Nuclear plants, just like any other company, have IT departments where comp sci might work out well. All nuclear plants also have chemistry departments - they do sampling and analysis to determine whats going on in the plant at any given time.
My 2 questions are:
1) Why is your chem and/or CompSci degree a BA? Both of these would be BS degrees, unless they're some less technical version?
You know, I've not filled out any applications, so this distinction had never even come to mind, I had simply assumed BS and BA were interchangeable. They are both BS, not BA.
2) What is it you want to do in the nuclear energy field, and why do you want to do it? An inquiry this random is hard to answer. Are you talking about getting a nuclear engineering degree? Any sort of engineering degree?
If you answer these, I may be able to provide a more accurate answer one I understand what kind of info you're really looking for.
That's tough, to be honest the simple idea of working in the nuclear energy industry seems appealing. I always liked the idea, but thought it was a doomed industry after TMI and Carter. Now I see various stories about a large number of available jobs. It brought me to wondering if my background would lend itself to anything in said industry, probably it doesn't.
Of course NLO could be an option, but I feel like I'll be over-qualified (yes, no?) for that and would rather stick with my current path, I think. If I'm not satisfied or can't find work in my chosen field, I can always apply for a job and training as an NLO.
If I were to get a graduate degree in nuclear engineering, what work would that set me up for? Which positions? I have a strong background in math and obviously science, so it seems do-able from a academic point of view for me.
