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Career Related Questions There are approximately 4000 people employed as a Nuclear Power Reactor Operators.
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Nuclear Engineers Earnings and Salary for Nuclear Engineers. Nuclear engineers earn median annual wages of $96,910. The highest 10 percent earn more than $140,140, the lowest 10 percent earn below $66,590 and the middle 50 percent earn between $81,460 and $114,990.
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How many power plants are there in the United States? How many power plants are there in the United States? As of December 31, 2016, there were about 8,084 power plants in the United States that have operational generators with nameplate electricity generation capacities of at least 1 megawatt (MW). A power plant may have one or more generators, and some generators may use more than one type of fuel.
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Where The Jobs Are: Nuclear Plant Work The jobs aren’t just for nuclear engineers. In fact, only 5% to 10% of the employees who work on a plant hold a nuclear engineering degree, says Quinn. Those specialists work on the core, which uses nuclear technology.
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Where is nuclear energy commonly used? Mostly in nuclear reactors of the PWR and BWR type. There are currently 104 of these in service in the US. Other countries with appreciable nuclear power include France, UK, Germany, Russia, Canada. China and India are increasing their nuclear capacity, and many other countries have some nuclear plants.
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Nuclear power in the United States One ton of natural uranium can produce more than 40 million kilowatt-hours of electricity. This is equivalent to burning 16,000 tons of coal or 80,000 barrels of oil.
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In U.S., there are twice as many solar workers as coal miners More than 31,000 new solar jobs were created in the U.S. in 2014 bringing the total to 173,807—a 21.8 percent increase in employment since November 2013, according to a report released Thursday by The Solar Foundation.
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Top 100 Richest Celebrities Top 100 Richest Celebrities. Whether you've laughed along to their movies, or sang to their songs, this list contains celebrities who have been a part of your life. From the most followed socialites, to the author of your favorite book, you never know who will come out ranking first among the 100 richest celebrities. Check it out to see where your favorite ranks.
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- The study examines a growth scenario where the present deployment of 360 GWe of nuclear capacity worldwide is expanded to 1000 GWe in mid-century, keeping nuclear's share of the electricity market about constant. Deployment in the U.S. would expand from about 100 GWe today to 300 GWe in mid-century.
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- Number of states with operating reactors: 30 (as of January 2015). Nuclear plants in seven states made up the largest percentage of the electricity generated in 2014. 1  State Electricity Generation Fuel Shares (2014). 2  U.S. Electricity Generation Fuel Shares (1949 - 2014).
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- General U.S. Nuclear Info. U.S. electricity from nuclear energy in 2016: 19.7 percent, with 805.3 billion kilowatt-hours generated. U.S. Nuclear Generating Statistics (1971 - 2016) State Fact Sheets; Number of states with operating reactors: 30. Nuclear plants made up the largest percentage of the electricity generated in 2016 in six states. State Electricity Generation Fuel Shares (2016) U.S. Electricity Generation Fuel Shares (1949 - 2016) Nuclear industry capacity factor (2016): 92.1 percent. U.S. Capacity Factors by Fuel Type
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- Job Outlook. Employment of nuclear engineers is projected to decline 4 percent from 2014 to 2024. Employment in several of the industries that employ nuclear engineers is projected to decline, including electric power distribution, research and development in engineering, and the federal government.
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Occupational Safety and Health Administration How do nuclear energy plants benefit the economy? Every dollar spent by the typical nuclear power plant results in the creation of $1.04 in the local community, $1.18 in the state economy, and $1.87 in the U.S. economy, according to an analysis of 23 nuclear plants representing 41 reactors.
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In 2016, Solar Employed More People in Electricity Generation Than Gas, Coal, & Oil COMBINED In 2016, Solar Employed More People in Electricity Generation Than Gas, Coal, & Oil COMBINED. A new U.S. Energy and Employment Report is providing yet another indication that our energy paradigm is rapidly shifting away from fossil fuels. The most promise for jobs lies in clean energy, with solar jobs in particular rising at a tremendous rate. The U.S. Dept. of Energy’s second annual report found that, in 2016, solar employment was almost double that of fossil fuel employment in the Electric Power Generation sector.
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- As of June 01, 2015 in 31 countries 438 nuclear power plant units with an installed electric net capacity of about 379 GW are in operation and 67 plants with an installed capacity of 65 GW are in 16 countries under construction. As of end 2011 the total electricity production since 1951 amounts to 69,760 billion kWh.
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The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: How the Nuclear Power Industry Handles Safety (1998) An accident at a nuclear plant could injure people, damage the environment, and cost billions of dollars to clean up. Thus, safety at the 104 nuclear power plants operating in the United States is of vital importance. Nuclear power plants are complex systems with multiple backups; many things must go wrong for an accident to occur. But maintaining safety margins requires constant vigilance: inspectors and tests must identify faulty equipment, and accurate procedures must guide workers so that they do not make errors.
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- The median annual wage for nuclear technicians was $79,140 in May 2016. The median wage is the wage at which half the workers in an occupation earned more than that amount and half earned less. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $45,850, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $106,950.
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Nuclear Power in Canada The nuclear power industry employs 21,000 directly, 10,000 indirectly as contractors and is responsible for another 40,000 jobs indirectly. About C$13.26 billion (in 2005 dollars) was invested by the government in Canada's nuclear program over 1952-2006 through AECL.
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How many nuclear power plants are in the United States, and where are they located? How many nuclear power plants are in the United States, and where are they located? There are 61 commercially operating nuclear power plants with 99 nuclear reactors in 30 states in the United States. (The Indian Point Energy Center in New York has two nuclear reactors that the U.S. Energy Information Center counts as two separate nuclear plants.) Of these nuclear plants, 35 have two or more reactors.
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Careers in Wind Energy According to AWEA, an estimated 85,000 Americans are currently employed in the wind power industry and related fields. Many workers are found on wind farms, which are frequently located in the Midwest, Southwest, and Northeast regions of the United States.
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- Fact: The Department of Defense employs about 1.8 million people on active duty. It is the single largest employer in the United States, with more employees than Exxon, Mobil, Ford, General Motors, and GE combined.
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- About 70 percent of power plant operators, distributors, and dispatchers worked in the electric power generation, transmission, and distribution industry in 2012.State and local governments employed 13 percent of power plant operators, distributors, and dispatchers.ork Environment [About this section] [To Top]. Power plant operators, distributors, and dispatchers held about 60,700 jobs in 2012. About 69 percent were power plant operators, 19 percent were power distributors and dispatchers, and 12 percent were nuclear power reactor operators.
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- By contrast, the National Mining Association, a trade group, counted 195,494 coal-mining jobs in 2012. The breakdown: miners (including contractors): 137,650; support activities: 6,930; transportation: 50,914. That’s nearly 53,000 more than Whitehouse’s solar jobs number.
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Nuclear power in the United States As of November 1, 2014, there were 100 operating nuclear reactors at 62 nuclear power plants in the United States. The Fort Calhoun plant in Nebraska has one reactor with the smallest generating capacity 1 of 502 megawatts (MW).s of November 1, 2014, there were 100 operating nuclear reactors at 62 nuclear power plants in the United States. The Fort Calhoun plant in Nebraska has one reactor with the smallest generating capacity 1 of 502 megawatts (MW).
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- Power plant operators, distributors, and dispatchers held about 60,000 jobs in 2014. In 2014, most power plant operators, distributors, and dispatchers worked in the electric power generation, transmission, and distribution industry. About 8 in 10 nuclear power plant operators and about 7 in 10 power plant operators worked in this industry.
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How many power plants are there in the United States? As of the end of August 2016, there were about 7,658 power plants in the United States that have operational generators with nameplate electricity generation capacities of at least 1 megawatt (MW). A power plant may have one or more generators, and some generators may use more than one type of fuel. Learn more: