Gabriel Rodriguez

Senior Engineer & Contract Manager, Used Fuel Transportation @Nuclear Waste Management Organization

Toronto, ON, CA

Acted as subject matter expert in the field of used nuclear fuel transportation, as well as contract administrator for transportation-related pieces of work. Conducted activities pertaining to management of Type B package technical documentation. Drafted, reviewed, and verified documents around used fuel transportation (package recertification, SMR waste transportation planning) as well as assisted with adjacent knowledge areas (used fuel packaging plant & site services development). Assisted engagement in outreach events both within southern Ontario as well as at potential siting communities for NWMO’s Deep Geologic Repository (DGR). As contract administrator, developed scopes of work, conducted bid reviews, kickoffs, project work & quality plans, and guided the development of key deliverables pertaining to NWMO\'s used fuel transportation system, including- Overseeing the statistical analysis of transportation accident data across Quebec, Ontario, and New Brunswick, in order to assess the causal factors and results of historical road and rail incidents as applicable to NWMO\'s use case- Management of documents aimed at fostering confidence in radioactive material transportation by showcasing the safe history of Type B package shipments, the robust regulatory framework to which they must conform, and the testing regiments that packages must undergo in order to receive certification from the relevant regulator- Development of a multifactor routing assessment aimed at analyzing potential used fuel transportation routes between New Brunswick and Ontario, taking into account safety, security, social, and environmental GIS data in order to determine optimal and alternate routes for used nuclear fuel- Preliminary environmental assessments looking at the scheduling and logistics of routing, considering multiple origin-destination pairs, transportation modes, and schedules, in order to estimate the potential environmental impact of transporting used nuclear fuel.