Nuclear Engineers

What Does a Nuclear Engineers Do?

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.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities

• 1Design or develop nuclear equipment, such as reactor cores, radiation shielding, or associated instrumentation or control mechanisms.
• 2Monitor nuclear facility operations to identify any design, construction, or operation practices that violate safety regulations and laws or could jeopardize safe operations.
• 3Initiate corrective actions or order plant shutdowns in emergency situations.
• 4Examine accidents to obtain data for use in design of preventive measures.
• 5Direct operating or maintenance activities of nuclear power plants to ensure efficiency and conformity to safety standards.
• 6Design or oversee construction or operation of nuclear reactors, power plants, or nuclear fuels reprocessing and reclamation systems.
• 7Direct environmental compliance activities associated with nuclear plant operations or maintenance.
• 8Write operational instructions to be used in nuclear plant operation or nuclear fuel or waste handling and disposal.

Required Skills

• Critical Thinking
• Science
• Writing
• Mathematics
• Monitoring
• Active Listening
• Reading Comprehension
• Active Learning
• Speaking
• ANISN dose assessment computer code
• ANSYS simulation software
• BERMUDA nuclear transport computer codes
• C++
• Discrete ordinates DORT dose assessment computer codes
• FOLLOW code
• Formula translation/translator FORTRAN
• Graphics software
• INCORE code
• Linux

Nuclear Engineers Salary