[ RadSafe ] Nuclear Education
JPreisig at aol.com
JPreisig at aol.com
Wed Feb 29 19:20:05 CST 2012
Hi Jerry,
US Health Physics undergrad/grad programs can be found in the Idaho
State University
Health Physics website, which can be gotten to through the Idaho State U.
Physics
Department website.
Active US Nuclear Engineering Programs (some of them) exist at
UMaryland, Penn State,
Missouri U. of Science and Technology (MUST), UIllinois???, MIT, RPI???,
Ohio State???, U. of Utah, NC State???, Georgia Tech (with neutron
spectrometry guru/
professor Dr. Hertel), U of Florida???, U. of Tennessee, U. Wisconsin???,
Purdue,
Missouri/Columbia??? (big reactor there MURR), Texas A & M, Kansas
State???,
Idaho State U., U. of New Mexico???, etc.
The American Nuclear Society probably has a more complete and
accurate list.
Regards, Joseph R (Joe) Preisig, PhD
In a message dated 2/29/2012 7:59:15 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
jjc105 at yahoo.com writes:
Assuming an american high school graduate today wants to pursue a career
in
nuclear power production, where would he/she go to receive the proper
education? Do any USA universities still have viable nuclear engineering
programs? What about other countries?
Jerry Cohen
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From: "Brennan, Mike (DOH)" <Mike.Brennan at DOH.WA.GOV>
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Sent: Wed, February 29, 2012 4:30:24 PM
Subject: Re: [ RadSafe ] New Reactors
It's actually worse than that. The US Navy used to be a large source of
nuclear
trained professionals, with their policy of spending huge amounts of money
training people, then having working conditions so dreadful that many got
out
after one or two enlistments/periods of obligation. The Navy has
decommissioned
most of the nuclear powered vessels it once had, and I assume has narrowed
the
training pipeline accordingly.
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From: radsafe-bounces at health.phys.iit.edu
[mailto:radsafe-bounces at health.phys.iit.edu] On Behalf Of Perle, Sandy
Sent: Wednesday, February 29, 2012 4:07 PM
To: The International Radiation Protection (Health Physics) Mailing List
Subject: Re: [ RadSafe ] New Reactors
Joe,
The issue as I see it (USA only, not the building going on in the rest of
the
world, i.e., China, India, etc.), is where are the workers going to come
from,
the construction workers (that will be a boon to the economy) but the
professionals, the engineers, health physicists, all the individuals where
attrition has been a factor and no new entrants into the job market, due
to the
nuclear hiatus. Many of the health physics programs are no longer in
business,
and those that are still offering programs, many are doing it through
mechanical
engineering programs. There is an estimated severe shortage of
professional
radiation protection specialists (as presented many times by Ralph
Andersen,
Nuclear Energy Institute. In addition to the staffing issues, what about
all of
the components needed, realizing that many of the manufacturing and parts
companies closed don business when the USA ceased building new units after
TMI.
Georgia Power building 2 units is a good start, finally. Will the other
utilities who talked about new units, I think they'll sit back and watch
what
happens, until there is more focus by the political systems as well as the
financial systems.
Regards,
Sandy
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-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:radsafe-bounces at health.phys.iit.edu] On Behalf Of JPreisig at aol.com
Sent: Wednesday, February 29, 2012 3:59 PM
To: radsafe at health.phys.iit.edu
Subject: [ RadSafe ] New Reactors
Hey Radsafe:
From: _jpreisig at aol.com_ (mailto:jpreisig at aol.com)
Hope you all are well. So, for the next 5 years or so, will US
energy/power companies sit back and watch the new Georgia nuclear reactors
being
built??? Or will they get in on the Fun also and start to build their
own
reactors at the same time.????
Boy, the US nuclear industry could really start moving again, there could
be many jobs for construction people, health physicists, nuclear engineers
etc.
What's going to happen????
Regards, Joseph R. (Joe) Preisig, PhD
PS It doesn't seem like a viable fusion energy/power plant will come
online in the next 5 years...
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