Nuclear engineers


Nuclear engineers research and develop the processes, instruments, and systems used to derive benefits from nuclear energy and radiation. They design, develop, monitor, and operate nuclear plants used to generate power. They may work on the nuclear fuel cycle—the production, handling, and use of nuclear fuel and the safe disposal of waste produced by the generation of nuclear energy—or on the production of fusion energy. Some specialize in the development of nuclear power sources for spacecraft; others find industrial and medical uses for radioactive materials, such as equipment to diagnose and treat medical problems.

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Nuclear engineer charged with threatening Bush - Oct 2, 2006
Sydney Morning Herald,An engineer at a US nuclear power plant has been charged with sending threatening letters containing a powdery substance to the Californian country club where ...

Nuclear engineer guilty of conspiracy, tax evasion - Sep 25, 2006
Pittsburgh Post Gazette,By Paula Reed Ward, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. A nuclear engineer who formerly worked for Westinghouse Electric Corp. pleaded guilty ...

Edwardsville minister marks 25 faithful years - Oct 15, 2006
Belleville News-Democrat,...today. It is an interesting milestone for a man whose first career was as a nuclear engineer in the US Navy aboard the USS Nimitz. ...

Making good on Bush's vow will require detective work - Oct 13, 2006
International Herald Tribune,Along with centrifuges and other equipment purchased from the black market network created by Abdul Qadeer Khan, the Pakistani nuclear engineer, the Libyans ...

Engineer Charged with Threatening Letters to White House - Oct 2, 2006
6abc.com,...radiological physics and a law degree. He has worked as a nuclear engineer at Rancho Seco since 1984 while practicing law part-time.

Argonne visitors get to ask away - Oct 9, 2006
Joliet Herald News,...brother. "I like science because of the experiments," the 9-year-old said, adding that her grandfather is a nuclear engineer. Her ...

What’s In a Gnomon? - Oct 13, 2006
Harvard Crimson,...a short, unusual name for a good copy machine, so we wanted a short, unusual name for a good copy service,�? said Sytek, a former nuclear engineer who later ...

Argonne engineer to lead many operations at Idaho National Lab - Sep 25, 2006
Belleville News-Democrat,Phillip J. Finck, a nuclear engineer at the Argonne National Laboratory in Batavia, Ill., soon will lead many nuclear operations at eastern Idaho's national lab ...

Elk Grove man arrested in letter threats to Bush - Oct 3, 2006
Sacramento Bee,Federal authorities are holding an Elk Grove nuclear engineer and part-time divorce lawyer for allegedly sending threatening letters and white powder to the ...

Man indicted in threat case - Oct 6, 2006
Sacramento Bee,A nuclear engineer who allegedly threatened President Bush was released on bail Thursday as federal authorities indicted a second Sacramento-area man they say ...

Very Dirty Laundry - Oct 12, 2006
LA City Beat,...more damaged fuel until at the end of July it basically just couldn’t work anymore,�? said study consultant David Lochbaum, a nuclear engineer and director ...

This Vol radiates - Oct 11, 2006
Knoxville News Sentinel (subscription),Yancey, a native of Norfolk, Va., said he first became interested in nuclear engineer because of his father’s work with nuclear reactors on submarines. ...

Prosecutors: Threat Notes Mentioned Bush - Oct 2, 2006
WTOP,He has worked as a nuclear engineer at Rancho Seco since 1984 while practicing law part-time. By DON THOMPSON Associated Press Writer. SACRAMENTO, Calif. ...

Inventor warns of mediocrity - Sep 23, 2006
Pittsburgh Post Gazette,Mr. Wachter and a fellow engineer, John Nevshemal, of Denver, recently published a book about Mr. Wachter's work as a nuclear engineer and his thoughts on ...

No major meltdown - Oct 11, 2006
Los Angeles Daily News,I have been a practicing nuclear engineer for almost 50 years, and I worked for Atomics International at Santa Susana from 1962 to 1965. ...

FBI watched threat suspect for five years - Oct 4, 2006
Sacramento Bee,Federal agents had been investigating an Elk Grove nuclear engineer and lawyer for five years before they arrested him Friday for mailing threats to President ...

Joseph Bulmer's life was full, inspiring - Oct 9, 2006
Troy Record,A well-respected business leader, Bulmer worked for Knolls Atomic Power Lab in Schenectady as a nuclear engineer beginning in 1962. ...

Argonne’s aiming to aid in major crisis - Oct 10, 2006
Chicago Daily Herald (subscription),...and federal agencies, such as the US Departments of Transportation and Energy, said David Weber, Argonne research program director and senior nuclear engineer. ...

School videotape incident benign - Oct 12, 2006
Westborough News,Ryan Rode, a nuclear engineer, works in Wisconsin and is only home in Westborough for short breaks. "My husband videotapes everything," Rode said. ...






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