Looking to enter the nuclear workforce? This white  paper gives good information on the types of jobs (including pay rates) that are available now and in the coming years.

 The Forward...

The United States consumes more energy than any other nation. As an economic and technological leader, we rely on energy to maintain our position in today’s global economy. Yet, with a growing population dependent on technology, our use of electricity will only increase in the years and decades ahead.

According to the U.S. Department of Energy, the United States will need 25 percent more electricity by 2030. While conservation initiatives and energy efficiency will help, they will not be enough. Nuclear power can play a vital role in our nation’s diverse energy portfolio. Nuclear energy is an environmentally clean, safe, economic and reliable supply of electricity that can be used to meet our growing electricity demands. It can also provide a needed jolt to our nation’s economy.

The Clean and Safe Energy Coalition (CASEnergy Coalition) has prepared this white paper, Job Creation in the Nuclear Renaissance, which closely examines the significant economic opportunities that the nuclear energy industry creates. As the paper makes clear, a renewed focus on nuclear energy will help our nation meet both future electricity demand and carbon emissions reduction goals, as well as create tens of thousands of jobs needed to build and operate new reactors.

The paper’s message is compelling and timely, providing new insight into nuclear energy as an economically viable supply of carbon-free electricity and a source of tens of thousands of high-paying jobs. We hope this information will further the growing dialogue on nuclear energy.