This document discusses career paths in the nuclear power industry. It identifies many engineering roles across the lifecycle of a nuclear plant, including regulatory positions, environmental assessment, design and engineering, construction, operations and maintenance, field positions, and office positions. It also mentions roles in public information agencies, standards organizations, and nuclear industry groups. The document aims to provide direction to those interested in exploring careers related to nuclear power.

1. Discovering Nuclear
Power Career Paths
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2. Looking For
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3. Regulatory
Positions
Human Factors Engineer
General Engineer
Nuclear Engineer
Mechanical Engineer
Chemical Engineer
Structural Engineer
Electrical Engineer
Environmental Engineer
Materials Engineerhttp://www.nrc.gov/about-nrc/regulatory/gen-issues.html
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4. Environmental
Assessment
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5. Environmental
Assessment Work
Environmental engineer
Geologist
Metallurgical/Material engineer
Scheduler
Hydrologist
Seismologist
Materials scientist
Health physicist
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6. Design and
Engineering
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7. Design/ Engineer
Positions
Drafters/Designers
(Education)
System Design Engineers
(typically Mechanical/ Electrical/
Instrumentation & Controls/
Civil/ Structural Disciplines)
Scheduling Engineers
Licensing Engineers
Equipment Engineers
Program Engineers
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8. Design/ Engineer
Positions
System Design Engineers
Nuclear Island or
Primary Side such as:
-Reactor Coolant
System Engineer
-Emergency Core
Cooling System
Engineer
-Spent Fuel System
Engineer
-Other Engineering
Specialists
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9. Design/ Engineer
Positions
Turbine Island System Engineers
such as:
Feedwater system engineer/
Circulating Water system engineer/
Condensate system engineer/
Main Steam system engineer/
Component Water system engineer
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10. Design/ Engineer
Positions
Balance of Plant (BOP) System
Engineers such as:
-Demineralized Water System
Engineer/
-Wastewater System Engineer/
-Compressed Air System Engineer/
Potable Water System Engineer/
Other Engineers such as:
Water Treatment Engineer
Fire Protection Engineer
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11. Other Regulatory
Positions
Resident engineer
Security Analyst
Nuclear physicist
Radiation biologist
Physical scientist
Investigator
Materials scientist
Health physicist
Geologist
Hydrologist
Seismologist
Just like any business…
Budget analyst
Auditor
Accountant
Environmental lawyer
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12. Procurement
Positions
Cost Engineer (all disciplines)
Procurement Engineer (all disciplines)
Expeditor
Contract Specialist
Buyer
Equipment Qualification Specialist
Managers
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13. Component
Supplier Positions
Sales Engineers
Applications Engineers
Design Engineers (all disciplines)
Drafters/ Designers (typically
Mechanical/Electrical/Civil)
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14. Construction
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15. Construction
Positions
Welding Engineer
Field Engineer
Civil Engineer
Structural Engineer
Rigging Specialist
Quality Assurance Engineer
Welding Inspector
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16. Operations/
Maintenance Positions
Licensed Reactor Operator
Reactor/Reactivity Engineer
Chemist
Procurement Engineer
System Design & Trending Engineers (all disciplines)
Program/ Component Engineer
Maintenance Engineer (various disciplines)
Refueling Operations Engineer/ Schedulers
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17. Field
Positions
Startup Engineer (all disciplines)
Quality Assurance Inspector
Project Manager
Resident Engineer (typically
Mechanical/Civil/Electrical)
Health Physics/Radiation Protection
Specialists
Construction Engineer
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18. Office
Positions
Analytical Technical Specialists
Licensing Engineer
Quality Assurance Engineer
Cost Engineer
Project Manager
System Design Engineer
Procurement Engineer
Contract Specialist
Information Technology Specialists
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19. Public Info
Agencies
Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI)
Institute of Nuclear Power Operation (INPO)/ WANO
Non-volunteer Staff
EPRI (Electric Power Research Institute) for
Software Development or Topical Assessment Work
(various disciplines)
Standards/ Code Organizations (Volunteer typically)
http://www.epri.com/careers/Pages/Default.aspx
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20. Questions?
Earnestine Johnson
Senior Engineer I – Bechtel Power Corporation
E-mail: emjohns1@bechtel.com
Tel. 301-228-6718