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Best prospects for actually building one
Like the barker at a baseball game, you cannot tell the players without a program. The Department of Energy (DOE) and the American Nuclear Society (ANS) periodically publish updates on the status of new nuclear builds in the U.S.
At DOE a quarterly report mines information from agency files and the licensing status reports of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). The ANS data is published for members in ‘Renaissance Watch” in “Nuclear News.”
The question for the job seeker is which of the nearly 20 projects has the best prospects for actually moving forward to construction? The list can be boiled down to choices in three broad categories. They are, in baseball terms (1) ducks on the pond, (2) close but no cigar, and (3) sent down to the minors.
A job hunter looking for the satisfaction of working on a nuclear reactor that will get built should consider this list when deciding how to respond to recruitment notices. Keep in mind that experience at one site can position you for work at new reactor projects later in your career. Good luck and good hunting.
Full details of an up-to-date scorecard are reported exclusively at CoolHandNuke. A nuclear energy jobs portal and a whole lot more.
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