Nuclear Engineers

Does not pass

• Monitor nuclear facility operations to identify any design, construction, or operation practices that violate safety regulations and laws or could jeopardize safe operations.

  physical work, outside the screen · 13.4% of the role's time · $229M

• Direct operating or maintenance activities of nuclear power plants to ensure efficiency and conformity to safety standards.

  reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked, and no existing check settles it, and a failure is too expensive · 13.3% of the role's time · $227M

• Design or oversee construction or operation of nuclear reactors, power plants, or nuclear fuels reprocessing and reclamation systems.

  reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked, and no existing check settles it, and a failure is too expensive · 9.0% of the role's time · $154M

• Prepare technical reports of findings or recommendations, based on synthesized analyses of test results.

  reason given most often: no existing check settles it · 6.3% of the role's time · $108M

• Design or develop nuclear equipment, such as reactor cores, radiation shielding, or associated instrumentation or control mechanisms.

  reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked, and no existing check settles it, and a failure is too expensive · 5.2% of the role's time · $88.3M

• Develop or contribute to the development of plans to remediate or restore environments affected by nuclear radiation, such as waste disposal sites.

  reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked, and no existing check settles it, and a failure is too expensive · 5.0% of the role's time · $85.6M

• Direct environmental compliance activities associated with nuclear plant operations or maintenance.

  reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked, and no existing check settles it, and a failure is too expensive · 5.0% of the role's time · $85.0M

• Write operational instructions to be used in nuclear plant operation or nuclear fuel or waste handling and disposal.

  reason given most often: no existing check settles it, and a failure is too expensive · 5.0% of the role's time · $84.7M

• 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.

  reason given most often: no existing check settles it, and a failure is too expensive · 4.8% of the role's time · $82.7M

• Keep abreast of developments and changes in the nuclear field by reading technical journals or by independent study and research.

  reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked, and no existing check settles it · 4.5% of the role's time · $76.7M

• Conduct tests of nuclear fuel behavior and cycles or performance of nuclear machinery and equipment to optimize performance of existing plants.

  physical work, outside the screen · 4.0% of the role's time · $67.9M

• Consult with other scientists to determine parameters of experimentation or suitability of analytical models.

  reason given most often: no existing check settles it · 3.9% of the role's time · $66.0M

• Initiate corrective actions or order plant shutdowns in emergency situations.

  physical work, outside the screen · 3.3% of the role's time · $55.6M

• Design fuel cycle models or processes to reduce the quantity of radioactive waste generated from nuclear activities.

  reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked, and no existing check settles it, and a failure is too expensive · 3.3% of the role's time · $55.5M

• Discuss construction project proposals with interested parties, such as vendors, contractors, or nuclear facility review boards.

  reason given most often: no existing check settles it, and a failure is too expensive · 3.0% of the role's time · $51.1M

• Prepare environmental impact statements, reports, or presentations for regulatory or other agencies.

  reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked, and no existing check settles it, and a failure is too expensive · 3.0% of the role's time · $50.6M

• Examine accidents to obtain data for use in design of preventive measures.

  physical work, outside the screen · 2.5% of the role's time · $43.2M

• Conduct environmental studies on topics such as nuclear power generation, nuclear waste disposal, or nuclear weapon deployment.

  reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked, and no existing check settles it · 2.2% of the role's time · $38.2M

• Perform experiments that will provide information about acceptable methods of nuclear material usage, nuclear fuel reclamation, or waste disposal.

  physical work, outside the screen · 1.7% of the role's time · $29.1M

• Design or direct nuclear research projects to develop, test, modify, or discover new uses for theoretical models.

  reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked, and no existing check settles it · 1.6% of the role's time · $27.2M