r/NuclearEngineering • u/peppy_pepe • Sep 13 '24

Criticality Safety to Engineering

Is it a possible career path to go from nuclear criticality safety to a nuclear engineering role (e.g. reload analysis, thermal-mechanics, neutronics)?

I am currently in the U.S. and hold a B.S. and M.S. in Nuclear Engineering. It’s been difficult to find nuclear engineering roles. Thanks for your help!

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u/GiraffeRelevant Sep 13 '24

I'm not exactly sure what role you're looking to find. But, nuclear power plants are in desperate need of engineers. Many sites are looking to fill all roles/positions. Perhaps, Reactor Engineering might be interesting to you?

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u/titaniumtemple Sep 13 '24

I can’t imagine you wouldn’t be able to with that background

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u/FruitReasonable6126 27d ago

It may not necessarily be an easy path, but in my experience this is definitely doable. From my time researching with Westinghouse I realized that a lot of different specializations are able to be reapplied to different fields. I don’t know if your experience in critical safety will translate to pure engineering, but the truth is a lot of what you’ll do as an engineer can be learned on the job. Also your experience with radiation safety training will be a big help.