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Career Path => Getting in => Topic started by: OmegaPaladin on Nov 29, 2010, 04:59

Title: Which way to a nuclear job?
Post by: OmegaPaladin on Nov 29, 2010, 04:59
Hello, new guy here.  I'm looking for the best way to approach the industry.

I'm the son of a former Reg Assurance guy with Exelon who learned alpha, beta, and gamma along with my alphabet.  I hold an B.S. in Biochem, M.S. in Chem, and a M.P.H. focused in Industrial Hygiene.  That had a graduate-level course on rad protection, and I did the surveys in the radioactive room during my chemistry research, so I'm familiar with using a G-M counter and general principles of rad protection.  I also read radiation protection textbooks in my spare time, along with several books on the nuclear industry.

My experience is in chemistry instruction, lab management, and safety inspections.  I have a HAZWOPER 40-hr from my last job.

So, how should I look for a job in the industry?  Should I look for a chemist position?  Rad protection?  Operator positions?