Nuclear Engineers

<ul><li>Initiate corrective actions or order plant shutdowns in emergency situations.</li><li>Monitor nuclear facility operations to identify any design, construction, or operation practices that violate safety regulations and laws or that could jeopardize the safety of operations.</li><li>Examine accidents to obtain data that can be used to design preventive measures.</li><li>Design or develop nuclear equipment, such as reactor cores, radiation shielding, or associated instrumentation or control mechanisms.</li><li>Direct operating or maintenance activities of operational nuclear power plants to ensure efficiency and conformity to safety standards.</li><li>Recommend preventive measures to be taken in the handling of nuclear technology, based on data obtained from operations monitoring or from evaluation of test results.</li><li>Write operational instructions to be used in nuclear plant operation or nuclear fuel or waste handling and disposal.</li><li>Conduct environmental studies related to topics such as nuclear power generation, nuclear waste disposal, or nuclear weapon deployment.</li><li>Direct environmental compliance activities associated with nuclear plant operations or maintenance.</li><li>Prepare environmental impact statements, reports, or presentations for regulatory or other agencies.</li><li>Prepare technical reports of findings or recommendations, based on synthesized analyses of test results.</li><li>Develop or contribute to the development of plans to remediate or restore environments affected by nuclear radiation, such as waste disposal sites.</li><li>Design or oversee construction or operation of nuclear reactors or power plants or nuclear fuels reprocessing and reclamation systems.</li><li>Conduct tests of nuclear fuel behavior and cycles or performance of nuclear machinery and equipment to optimize performance of existing plants.</li><li>Design or direct nuclear research projects to test or modify theoretical models, develop new theoretical models, or discover new uses for current models.</li><li>Design fuel cycle models or processes to reduce the quantity of radioactive waste generated from nuclear activities.</li><li>Consult with other scientists to determine parameters of experimentation or suitability of analytical models.</li><li>Keep abreast of developments and changes in the nuclear field by reading technical journals or by independent study and research.</li><li>Perform experiments that will provide information about acceptable methods of nuclear material usage, nuclear fuel reclamation, or waste disposal.</li><li>Discuss construction project proposals with interested parties, such as vendors, contractors, or nuclear facility review boards.</li></ul>