Nuclear Engineerin

gBy: Drew Bard

Necessary Training Must have a bachelors degree in Nuclear Engineering

Recommended that you participate in a cooperative-education engineering program

A nuclear engineers average salary is around $99,920

Nature of the Job Design or develop nuclear equipment, such as reactor cores, radiation

shielding, or associated instrumentation

Monitor nuclear facility operations to identify any design, construction, or operation practices that violate safety regulations and laws

Examine nuclear accidents and gather data that can be used to design preventive measures

Write operational instructions to be used in nuclear plant operation or in handling and disposing of nuclear waste

Direct operating or maintenance activities of operational nuclear power plants to ensure that they meet safety standards

Perform experiments to test whether methods of using nuclear material, reclaiming nuclear fuel, or disposing of nuclear waste are acceptable

Take corrective actions or order plant shutdowns in emergencies

Duke Energy Almost all of Duke Energy's Midwest generation comes from coal,

natural gas, or oil.

Half of its Carolinas generation comes from its nuclear power plants.

During 2006, Duke Energy generated 148,798,332 megawatt-hours of electrical energy.

On March 16, 2006, Duke Power announced that a Cherokee County, SC site had been selected for a potential new nuclear power plant.

Areva Areva SA is a French public multinational industrial conglomerate

headquartered in the Tour Areva in Courbevoie, Paris.

Areva is mainly known for nuclear power, although it also pursues interests in other energy projects.

There are currently 47,541 people employed.

J. Robert Oppenheimer

Born April 22, 1904

Died February 18, 1967

Was an American theoretical physicist and professor of physics at the University of California, Berkeley

Often called the "father of the atomic bomb" for his role in the Manhattan Project

Enrico Fermi Born 29 September 1901

Died 28 November 1954

Was an Italian theoretical and experimental physicist

Best known for his work on the development of Chicago Pile-1, the first nuclear reactor, and for his contributions to the development of quantum theory, nuclear and particle physics

Sources

http://www.bls.gov/ooh/architecture-and-engineering/nuclear-engineers.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enrico_Fermi

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._Robert_Oppenheimer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gl3eJmhUlGs