging technical long-term project, 5 years, with hundreds of technical experts with great results - The first NPP licensing project in Finland that achieved license for next 27 years (period 2023-2050) and to end of 2050. Before this, several PSRs and pre-studies to start re-licensing process to ensure licensing conditions and technical issues and backgrounds. The new operating license for long period is the key factor and real starting point to commitment and implementing the comprehensive investment strategy for the units to ensure safe and reliable electricity production for long period and to end of the units designed lifetime.

WANO and IAEA missions and speaker of PSR through the world. Evaluation of safety performance of PWR NPP and reporting to steering group. Technical support and solution of technical challenges based on safety meaning, risk and deterministic evaluation. One of the EU stress test evaluator and writer of Loviisa NPP. Innovator and designer of technical safety upgrades and hydrogen project.

Technical background of power plants with MSc. of thermodynamics, fluid dynamics and dynamic simulators and environments (C, Apros and Simulink). Patents related to CFB technology and automation. I worked five years as a researcher in Foster Wheeler’s Research and Development Center (RDC) at Karhula - nowadays Sumitomo SHI / FW.

Searching the new tehnical challenges all over the world and seas 🤓

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aripekka.kirkinen@outlook.com

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PS. I am equipped with a high level of energy, intelligence, analytics, models, chemistry, math and physics, innovation, attention to details, precision, a comprehensive understanding of challenging systems and processes and effective collaboration skills. What else am I? I am extremely resilient, and I cherish justice. I love technology, repairing car and machines, skeet and target shooting, motocross, cycling, cross country skiing, woodworking etc. Why - because I can 💪

Abbreviations:

PSR - Periodic Safety Review

EOP - Emergency Operating Procedures

WANO - World Association of Nuclear Operators

IAEA - International Atomic Energy Agency

PWR - Pressurized Water Reactor

NPP - Nuclear Power Plant

MSc - Master of Science

CFB - Circulating Fluidized Boiler