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There are many things that nuclear engineers do, ranging from medicine to oil exploration, but nuclear power is their primary job function. Nuclear engineers can do almost any job at a nuclear power plant from reactor operator, to senior reactor operator, to system engineer. However, the 3...

I have a copy of GEs Panacea that has been ported to the PC and I run it on my laptop. Panacea is a steady state core simulator used to design rod patterns (cycle step out calculations during cycle design) and calculate core thermal limits during operation. Mark Laris Chief Nuclear Engineer

The LD 50/30 (the lethal dose that will kill 50% of the population in 30 days with no medical treatment) is 450 REM. With medical treatments like blood transfusions and bone marrow transplants, you can survive up to about 1000 REM. Beyond 1000 REM, they can keep you alive for a while but...