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tr:
I'd take exception to the statement "Most jobs in nuclear don't require PE; those that do are pretty elite."  I've been in engineering at 2 plants (Perry and SONGS), and both wanted you to have a PE, especially to get the higher levels.  At SONGS, there are 5 steps in the engineer level, and you're limited to the bottom 2 if you don't have a PE.  Probably 75% of the engineers on site have a PE, and most of the ones that don't aren't yet qualified to take the PE test.

A general recommendation to any recent / upcoming engineering graduate is to take the EIT, as you will never know all that stuff as well as you do when you graduate.

Loffy Muffin:
A technology degree if you stay in the nuclear field and in ops is just as good.  If you want to go into another field down the line, you need the engineering degree.  With nuclear on the rise, you should be OK. If this was 1988, I would recommend the engineer degree so that you would have options as the nuclear field entered a 15 bear market. 
I don't see any reason to want to be a regular engineer at a nuclear plant.  the pay is bad and not competitive with other opportunities.  So, go ops with the tech thing, get into the SRO/NLO class and don't look back.  the cost of the engineer degree when you add up the time not earning money is huge.  Engineering school is not a vacation.  It harder than work and no pay.  And if you stay in nuke opertions, it won't get you anymore money.  Forget that, go into ops and get paid. 

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