Jarek worked at the OPG Head Office at 700 University Avenue in downtown Toronto where he worked in the Codes and Regulations group. His team helped the design engineers at the nuclear plants with the interpretation and compliance to applicable ASME Codes and CSA Regulations. Jarek and I worked together to ensure we obtained all the necessary regulatory approvals for the penetrations through the airlock walls.
As he was looking at all the drawings and other documentation for the design he said, “I don’t see a reviewer signature on your calculations for the penetration. I will review and sign.”
It was true that I didn’t have anyone to review and sign; I was the only mechanical engineer in my group and we usually went outside the group to get someone to act as reviewer.
As there is a legal responsibility to reviewing and signing the calculations I said, “Are you sure Jarek? I can get someone else from the stress analysis group to perform the review.”
He smiled a little condescendingly, shook his head and said, “Max, Max, Max. Let me tell you something about a man named Jarek Gorski. I graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering when I was only 20 years of age. I specialized in finite element calculations and stress analysis. I obtained my Master’s Degree in the area of stress calculations when I was only 22 years of age. I have written many mathematical papers on the subject of stress analysis….”
I stopped him at this point and said, “I’m sorry Jarek, I didn’t mean to offend. Of course you are more than qualified to perform the review. I would be very honoured if you would.”
“Good, good, good”, he replied, more than a little amused at schooling me in his expertise. “Let us begin. On the one side of the airlock you have six new penetrations and on the other side you have eight new penetrations.”
“Okay”, he began, “so, you have a total of 13 penetrations…”
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He was momentarily frazzled.
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