Nuclear engineering: Difference between revisions

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== Professional Areas ==

;Nuclear Fission

The United States ~~gets~~ about 20% of its electricity from nuclear power. This is a massive industry and keeping the supply of nuclear engineers plentiful will ensure its stability. Nuclear engineers in this field generally work, directly or indirectly, in the nuclear power industry or for government labs. Current research in industry is directed at producing economical, proliferation resistant reactor designs with passive safety features. Although government labs research the same areas as industry, they also study a myriad of other issues such as: nuclear fuels and nuclear fuel cycles, advanced reactor designs, and nuclear weapon design and maintenance.

The United States of America obtains about 20% of its electricity from nuclear power. Some other countris, e.g., France, Japan, and Tiawan, obtain a much higher percentage of their electricity from nuclear power plants. This is a massive industry and keeping the supply of nuclear engineers plentiful will ensure its stability. Nuclear engineers in this field generally work, directly or indirectly, for the nuclear power industry or for government labs. Current research in industry is directed at producing economical, proliferation resistant reactor designs with passive safety features. Although government labs research the same areas as industry, they also study a myriad of other issues such as: nuclear fuels and nuclear fuel cycles, advanced reactor designs, and nuclear weapon design and maintenance. There are a number of sub-specialties in the field of nuclear engineering that help support the fuel cycle. For example, at nuclear fuel fabrication facilities and during shipment, it is vital that the nuclear fuel does not go critical. Nuclear criticality safety engineers work with production engineers and numerous others to devise ways that the maximum amount of fuel can be produced safely and efficiently.

;Nuclear Fusion and Plasma Physics

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;Nuclear Medicine and Medical Physics

An important field is nuclear medicine. From x-ray machines to MRI to PET,among many others, nuclear medicine provides most of modern medicine's diagnostic capability along with providing many treatment options.

An important field is nuclear medicine. From x-ray machines to MRI to PET, among many others, nuclear medicine provides most of modern medicine's diagnostic capability along with providing many treatment options.

;Nuclear Materials and Nuclear Fuels

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 == Professional Areas ==
 ;Nuclear Fission
-The United States gets about 20% of its electricity from nuclear power. This is a massive industry and keeping the supply of nuclear engineers plentiful will ensure its stability. Nuclear engineers in this field generally work, directly or indirectly, in the nuclear power industry or for government labs. Current research in industry is directed at producing economical, proliferation resistant reactor designs with passive safety features. Although government labs research the same areas as industry, they also study a myriad of other issues such as: nuclear fuels and nuclear fuel cycles, advanced reactor designs, and nuclear weapon design and maintenance.
+The United States of America obtains about 20% of its electricity from nuclear power. Some other countris, e.g., France, Japan, and Tiawan, obtain a much higher percentage of their electricity from nuclear power plants. This is a massive industry and keeping the supply of nuclear engineers plentiful will ensure its stability. Nuclear engineers in this field generally work, directly or indirectly, for the nuclear power industry or for government labs. Current research in industry is directed at producing economical, proliferation resistant reactor designs with passive safety features. Although government labs research the same areas as industry, they also study a myriad of other issues such as: nuclear fuels and nuclear fuel cycles, advanced reactor designs, and nuclear weapon design and maintenance. There are a number of sub-specialties in the field of nuclear engineering that help support the fuel cycle. For example, at nuclear fuel fabrication facilities and during shipment, it is vital that the nuclear fuel does not go critical. Nuclear criticality safety engineers work with production engineers and numerous others to devise ways that the maximum amount of fuel can be produced safely and efficiently.
 ;Nuclear Fusion and Plasma Physics
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 ;Nuclear Medicine and Medical Physics
-An important field is nuclear medicine. From x-ray machines to MRI to PET,among many others, nuclear medicine provides most of modern medicine's diagnostic capability along with providing many treatment options.
+An important field is nuclear medicine. From x-ray machines to MRI to PET, among many others, nuclear medicine provides most of modern medicine's diagnostic capability along with providing many treatment options.
 ;Nuclear Materials and Nuclear Fuels

Nuclear engineering: Difference between revisions

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