In the present scenario, India gets nearly three percentage of the electricity supply from the nuclear energy sector. The Government of India is planning to gear up the efforts in the nuclear research and implementation in the next few decades. These efforts of the government have resulted in creation of more and more employment opportunities to appropriate talents.

Recent government job notification:

The following job notifications were recently issued by the public sector undertakings in the nuclear energy sector:

• Officer Assistant – Nuclear Power Corporation  of India

• General Surgeon - Nuclear Power Corporation  of India

• Physician - Nuclear Power Corporation  of India

• Gynaecologist - Nuclear Power Corporation  of India

• GDMO - Nuclear Power Corporation  of India

Eligibility requirements for finding jobs in Nuclear Energy sector:

For finding jobs in the nuclear energy sector, engineering graduates can go for Master of Science in Nuclear Engineering course and Ph. D in the same field. For finding jobs in this sector, apart from a sound knowledge in the field of science, candidates must also possess knowledge about different social, economical and environmental issues. Candidates with nuclear engineering degree can go for specializations like development of radioactive material for medical and industrial usage, nuclear weapons, etc…

Job responsibilities:

Professional appointed for the position of Nuclear Engineering will be entrusted with the responsibilities like:

• Using of radioactive isotopes

• Safety disposal of radioactive wastes

• Handling nuclear fuels, Power space systems

• Propelling nuclear submarines

• Generation of nuclear power

• Operation of nuclear plants

• Designing of nuclear plants

• Construction of nuclear plants

Job scope in nuclear energy sector:

The nuclear engineering qualification normally prepares the candidates for a professional career, which can develop to varied fields of energy engineering. Candidates with nuclear engineering can find job opportunities in different sectors like defence organizations, nuclear power manufacturing firms, etc… Even different power sector firms are functioning in the nation and candidates can find job opportunities in these organizations as well.

Not only engineering graduates, candidates from other fields like medicine, accounting, administration, etc…. can also find job opportunities in the developing nuclear energy sector in India. Most of the nuclear energy firms appoint candidates for trainee positions, which offers a wide opportunity for the professionals to learn a lot and they can gain better experience from this position, which will be of great use for them in their future career development and growth.

Thus, nuclear power sector offers a wide range of employment opportunities to appropriate talents.