Generally have a set schedule each week.
Usually work 40 hours a week
Nuclear engineers will:
Direct the operation and maintenance of nuclear power plants.
Monitor the plant's operations to identify problems and ensure safety.
Inspect the reactor vessel, equipment, instruments, nuclear fuel, and waste.
Design and develop equipment and systems that use or dispose of nuclear material.
Nuclear engineers frequently:
Plan and carry out emergency procedures.
Examine accidents to prevent them from happening again.
Conduct and evaluate research on nuclear theories, nuclear fission, and new ways to use radioactive material.
It is important that Nuclear engineers be able to:
Be very exact in their work. Mistakes could cause nuclear plants to shut down or people to be injured.
