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Nuclear engineer

Other names

nuclear engineering expert, nuclear engineering specialist, nuclear engineers, atomic decommissioning engineer, nuclear technology engineering expert, nuclear technology engineering specialist, atomic facility engineer, nuclear engineering adviser, nuclear technology engineer, nuclear technology engineering consultant, nuclear technology engineering adviser, nuclear engineering consultant

Mechanical, industrial and other engineering

They design equipment for nuclear power plants, watch that the plants follow safety rules, and act fast when there is an emergency.

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The work

The tasks come from O*NET (United States) and ESCO (Europe), the world's two occupation databases. How the work is done can differ in Uganda; our team adds the local way where it does.

  1. 1

    Design or develop nuclear equipment, such as reactor cores, radiation shielding, or associated instrumentation or control mechanisms.

  2. 2

    Monitor nuclear facility operations to identify any design, construction, or operation practices that violate safety regulations and laws or could jeopardise safe operations.

  3. 3

    Initiate corrective actions or order plant shutdowns in emergency situations.

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Sources

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Uganda labour market: UBOS (NLFS 2021, LMS 2025, UNHS, NHRS), ILOSTAT, NDP IV Human Resource Development Plan

Official record

Uganda Bureau of Statistics; International Labour Organization (ILOSTAT); National Planning Authority. Gathered by The Collar360.

UBOS and NPA publications (public); ILOSTAT CC BY 4.0

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ISCO-08, International Standard Classification of Occupations

International classification

ISCO-08 © International Labour Organization.

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ESCO, European Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations

International classification

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission.

European Commission reuse policy (Decision 2011/833/EU): free reuse with attribution

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O*NET 31.0 Database

International classification

Includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 licence. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.

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In other languages

français
ingénieur nucléaire/ingénieure nucléaire
español
ingeniero nuclear/ingeniera nuclear
العربية
مهندس نووي / مهندسة نووية
português
Engenheiro nuclear/Engenheira nuclear
Deutsch
Nuklearingenieur/Nuklearingenieurin
italiano
ingegnere nucleare

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