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Daniel Sluder

Daniel Sluder

Daniel Sluder, PE based in Idaho. 8 years of experience with specialization in Nuclear physics, Failure modes and effects analysis, Probabilistic accident analysis.

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Idaho

About

Sluder's expertise is further bolstered by his professional certifications, including a Professional Engineer license in Nuclear Engineering from the State of Idaho, a Dose Consequence Analyst certification from Idaho National Laboratory, and a Nuclear Incident Response certification from the Defense Nuclear Weapons School. He has also received extensive training in areas such as laboratory operations, pump and valve selection, and radiological worker safety.

With over a decade of professional experience, Sluder has held key roles at prestigious institutions like the Advanced Test Reactor (ATR) and the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA). As a Senior Nuclear Safety Analyst at the ATR, he has conducted failure modes and effects analyses, probabilistic risk assessments, and radiological consequence analyses for complex systems. His work has focused on dose consequence analysis, fuel protection criteria, and material interactions during failure scenarios.

Sluder's expertise is further evidenced by his published works, including peer-reviewed articles in reputable journals such as Nuclear Science and Engineering and Transactions of the American Nuclear Society. He has also presented his research at conferences and has experience as an expert witness, having contributed to industry reports and analyses.

With his extensive educational background, professional certifications, and hands-on experience in nuclear safety analysis, probabilistic risk assessment, and radiological consequence analysis, Daniel K. Sluder, PE, is a highly credible and reliable expert witness in the field of nuclear engineering and safety.

Specialties

Nuclear physics
Failure modes and effects analysis
Probabilistic accident analysis
Radiological consequence analysis
Dose consequence analysis
Probabilistic risk assessment (PRA)
Nuclear experiment design
Nuclear safety basis activities
Risk assessment
Project planning and management
Budgeting
Monte Carlo risk simulation
Forecasting techniques
Basic forecasting techniques
Industrial safety
Industrial accidents
Radiation
8
Years Experience

Work Experience

Senior Nuclear Safety AnalystCurrent
Advanced Test Reactor
2024Present

As a nuclear safety analyst at the ATR my primary focus is on dose consequence analysis and probabilistic risk assessment (PRA).

Senior Experiment Engineer/Experiment Safety Analyst
Advanced Test Reactor
20182024

As an experiment engineer at the ATR, I participated in a wide variety of projects, operations, and experiments.

Content Coordinator
Metaculus.com
20202020

Metaculus is a prediction solicitation and aggregation engine that has gamified probabilistic forecasting.

NNSA Graduate Fellow
National Nuclear Security Administration
20182018

As an NNSA Graduate Fellow I served as Assistant Federal Project Director and risk subject matter expert on the NNSA Complex project at Kirtland Air Force Base.

Education

Nuclear Engineering in PhD
North Carolina State University
2024

Research Focus: Probabilistic Safety Assessment

Physics in M.S.
Idaho State University
20162018

Thesis Topic: Electromagnetic Calorimetry

Physics in B.A.
Idaho State University
20132016
Mechanical Engineering in B.S.
Idaho State University
20092016

Credentials & Licenses

Licensed Professional Engineer - Nuclear Engineering

State of Idaho

Laboratory Operations Supervisor Academy

Battelle Memorial Institute

Dose Consequence Analyst

Idaho National Laboratory

Selection of Pumps and Valves

American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Radiological Worker II

Idaho National Laboratory

Nuclear Incidence Response

Defense Nuclear Weapons School

Publications

Interaction of Polymethyl Methacrylate with Boehmite Filmed Aluminum Cladding under Gamma Irradiation
Nucl. Sci. Eng.·2024
Safety Considerations for Advanced Material Irradiation at the Advanced Test Reactor
Trans. Am. Nucl. Soc.·2024
ShowerMax: An Electromagnetic Calorimeter for Independent Measurement of the Parity-Violating Asymmetry in Moller Scattering
Idaho State University·2018
Progress for the Industry Application External Hazard Analyses Early Demonstration
Idaho National Laboratory·2015

Awards & Honors

NNSA Graduate Fellow
National Nuclear Security Administration·2018

Professional Memberships

State of Idaho
Professional Association· Licensed Professional Engineer - Nuclear Engineering
Battelle Memorial Institute
Training· Laboratory Operations Supervisor Academy
Idaho National Laboratory
Training· Dose Consequence Analyst
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Training· Selection of Pumps and Valves
Idaho National Laboratory
Training· Radiological Worker II
Defense Nuclear Weapons School
Training· Nuclear Incidence Response

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