David Luxat

About David Luxat

I develop new methodologies to bring social value through sophisticated and scientific data analysis, with over 10 years of professional and academic experience and expertise in risk assessments and development of new methodologies, strategies, and codes.I lead large scale projects and diverse teams and made significant contributions in the nuclear industry. I am a recognized international authority and sought after advisor for global organizations looking to resolve the most complex business and industry challenges through scientific analysis and simulations. My major accomplishments: Developed statistical modeling framework for complex system simulation assessment for EPRI real-time uncertainty analysis project Pioneered first-of-a-kind distributed simulation methodology for assessing severe accident mitigating strategies technical bases Managed numerical model development for EPRI-sponsored containment thermal hydraulic fluid stratification modeling enhancement to Modular Accident Analysis Program (MAAP) Developed Severe Accident Management Guideline technical bases for EPRI post-Fukushima update to Severe Accident Management Guidance Technical Basis Report Led nuclear power plant severe accident analysis and forensic modeling of Fukushima Daiichi severe accident progressionI am pioneering strategic developments to enhance decision-making under uncertainty, from higher fidelity modeling to development and application of probabilistic simulation methods, utilizing existing and enhanced engineering analysis tools.Specialties: Data Analytics, Risk Assessment, Training & Coaching, Nuclear Industry Presentations Delivery, Team Leadership, Project Management, Process Development, Professional Mentoring, U.S./Canadian Nuclear Industry Regulations, Coding, Simulations, Modeling, Probabilistic Risk Assessment (PRA)

Experience

1. Manager, Nuclear Energy Safety Technologies Department

   Sandia National Laboratories

   Sep 2024 — Present · Albuquerque, NM, US

   We develop nuclear reactor safety technology in support of the U.S. and international nuclear energy sectors. Our department is principally responsible for development and application of the MELCOR nuclear energy safety assessment code suite package. It was originally developed to analyze nuclear power reactor accidents that could lead to release of radiation to the environment. Its flexible representation of a range of phenomena relevant to system behavior under accident conditions has led to a much broader range of application to safety assessment of advanced nuclear energy technologies and nuclear facilities. The software enables assessment of the potential for consequences to public health and safety that is typically performed by the Sandia-developed MELCOR Accident Consequence Code System (MACCS).

Education

• University of Toronto

  Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics

  2000 — 2005

• University of Toronto

  Bachelor’s of Applied Science and Engineering Degree, Engineering Science

  1994 — 1999

• University of Toronto

  Master’s Degree, Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics

  1999 — 2000

Skills

• Reactor Physics
• Nuclear Physics
• Nuclear
• Quality Assurance
• Project Engineering
• Program Management
• Nuclear Power Plants
• Safety Engineering
• Nuclear Safety
• Fortran
• Simulations
• Radiation
• Reactor
• Python
• Heat Transfer
• Monte Carlo Simulation
• Energy
• Quantitative Risk Analysis
• Fuel
• Power Plants
• Physics
• Nuclear Engineering
• Risk Assessment
• Power Generation
• Project Management
• Solidworks
• Engineering
• Renewable Energy
• Data Visualization
• Engineering Management
• C++
• Radiation Safety
• Matlab