# Nuclear Material Control and Accountability (NMC&A) Specialist

**Company**: Standard Nuclear
**Location**: Idaho Falls, ID
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Operations
**Industry**: Manufacturing

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## Description

Standard Nuclear is seeking a Nuclear Material Control and Accountability (NMC&A) Specialist to support its nuclear fuel production facility in Idaho Falls, ID. The successful candidate will ensure secure management, accurate tracking, and regulatory compliance of all nuclear materials.

**Responsibilities**

- Maintain accurate, real-time records of all nuclear materials, including acquisition, usage, transfer, and disposal.

- Conduct regular physical inventories and reconcile against accounting systems to ensure accuracy.

- Implement and oversee tamper-indicating devices, seals, and barriers for nuclear material storage and transport.

- Prepare and submit required reports to the DOE, NRC, IAEA, and other relevant authorities.

- Ensure compliance with all federal, state, and international nuclear material control regulations.

- Support regulatory inspections, audits, and performance reviews.

- Collaborate with security teams to implement deterrence and protective measures against theft, sabotage, or diversion.

- Develop and enforce access protocols and handling procedures for sensitive materials.

- Investigate discrepancies, losses, or potential diversion incidents and implement corrective actions.

- Work closely with engineering, manufacturing, and quality assurance teams to integrate MC&A controls into facility operations.

- Communicate compliance status, risks, and corrective actions clearly to leadership and stakeholders.

**Preferred Qualifications**

- Bachelor's degree in Materials Science, Physics, Chemistry, or a related technical discipline

- 3+ years of experience in nuclear material control and accountability, safeguards, nuclear operations, fuel fabrication, or a regulated technical environment

- Experience with nuclear material inventory systems, material balance areas, item control, reconciliations, and regulatory reporting

- Familiarity with NRC, DOE, or other nuclear safeguards and material accountability requirements

- Experience working with uranium, nuclear fuel, radioactive materials, or controlled nuclear material preferred

- Familiarity with non-destructive assay, analytical chemistry, metrology, sampling, or measurement uncertainty preferred

- Strong data analysis skills and ability to work with detailed technical records and material balances

- Experience developing or maintaining procedures, technical documentation, and compliance records

- Ability to work cross-functionally with engineering, operations, quality, security, licensing, and EH&S teams

- Strong attention to detail, sound judgment, and ability to identify and resolve discrepancies in a regulated environment

**Benefits**

- Health, Dental & Vision Insurance

- Health Savings Account

- Disability and Life Insurance

- 401K Plan

- Paid Time Off, Holidays

## Skills

### Required
- nuclear material control
- accountability
- safeguards
- regulatory compliance
- inventory management

### Nice to have
- uranium
- nuclear fuel
- radioactive materials
- controlled nuclear material
- non-destructive assay
- analytical chemistry
- metrology
- sampling
- measurement uncertainty

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