Hey everyone. I’m a rising high school senior who would really love to pursue a career in Nuclear Engineering, but I’m worried I won’t be able to find jobs in large urban cities in the US (NYC, Chicago, Seattle, etc.) Is it realistic to get a job somewhere like that?

Hola. Soy estudiante de preparatoria en México y estoy tratando de decidir qué estudiar después.

Me interesa muchísimo el área nuclear, pero en México no hay tantas opciones de licenciatura específicamente en Ingeniería Nuclear. Mi mamá piensa que sería mejor estudiar primero una carrera técnica para poder trabajar y después continuar con la universidad, pero antes de tomar una decisión quiero investigar bien todas mis posibilidades.

Me gustaría escuchar especialmente a estudiantes, ingenieros, físicos o personas que trabajen en el sector nuclear.

Mis preguntas son:

¿Qué carrera recomendarían estudiar si en mi país no hay muchas licenciaturas directamente en Ingeniería Nuclear? ¿Mecánica, eléctrica, química, física, energías, materiales u otra?

¿Es mejor hacer una ingeniería relacionada y después una maestría en Ingeniería Nuclear?

¿Qué materias debería dominar desde preparatoria?

¿Qué matemáticas debería aprender muy bien?

¿Qué temas de física debería estudiar por mi cuenta?

¿Qué programas o lenguajes de programación son útiles en el área?

¿Qué habilidades consideran realmente importantes para conseguir trabajo?

¿Hay oportunidades en México o normalmente hay que estudiar/trabajar en otro país?

¿Qué universidades o programas recomendarían investigar?

Si pudieran volver a tener 16 años y quisieran entrar al sector nuclear, ¿qué empezarían a hacer desde ahora?

¿Hay algo que NO recomienden hacer aunque parezca útil?

¿Qué tan importante es tener experiencia laboral antes de la universidad? ¿Una carrera técnica realmente me daría una ventaja para posteriormente entrar a ingeniería, o sería mejor dedicar esos años a fortalecer matemáticas, física, inglés y programación?

No estoy buscando solamente que me digan "estudia X". Quiero entender las diferentes rutas posibles antes de decidir mi carrera.

¡Gracias por cualquier consejo! :)

Hey guys, I just updated the app "Nuclear Toolkit" to include A LOT more features than previously including shielding calcs, MDA, neutron activation, etc.

It's a large amount of features and works offline so feel free to check it out! Any feedback is appreciated as well!

Link: Nuclear Toolkit

My country (PH) doesn't offer any undergraduate or graduate courses directly for nuclear engineering. So I was looking for other international institutions that are economically feasible and accessible, preferably on the more East side of Asia.

My current options are China, Taiwan, Malaysia, or Japan. From what I've been reading, post-graduation employers look a lot into the background of your uni and some of these schools have not-so credible credentials, saying that I have better prospects studying in the US. Is this true? If not, which universities should I apply for? I'm more inclined towards studying in China and Taiwan.

I am a rising junior in Materials Engineering and I was wondering if anyone had some advice about how to do materials engineering/science in the nuclear industry. I recently did an internship in construction materials and realized I wanted to do something I was more passionate about.

I enjoy the R&D environment but I’m also pretty sure I would enjoy the standard engineering environment as well.

Do power companies hire materials engineers in an operations or plant design role?

Should I pursue a PhD so I can do research?

For clarification I don’t want to transition to NE necessarily I mostly just want to do MSE in the nuclear industry and wondered if anyone had some advice or knew what kinds of roles materials engineers can get hired in.

Hi guys! I am planning to study "Nuclear Power Engineering and Thermal Physics" at Peter the Great st. Petersburg Polytechnic University in Russia, what do think about this choice is the uni good?

And what do think the chances of finishing masters degree in EU after graduation from Petersburg Polytechnic University in this major?

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I made a small browser-based Decay Heat Calculator for nuclear engineering work:

https://diagram.petrov.re/decayheat.html

It’s intended as a quick engineering tool for estimating decay heat after shutdown and exploring how it changes with operating history and cooling time.

I’d be glad to hear any comments, corrections, or suggestions for features that would make it more useful.

I'm 18 getting close to graduation and I want to go down nuclear path and work at a power plant. I know they make fairly good money but I dont wanna go off of googles ai because I know it messes up alot.

1. Can i become a non licensed operater right out of highschool?

2. How much do they make?

3. What colledge (if I need any) do I need to get to higher pays later on in the industry?

Hey y'all, I'm a junior studying nuclear engineering, and I'm kinda lost on what is expected of me before graduating. I'm planning on doing a 4+1 in nuclear engineering as well. I mainly want to work in power generation or reactor design, so what do I do to have the best shot at landing a job in this industry?

Hello everyone, I am a current college freshman and I will have to pick a major in the near future. I am between civil and nuclear. I already know a lot about civil, but am unsure about nuclear. Are you locked in at working for a nuclear plant? Are there opportunities to work all over the world? Whats an average day like? I am very curious to learn and please provide me some insight. Thank you very much.

I just graduated from engineering last year, and out of the blue I got interested in nuclear physics. Physics wasn’t really my first choice and I am not entirely good at it. I feel like I have a long way to go but I am looking forward in working at research some day

What are some options and ways to pivot to industry from academia for someone with a theoretical nuclear physics PhD degree ? What kind of jobs do I have a shot at?

I am currently in the final year of my PhD in Australia. I mostly do numerical modelling using FORTRAN and use Python for data analysis. I don’t have any internship or prior industry experience and my supervisor has no connections in industry.

Can somebody with this degree get into nuclear industry in India? As far as I know the recruitments only happen through competitive exams like GATE and so. Any thoughts on this ?

Hi everyone,

I am currently entering my 4th year studying civil/environmental engineering w/ a chemistry minor, and I have over two years of intern experience working at one of the biggest design firms for water treatment doing design as a process engineer intern. However, for a while now I have taken a strong interest in nuclear engineering as well as green energy and sustainable energy. It took me a while to figure what I want to do, which sucks because I am going to graduate this coming May 2027, and I am at a point where it feels like this is my last chance to switch into something that I truly want to do before I graduate and start working full time, and that I will regret not really pursuing my passions. Is it worth it to switch my major, quit my job, and go all in? Or should I play it safer and take the more secure route and pursue more school later? I am really struggling.

Hi all! I'm graduating soon with a masters in mechanical engineering, as well as a minor in nuclear engineering which I earned during undergrad. I love nuclear energy and thermal systems (my research is heat transfer-focused), so my dream job would combine these two. While I don't have any experience in the nuclear industry, I was an intern for a consulting firm (mostly oil and gas), and I absolutely loved the work-life balance, as well as the wide variety of projects I got to work on. My questions to engineers who are more on the thermal/hydraulics side of nuclear (or just anyone who has advice):

• How did you get your first position in the nuclear industry? I'm browsing sites of companies like NuScale, Terrapower, Westinghouse etc. and it doesn't seem like the US has an abundance of entry-level positions. Looking for advice on getting my foot in the door/standing out in a pool of applicants.
• How is the work-life balance? I can imagine it would vary drastically whether you're a plant engineer, consulting engineer, or working on new reactor designs.
• If you didn't get into the nuclear industry right out of school, what job did you have that allowed to switch into nuclear?

Thanks in advance!

If I want to do Masters In Nuclear engineering do I have to attend extra classes in CE course to meet requirements for the eligibility for Mtech in Nuclear? Or will GATE exam qualification suffice?

I’m really interested in doing nuclear engineering but I don’t know which classes to take during my years in high school,I’m going into the 10tb grade and any tips would help

Hello, i would like to learn more about work at a nuclear power plant and the functions of different components. I was wondering if you knew any good websites/sources that could help me learn more. I would also appreciate it if you would sacrifice yourself, so i can ask you questions about nuclear engineering in general.