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Median wages (2008) $46.68 hourly, $97,080 annual
Employment (2006) 15,000 employees
Projected growth (2006-2016) Average (7% to 13%)
Projected need (2006-2016) 5,000 additional employees
17-2161.00 - Nuclear Engineers

Conduct research on nuclear engineering problems or apply principles and theory of nuclear science to problems concerned with release, control, and utilization of nuclear energy and nuclear waste disposal.

Sample of reported job titles: Engineer, Nuclear Engineer, Nuclear Reactor Engineer, Nuclear Licensing Engineer, Nuclear Design Engineer, System Engineer, Resident Inspector, Criticality Safety Engineer, Generation Engineer, Nuclear Process Engineer

Tasks

  • Examine accidents to obtain data that can be used to design preventive measures.
  • Monitor nuclear facility operations to identify any design, construction, or operation practices that violate safety regulations and laws or that could jeopardize the safety of operations.
  • Keep abreast of developments and changes in the nuclear field by reading technical journals and by independent study and research.
  • Perform experiments that will provide information about acceptable methods of nuclear material usage, nuclear fuel reclamation, and waste disposal.
  • Design and oversee construction and operation of nuclear reactors and power plants and nuclear fuels reprocessing and reclamation systems.
  • Design and develop nuclear equipment such as reactor cores, radiation shielding, and associated instrumentation and control mechanisms.
  • Initiate corrective actions or order plant shutdowns in emergency situations.
  • Recommend preventive measures to be taken in the handling of nuclear technology, based on data obtained from operations monitoring or from evaluation of test results.
  • Write operational instructions to be used in nuclear plant operation and nuclear fuel and waste handling and disposal.
  • Conduct tests of nuclear fuel behavior and cycles and performance of nuclear machinery and equipment, to optimize performance of existing plants.

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Tools & Technology

Tools used in this occupation:

Desktop computers
Hazardous material protective apparel — Anticontamination clothing
Nuclear reactor control rod systems — Reactivity computer systems
Nuclear tools — Nuclear wireline logging instruments
Personal computers

Technology used in this occupation:

Analytical or scientific software — Maplesoft Maple; Scientech WinNUPRA; The Mathworks MATLAB; Transient reactor analysis code TRAC *
Data base user interface and query software — Data entry software; Relational database software
Development environment software — FOLLOW code; Formula translation/translator FORTRAN; INCORE code; TOTE code
Presentation software — Microsoft PowerPoint
Spreadsheet software — Microsoft Excel

* Software developed by a government agency and/or distributed as freeware or shareware.

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