Nuclear Equipment Operators
By Tony Shi
Overveiw
Job Responsabilities
- Follow rules to ensure safety within the nuclear power plant
- Monitor the plant so as to prevent failures
- Keep equipment used working, up to date, and checked.
- Direct Evacuation and alert others of the dangers.
- Compute statistics such as radiation, temperature, and pressure.
- Give Supervisors computations to review
- Collect samples for radioactivity analysis and if needed, determination for proper containment
- Decontamination
- Measure Radiation.
- Don't touch the Na K.
Pros and Cons
- Making energy that people depend on.
- Relatively high salary for the college degree.
- You get to work on Nuclear Fission.
- Lots of Science and Physics involved.
- Not too high of a degree required.
Cons:
- Radiation Exposure.
- Lots of Responsibilities.
- Dangerous.
Creating Energy
Radiation Exposure
Nuclear Fission
Salary and Other Info
Texas: Average Salary not available
The job outlook is Faster than Average, and is considered green. (Good for the environment)
Personalities that are important: Attention to detail, Honesty, Keeping control of emotions, working in stress, logical thinking, cooperation, persistence, and willingness to start on projects.
STEM disciplines may be needed as well as knowledge in physics, mechanical objects, engineering, and technology.
Education: 69% of workers in this area have an associates degree or lower.
Colleges
University of North Texas
Texas A&M University-College Station.
Note: Tuition fee not listed.
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