Career in "Reactor Physics and Core Design"

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Discussion Overview

The discussion centers around finding job opportunities in the specialized field of Nuclear Engineering, specifically Reactor Physics and Core Design. Participants share resources and websites that may help in locating suitable job postings within this niche area.

Discussion Character

  • Homework-related
  • Technical explanation
  • Exploratory

Main Points Raised

  • One participant requests recommendations for job sites similar to CFD-ONLINE that focus on Nuclear Engineering and Reactor Physics.
  • Another participant suggests roadtechs.com, noting it primarily lists temporary openings and positions related to crafts and radiation protection.
  • A different participant provides links to UK-specific job sites, nuclearsectorjobs.co.uk and nuclearworks.co.uk, while questioning their timeliness and inquiring about the job seeker's success.
  • A participant mentions that Reactor Physics and Core Design is a specialized field with fewer practitioners compared to other areas like CFD, and discusses the role of fuel suppliers and national research organizations in core design and safety analysis.
  • The American Nuclear Society's Reactor Physics Division is mentioned as a resource, along with its international meeting, Physor, for reactor physicists.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants do not reach a consensus on a single best resource for job postings, and multiple suggestions are offered, indicating a variety of perspectives on where to find relevant job opportunities.

Contextual Notes

The discussion highlights the specialized nature of Reactor Physics and Core Design, suggesting that job opportunities may be limited and dependent on specific organizations and geographical locations.

Syed Alam
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Dear all,

I have completed my MSc and PhD in Nuclear Engineering (Reactor Physics and Core Design) from a UK university. I am currently working at a National Lab in France.

Can you please suggest/recommend me a site where I can find the most suitable jobs related to Nuclear Engineering/Reactors Physics on a single site? I can provide an example of a site: https://www.cfd-online.com/Jobs/ which provides all the CFD jobs on a single site. Has there any dedicated and/or a well-known site like CFD-ONLINE that advertise the recent postings of nuclear engineering?

Many thanks in anticipation. All the best wishes.
SA
 
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sometimes on roadtechs.com. but that is mostly temporary openings and mostly its crafts and rad protection. otherwise you just have to check the fuel vendors, and the plants themselves. i don't know about the smaller companies, i guess you just have to search the web . good luck!
 
gmax137 said:
sometimes on roadtechs.com. but that is mostly temporary openings and mostly its crafts and rad protection. otherwise you just have to check the fuel vendors, and the plants themselves. i don't know about the smaller companies, i guess you just have to search the web . good luck!
Thank you so mcu for your recommendation!
 
Hi Kochia, Thanks a lot! I am now working in France.
 
Syed Alam said:
I have completed my MSc and PhD in Nuclear Engineering (Reactor Physics and Core Design) from a UK university. I am currently working at a National Lab in France.

Can you please suggest/recommend me a site where I can find the most suitable jobs related to Nuclear Engineering/Reactors Physics on a single site? I can provide an example of a site: https://www.cfd-online.com/Jobs/ which provides all the CFD jobs on a single site. Has there any dedicated and/or a well-known site like CFD-ONLINE that advertise the recent postings of nuclear engineering?
Reactor physics and core design is a very specialized field with few practitioners world-wide, unlike CFD, which is relatively huge.

For commercial systems, the fuel suppliers or utilities have their own groups doing core design and related safety analysis. The only independent, non-fuel-supplier, of which I'm aware is Studsvik-Scandpower; there may be others, but SS provides codes to utilities for commercial systems. Otherwise, national research organizations, e.g., US DOE, or the national labs, or France's CEA, have programs. France's EdF also develops and employs methods.

In the US, the American Nuclear Society (ANS) has the Reactor Physics Division (RPD), which hosts Physor, an international meeting of reactor physicists.
http://rpd.ans.org/
 

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