discovering nuclear power

Discovering Nuclear Power Career Paths

Earnestine Johnson-Turnipseed

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Regulatory Positions

Human Factors Engineer General Engineer Nuclear Engineer

Mechanical Engineer Chemical Engineer Structural Engineer Electrical Engineer

Environmental Engineer Materials Engineer

http://www.nrc.gov/about-nrc/regulatory/gen-issues.html

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Environmental Assessment

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Environmental Assessment Work

Environmental engineer Geologist

Metallurgical/Material engineer Scheduler Hydrologist Seismologist

Materials scientist Health physicist

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Design and Engineering

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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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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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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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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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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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Procurement Positions

Cost Engineer (all disciplines)

Procurement Engineer (all disciplines) Expeditor

Contract Specialist Buyer

Equipment Qualification Specialist Managers

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Component Supplier Positions

Sales Engineers

Applications Engineers Design Engineers (all disciplines)

Drafters/ Designers (typically Mechanical/Electrical/Civil)

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en.wikipedia.org

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Construction

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Construction Positions

Welding Engineer Field Engineer Civil Engineer

Structural Engineer Rigging Specialist

Quality Assurance Engineer Welding Inspector

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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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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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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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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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Questions?

Earnestine Johnson Senior Engineer I – Bechtel Power Corporation

E-mail: emjohns1@bechtel.com Tel. 301-228-6718