Nuclear Engineers Salary in Washington, DC

Common tasks

• Develop or contribute to the development of plans to remediate or restore environments affected by nuclear radiation, such as waste disposal sites.
• Design or develop nuclear equipment, such as reactor cores, radiation shielding, or associated instrumentation or control mechanisms.
• Monitor nuclear facility operations to identify any design, construction, or operation practices that violate safety regulations and laws or could jeopardize safe operations.
• Initiate corrective actions or order plant shutdowns in emergency situations.
• Examine accidents to obtain data for use in design of preventive measures.
• Direct operating or maintenance activities of nuclear power plants to ensure efficiency and conformity to safety standards.
• Design or oversee construction or operation of nuclear reactors, power plants, or nuclear fuels reprocessing and reclamation systems.
• Direct environmental compliance activities associated with nuclear plant operations or maintenance.
• Write operational instructions to be used in nuclear plant operation or nuclear fuel or waste handling and disposal.
• Prepare technical reports of findings or recommendations, based on synthesized analyses of test results.