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.

Job Task

• Analyze available data and consult with other scientists in order to determine parameters of experimentation and suitability of analytical models.
• Conduct tests of nuclear fuel behavior and cycles and performance of nuclear machinery and equipment, in order to optimize performance of existing plants.
• Design and develop nuclear equipment such as reactor cores, radiation shielding, and associated instrumentation and control mechanisms.
• Design and direct nuclear research projects in order to discover facts, to test or modify theoretical models, or to develop new theoretical models or new uses for current models.
• Examine accidents in order to obtain data that can be used to design preventive measures.
• Formulate equations that describe phenomena occurring during fission of nuclear fuels, and develop research models based on the equations.
• Keep abreast of developments and changes in the nuclear field by reading technical journals and by independent study and research.
• Monitor nuclear facility operations in order to identify any design, construction, or operation practices that violate safety regulations and laws or that could jeopardize the safety of operations.
• Perform experiments that will provide information about acceptable methods of nuclear material usage, nuclear fuel reclamation, and waste disposal.
• 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.
• Synthesize analyses of test results, and use the results to prepare technical reports of findings and recommendations.
• Design and oversee construction and operation of nuclear reactors and power plants and nuclear fuels reprocessing and reclamation systems.
• Develop new medical scanning technologies.
• Direct operating and maintenance activities of operational nuclear power plants in order to ensure efficiency and conformity to safety standards.
• Initiate corrective actions and/or order plant shutdowns in emergency situations.
• Prepare construction project proposals that include cost estimates, and discuss proposals with interested parties such as vendors, contractors, and nuclear facility review boards.
• Write operational instructions to be used in nuclear plant operation and nuclear fuel and waste handling and disposal.
• Design and develop nuclear weapons.

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