Nuclear engineer · What it does
Three tasks it takes off your hands
- Design nuclear equipment such as reactor cores or shielding.
- Monitor operations to identify violations of safety regulations.
- Examine accidents to obtain data for preventive measures.
Where these come from
The tasks of “Nuclear Engineers” (O*NET 17-2161.00), as O*NET lists them:
- Design or develop nuclear equipment, such as reactor cores, radiation shielding, or associated instrumentation or control mechanisms.
- Monitor nuclear facility operations to identify any design, construction, or operation practices that violate safety regulations and laws or could jeopardize safe operations.
- Examine accidents to obtain data for use in design of preventive measures.
