Careers in Nuclear Science

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Careers in Nuclear Science
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What areas?

• Government Military UtilitiesPower
  Industry Medical AcademiaOthers?

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Government

• Where DOE, NRC, National Labs, CIA
• Jobs Program Manager, Researcher, Inspector,
  Analyst
• Education Most require a college degree
• Can range from BS to PhD

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Military

• Where Navy, Naval Reactors (Bettis, KAPL, and
  others), other branches
• Jobs Reactor Operator, Instructor, Designer
• Education ranges from High School diploma to PhD

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Utilities

• Where Nuclear Power Plants
• Jobs Reactor Operator, Equipment Operator,
  Shift Technical Advisor, Core Designer, Safety
  Analysis
• Education High School Diploma to MS/PhD

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Power Industry

• Where Reactor Vendors, Engineering Firms
• Jobs Designer, Core Analysis, Engineering
  Support
• Education BS,MS and PhD

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Medical

• Where Hospitals, Clinics, Labs
• Jobs X-ray Technician, Nuclear Medicine,
  Research, Equipment Design
• Education High School to BS, MS, PhD, M.D.

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Academia

• Where Colleges and Universities
• Jobs Professor, Researcher, Reactor
  Operator/staff
• Education Most require College Degree BS, MS,
  PhD

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Others

• Can you think of any other jobs in nuclear
  science?

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Questions?