THE NUCLEAR INDUSTRY NEEDS YOU!
Interested in a job after you get out of school?
The nuclear industry needs people - all kinds of people. Contrary to what you may think,
You don't have to be a nuclear engineer to have a career in the nuclear industry!
Nuclear science and technology offer a huge range of job possibilities. For a quick overview of the kinds of career opportunities available, see http://www.ans.org/pi/edu/students/careers/docs/brochure-view.pdf.
Need to be convinced? Check out these analyses:
http://www.nei.org/careersandeducation/
http://www.forbes.com/2010/02/12/nuclear-power-jobs-leadership-careers-employment.html
http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2010/may/27/nuclear-jobs-begin-to-heat-up/
Where can I go to school to get the right training?
Right near here! It depends on what you're interested in, and whether you want a certificate, or an associate or bachelor degree.
Associate Degrees
Augusta Tech has a Nuclear Engineering Technology (NET) program that prepares its graduates for work in maintenance and non-licensed operations. See http://www.augustatech.edu/program_pages/informationtech/Nuclear%20EngineeringTechnology/nuclear_home.html
Aiken Tech has both certificate programs and an associate degree in radiation protection technology. See http://www.atc.edu/Catalog/current/C2st.aspx#MajorinRadiationProtection.
Bachelor Degrees
Georgia Tech offers a bachelor degree in nuclear and radiological engineering (as well as graduate degrees in nuclear engineering and in medical physics). See http://www.nre.gatech.edu/prospective/ugrad_students.shtml.
Now, if you're keen to be a nuclear engineer, but for some reason don't want to go to Georgia Tech (!), you still have lots of options. See http://facstaff.gpc.edu/~apepper/nuclearengcareerpage.htm.
And HOW am I supposed to pay for all this education in nuclear science and technology?
Various organizations offer scholarships:
National Academy for Nuclear Training
and the Nuclear Energy Institute has links to a variety of funding sources
You can also check with your school. Sometimes schools get direct grants from the Federal government, or from industry.
OK, so exactly WHERE are these jobs?
Some of them are right near here!
Want to help secure the nation's electricity supply?
Growing demand for electricity in the US and abroad means more nuclear power plants, and that means JOBS for the people who run them. And also for the people who:
The Shaw Group (http://www.shawgrp.com/careers) is the lead construction contractor for the two new nuclear units at Plant Vogtle, near Waynesboro, GA. The plant will be operated by Southern Nuclear, a unit of Georgia Power's parent company. Click here to read about a January 2010 meeting discussing supplier and subcontractor opportunities at Vogtle: http://savannahnow.com/exchange/2010-01-21/hundreds-turn-out-hear-about-supplier-subcontractor-opportunities-plant-vogtle
Westinghouse ( http://www.westinghousenuclear.com/careers/nuclear_careers.shtm) will be supplying the nuclear reactors that will power the two new units at Vogtle.
Right here in metro Atlanta, the Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO) works to ensure that the nation's fleet of commercial nuclear power plants are operated at the highest levels of safety and efficiency.
The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission, which has a regional office in downtown Atlanta, regulates the commercial nuclear power plants. Ranked among Best Places to Work in the Federal Government.
Concerned about nuclear proliferation?
Want to help reduce the amount of weapons-grade plutonium in the world?
Turn swords into plowshares?
Shaw and Areva have teamed up to build the Mixed Oxide (MOX) Fuel Fabrication Facility at the Savannah River Site near Aiken, SC. This facility will take weapons-grade plutonium and process it so that it can be used as fuel in commercial nuclear plants - making electricity instead of bombs. Click here to read more about the MOX project.
On a national level, the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), a part of the Federal Department of Energy, is responsible for the management and security of the nation’s nuclear weapons, nuclear nonproliferation, and naval reactor programs. Click here to read more about NNSA's programs.
Want to work in environmental cleanup, hazardous material management, or waste processing/disposal?
Check out the Savannah River National Laboratory near Aiken, SC.
Interested in doing, or supporting, fundamental research in energy technology?
Check out the Oak Ridge National Laboratory near Knoxville, TN.
DREAM BIG! GO INTERNATIONAL!
Want to help developing countries with nuclear science and technology?
Or help keep the world safe from nuclear weapons?
The International Atomic Energy Agency, based in Vienna, Austria, does just that.
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