José Luis Casillas
GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy, San Jose CA
jose.casillas@ge.com, 408-925-6910
Current Title
Consulting Engineer in Boiling Water Reactor Plant Performance,
Engineering Services, GEH Nuclear Energy.
Nuclear Experience
BWR Simulator Operator Training.
BWR System Design Fundamentals.
Education
BS Mechanical Engineering 1973, Thermodynamics and Energy Conversion
University Of California, Davis.
Qualifications Summary
Areas of Expertise:
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BWR Plant System Performance Evaluation.
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BWR Transient and Loss-of Coolant Accident Analysis.
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Design, Licensing and Operation of BWR Cores.
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Thermal Hydraulic Design and Evaluation of BWR Fuel.
Experience
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY - 39 YEARS
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Plant Performance Consulting Engineer/Engineering Fellow, 2002-present.
Responsible for technical leadership in plant performance issues, in areas of design
procedures, product development, technology development, corrective actions, technical
training, etc.
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Analysis Consultant, Nuclear & Safety Analysis, 1998-2002.
Assigned to support a large group of engineers in analytical process improvements and
unique applications of computer models.
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Technical Account Manager, Engineering & Licensing Consulting Services, 1995-1997.
Assigned to assist utilities in a variety of engineering projects ranging from plant
upgrades/modernization and equipment performance to design bases documentation and
training.
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Project Manager, Shroud Cracking Safety Evaluations, 1994-1995.
Assigned to assist utilities in respnding to government regulator questions regarding safety
implications of core shroud cracking found in BWRs.
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Technical Leader, Reload Nuclear Engineering, 1984-1994.
Managed group of engineers to support nuclear design and performance analyses of
operating plant reload cores.
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Technical Leader, Plant Performance Engineering, 1980-1984.
Managed group of engineers to support licensing analyses of transient and stability
performance of operating plant reload cores.
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Senior Engineer, ECCS/Containment Performance Engineering, 1977-1980.
Analyses of plant response to postulated licensing Loss-of-Coolant Accident events. Model
development and benchmarking against separate effects and sub-scale integrated tests.
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Engineer, Core Thermal Hydraulic Analysis, 1973-1977.
Analyses of thermal and hydraulic performance of nuclear fuel for both production and new
product development. Conducted tests for emergency core cooling performance, hydraulic
resistance and boiling transition performance.
March 2012