Careers in Nuclear Science and Technology

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Careers in Nuclear Science and Technology
North American Young Generation in
Nuclear Learning Fest at Troy State University -
Nicole Faulk and April Gulley
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Nuclear Science and Technology Benefits and
Information

• There are 103 commercial nuclear power plants
  producing electricity in the United States.
• Worldwide, 31 countries are operating 431
  nuclear plants for electricity generation. In 10
  countries, 29 new nuclear plants are under
  construction.
• Today, nuclear power plants are second largest
  source of electricity in the United States,
  supplying 20 of the nations electricity each
  year.
• The average electricity production cost in 1999
  for nuclear energy was 1.83 per kW-hour, for
  coal fired plants 2.07, for oil 3.24, and for
  gas 3.52.

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Nuclear Science and Technology Benefits and
Information

• Lowest impact on the environment of all energy
  sources
• Emission Free
• Ranked among the safest places to work
• More than 28, 000 American doctors practice
  medical specialties that use radiation.
• Irradiation kills bacteria, parasites and
  insects in food - including listeria, salmonella
  and potentially deadly E. coli - retards
  non-microbial spoilage of certain foods,
  increasing their shelf life.

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Nuclear Science and Technology Benefits and
Information

• Radiation is also used in various industrial
  applications including
• Sterilize baby powder, bandages, contact lens
  solution and many cosmetics.
• The automobile industry uses radioactive
  materials to test the quality of steel in cars
  and to prevents the plastic of your car dash from
  cracking.
• Aircraft manufactures use radiation to check for
  flaws in jet engines.

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Careers in Nuclear Science and Technology
Nuclear Power Production Nuclear Space
Technology Nuclear Medicine Food
Processing Environmental Management Health
Safety US Navy
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Careers at Nuclear Power Production
Design Construction Operation and
Maintenance System Engineering Plant
Modification Health Physics Chemistry
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Careers in Nuclear Space Technology
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Careers in Nuclear Medicine
Nuclear Physicians Nuclear Medicine
Technologist Nuclear Pharmacist
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Careers in Food Processing
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Careers in Health Physics
Power Reactor Health Physicists Medical Health
Physicist Nuclear Weapons Health Physicist Health
Physicist in Regulatory Enforcement and
Occupational Safety Health Physicist in
Education Environmental Health Physicist
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Careers in the US Navy
Nuclear Power Plant Operators Mechanics Power
Plant Operators
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Scholarship Information

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Websites For More information on Nuclear Science
and Technology

www.nei.org www.snm.org www.ans.org www.hps.org ww
w.na-ygn.org
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Nuclear Science and Technology
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