[ RadSafe ] Nuclear Education

Wed Feb 29 22:56:17 CST 2012

Online search for US Graduate Schools with Ph.D. programs in Nuclear Engineering shows 30 counts. However, competing disciplines of engineering in future markets makes the difference.

According to Department of Labor's Occupational Outlook Handbook, 10 yr projected rise in number of employed Nuclear Engineers would be 11%. I assume this is based on a no-new-build scenario. In comparison, Biomedical Engineers will enjoy a rise of a whopping 72% rise for the same period.

This is only the projected numbers of employment. I would anticipate that the demand figures would be slightly higher considering the retirement wave, and the depleted incomers flux as a result of overall education and training programs.

Data source: http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos027.htm#projections_data

Ahmad

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On Thu, Mar 1, 2012 3:58 AM AST (Arabian) Jerry Cohen wrote:

>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
>
>
>
>________________________________
>From: "Brennan, Mike  (DOH)" <Mike.Brennan at DOH.WA.GOV>
>To: The International Radiation Protection (Health Physics) MailingList 
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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.  
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>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-----
>From: radsafe-bounces at health.phys.iit.edu 
>[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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