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Job Description
Conduct research on nuclear engineering projects or apply principles and theory of nuclear science to problems concerned with release, control, and use of nuclear energy and nuclear waste disposal.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 17-2161.00
- The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 105,950.00
- The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 50.00
- Currently, there are 17,680 people on this job
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Nuclear Engineers”.
Also Known As…
- Nuclear Engineers
- System Engineer
- Scientist
- Resident Inspector
- Nuclear Reactor Engineer
- Nuclear Licensing Engineer
- Nuclear Engineer
- Nuclear Design Engineer
- Generation Engineer
- Engineer
- Criticality Safety Engineer
- Weapons Engineer
- Risk and Reliability Engineer
- Responsible System Engineer
- Regulatory Coordinator
- Reactor Projects Engineer
- Reactor Engineer
- Radiological Engineer
- Radiological Defense Officer
- Radioactive Materials Waste Management Engineer
- Radiation Protection Engineer
- Radiation Officer
- Radiation Engineer
- Nuclear Waste Management Engineer
- Nuclear Test Reactor Program Coordinator
- Nuclear Steam Supply System Engineer (NSSS Engineer)
- Nuclear Standards Director
- Nuclear Safety Engineer
- Nuclear Reactor Inspector
- Nuclear Radiation Engineer
- Nuclear Process Engineer
- Nuclear Power Plant Engineer
- Nuclear Plant Technical Advisor
- Nuclear Officer
- Nuclear Fuels Research Engineer
- Nuclear Fuels Reclamation Engineer
- Nuclear Equipment Test Engineer
- Nuclear Equipment Research Engineer
- Nuclear Equipment Design Engineer
- Nuclear Criticality Safety Engineer
- Engineering Officer
- Core Measures Abstractor
- Atomic Process Engineer
Tasks for “Weapons Designer”
- Keep abreast of developments and changes in the nuclear field by reading technical journals or by independent study and research.
- Synthesize analyses of test results, and use the results to prepare technical reports of findings and recommendations.
- Examine accidents to obtain data that can be used to design preventive measures.
- Prepare environmental impact statements, reports, or presentations for regulatory or other agencies.
- Prepare construction project proposals that include cost estimates, and discuss proposals with interested parties such as vendors, contractors, and nuclear facility review boards.
- Direct operating or maintenance activities of operational nuclear power plants to ensure efficiency and conformity to safety standards.
- Conduct tests of nuclear fuel behavior and cycles or performance of nuclear machinery and equipment to optimize performance of existing plants.
- Design or oversee construction or operation of nuclear reactors or power plants or nuclear fuels reprocessing and reclamation systems.
- 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.
- Analyze available data and consult with other scientists to determine parameters of experimentation and suitability of analytical models.
- Write operational instructions to be used in nuclear plant operation or nuclear fuel or waste handling and disposal.
- Design fuel cycle models or processes to reduce the quantity of radioactive waste generated from nuclear activities.
- Design or develop nuclear equipment, such as reactor cores, radiation shielding, or associated instrumentation or control mechanisms.
- Develop or contribute to the development of plans to remediate or restore environments affected by nuclear radiation, such as waste disposal sites.
- Design and direct nuclear research projects to discover facts, to test or modify theoretical models, or to develop new theoretical models or new uses for current models.
- Direct environmental compliance activities associated with nuclear plant operations or maintenance.
- Conduct environmental studies related to topics such as nuclear power generation, nuclear waste disposal, or nuclear weapon deployment.
- Perform experiments that will provide information about acceptable methods of nuclear material usage, nuclear fuel reclamation, or waste disposal.
- 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.
- Initiate corrective actions or order plant shutdowns in emergency situations.
Related Technology & Tools
- Personal computers
- Nuclear wireline logging instruments
- Desktop computers
- Anticontamination clothing
- Face masks
- Reactivity computer systems
- Respirators
- TOTE code
- FOLLOW code
- Scientech WinNUPRA
- INCORE code
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- BERMUDA nuclear transport computer codes
- MCNP dose assessment computer code
- Mathsoft Mathcad
- Probabilistic risk assessment PRA software
- Microsoft Excel
- Maplesoft Maple
- SCALE ORIGEN-S point depletion and decay code
- MORSE-CG dose assessment computer code
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Office
- Monte Carlo simulation software
- Scientech Safety Monitor
- Desktop publishing software
- Spreadsheet software
- Word processing software
- Data entry software
- Transient reactor analysis code TRAC
- Relational database software
- Computer aided design CAD software
- Formula translation/translator FORTRAN
- The MathWorks MATLAB
- MERCURE dose assessment computer codes
- Mathematical simulation software
- Graphics software
- C++
- Presentation software
- QAD shielding computer code
- ANISN dose assessment computer code
- Reactor excursion and release analysis program RELAP
- Discrete ordinates DORT dose assessment computer codes
- UNIX
- SAS