Thank you Broadzilla for your appreciation of my post and the karma point.
A big thank you to tr for your precious advice and the time you took to write it.
To answer the first prospective question, ideally I would like to intern at a nuclear power plant, but if I am not mistaken, Exelon has several types of internship opportunities available. If that is indeed the case I would also welcome the opportunity to intern at the corporate headquarters, performing more administrative duties.
Concerning the second query I do not have sufficient data, knowledge, and experience to be able to identify to some level of precision my ultimate work goal.
However, after reading a few books in the literature and searching the net, especially this web site, I came to the conclusion that I would be interested in the following professions:
1) Design and planning.
2) Working in the engineering department a few years and then move to operations, if this is recommended career path.
3) Working for a fuel producer using my chemical engineering background, albeit limited to a BS in ChemE and an internship at a chemical plant.
What are your opinions in regards to these three options? Do you think I could have the qualifications to pursue these career paths?
I think your advice to take the Fundamentals of Engineering is very wise and sound. However, I would to know if I should take it now, during my Master's studies or right after graduation.
Bear in mind that I hold a foreign BS and, although legally eligible to take the FE, I would have to pay a substantially higher admission fee and I would have to endure several bureaucratic processes that my peers with a US degree are not subject to, as I would not be either after graduating with my MSNE.
If I take the FE now I would start accruing experience years that count for my PE license working as a researcher for my university. In your opinion, is this benefit worth the bureaucratic hassle and higher fee?
Thank you again for your kind advice.
Happy Easter to everybody!