nuclear engineering
...ws. They also prepare reports, showing knowledge obtained during research, development activities and inspections. Nuclear engineers my also direct maintenance activities of operation nuclear facilities. Some are working on new methods of medicals scanning technologies, one of the few growing segments of the field. Many nuclear engineers work with for the federal government at nuclear facilities or in the NAVY working on a nuclear powered ship. Nuclear engineering has seen many breakthroughs lately with the halt in construction of new plants, and weapons designs both once booming experiment fields. Nuclear engineers often work in extended teams. They may work closely with engineers form other fields such as electrical engineers. Caution and risk control are among the top priority of the industry, appropriately so. In order to become a nuclear engineer you must go through years of education and training. Graduate education is a prerequisite for employment as a design or research nuclear engineer. Engineers must receive a master’s involving much work in math, physics, and design. Many companies require a doctorate in nuclear engineering. Many will also get their training through the United States NAVY Nuclear Power Plant Program. Some of the classes a student will have to take are NE1100: Energy and Engineers in Society, NE3110: Nuclear Radiation Detection, NE3211: Elements of Nuclear Engineering, NE4201: Nuclear Reactor Physics I, NE4202: Nuclear Reactor Physics II, NE4205: Reactor Laboratory, Ne4210: Reactor Operations, NE4211: Reactor Engineering I, NE4212: Reactor Engineering II, NE4232 Nuclear Engineering Design Applications, NE4233: Nuclear Engineering Design, NE4260: Radiation Transport and Shielding, NE4265: Light Water Reactor Technology, NE4610: Introduction to Fusion Power, and HP4412: Principles of Health Physics. These are only some of the classes a student may take to become a nuclear engineer depending on the level of diploma. They also may vary on the field of nuclear engineering the student is interested in. The skills and training of a nuclear engineer are rather specialized. There is, however, mobility within the various employers in the f...