Is a $60k Nuclear Engineering degree Worth it in 2023?
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- Опубликовано: 8 июл 2024
- A question I get very often is whether a nuclear engineering undergrad degree in worth getting? In this video, I deep dive into my experiences studying a Nuclear Engineering in undergrad and sharing the positives and drawbacks of enrolling in a specialized program. I also investigate current global trends like climate change, energy crisis and new technology like small modular reactors and how they may influence the nuclear energy industry.
⏰TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - EVERYTHING YOU need to know
00:43 - Transferable skills developed
02:10 - Value of Internships & Co-op's
02:55 - Importance of getting a security clearance
04:48 - Is the Nuclear industry a right fit?
06:42 - Long term trends affecting the nuclear industry
10:38 - New Nuclear tech like SMR's
11:25 - Possible Career's for Nuclear Engineers
13:29 - Life Cycle of a Nuclear plant, and why there are more careers then we think
15:27 - Strategic edge from studying Nuclear Engineering undergrad
17:55 - Why an $80,000 Degree worth it?
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I'm Osama, I have a background in Nuclear Engineering and work in Toronto, Canada. On my channel I help demystify nuclear technologies by simplifying them.
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Amazing video, thanks you very much!
I really like and agree with your take. I'm working towards a nuclear engineering degree, but I could have a job anywhere that needs an engineer dealing with thermo and fluid dynamics.
working with a methanol plant for an internship. very transferable skills.
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The nuclear submarine business is huge in the uk. Also the SMR program will be big too
Great video you should make a updated day in the life video
Good idea haha! What would you be interested in seeing? Day in the life in school? Or Day in the life morning routine? Travel vlogs?
@@OsamaBaig a day in the life of school would be great
really good video👍👌. Do you plan to make one about the BWRX-300 reactor? (OPG's project at Darlingthon-B is so exciting)
Good question, not at the moment but this topic has been requested several times. I appreciate you asking Titouan
If you are in the US I recommend becoming a nuclear propulsion officer in the Navy. I was a EE undergrad and I joined this program called NUPOC. If you get selected they pay you an E6 salary for up to 2.5 years before you graduate. Keep in mind E6 is a pay grade many enlisted members retire at after 20 years and they just give it to you first thing. The amount you get will vary on the cost of living around your school but I got $2400 twice a month after taxes and thats the equivalent of about $80k+ just to get the degree you will already get. You also get a $15k signing bonus. Based on my calculations if you get stationed in san diego the salary you get is civilian equivalent to $120k if single and $130k if married starting out as a junior officer. By the end of the contract you'll be O3 and that is the equivalent of about $180k/year. Keep in mind the military gives pay raises every year which in the past few years has been more than the current inflation rates. You also are entitled to military exclusive banking/loan/insurance options and many many more benefits.
Can you do this with any military field and what is that program you are referring to?
Good video. Please make a video on the new BWRX SMR tech for DNNP. OPG Just released a funding announcement yesterday. I think this topic will give you more mainstream coverage. Keep up the good work.
Appreciate the request Suzikikid400, I haven't made plans to make videos on that topic, however I'm grateful for you requesting this
i find the greatest concern to be employment, and it’s something i’m struggling with personally. i graduated from the nuclear engineering program at ontario tech over 6 months ago. since then, i’ve had very little luck finding employment. in fact i don’t really get to the interview stage either. i have internship experience as well as security clearance, but the job market is too competitive with graduates that have similar qualifications. people who didn’t even graduate in nuclear engineering are landing jobs that are tailored for nuclear engineering grads. it’s frankly quite disheartening and i’m beginning to wonder whether this degree was a waste and if i went into a field that was too niche
Sorry to hear you had that experience Ihtesham. Its for sure a competitive market right now, but on the bright side there are a LOT of job opportunities out there as well at the moment. Its one thing to have internship experience, its another to strategically build network's and relationships in the industry and later leverage that network. Have you attended any conferences like CNA or CNS? I would highlight encourage you to do that this year since things are back to in person again
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@@animethighss69was not expecting “anime thighs” to be commenting on an nuclear engineering video
Hello Osama i was questioning myself about how many ton of natural uranium a 600mwh CANDU reactor at full capacity would consume in 24h , if someone know i would like to know the answer , im not a scientist or engineer im just exited about the subject of using nuclear reactor to produce energy plus desalinate water and produce pink hydrogen off pick hour .
What you do is really inspiring me. Due to this I want to ask you as a competent person in this area becouse I think that
you could give me a friendly advice. I have a long story. I'm Ukrainian, at the moment I'm 33 years old, I have
a young wife and a two-year-old son. During the period 2007-2013 I was educated at the Kiev Polytechnic Institute with a degree
in Nuclear Energy (specialization - Nuclear Power Plants) Master diploma. I was working as an operator of the 6th group in the
reactor compartment of the 6th power unit (PWR-1000 Project 320) at the Zaporozhye NPP during the period 2013-2015. In 2015-2018
I was participated as an operator of the 6th group in defueling from nuclear fuel storage pools of the Central halls of the first
and second reactor compartments of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant (RHPC-1000) and, later, worked as the operator of the
"Hot Chamber" at the "Nuclear Spent Fuel Storage - 2" (Holtec International project) at the same plant. After that I was working in
the Physical Protection Service of the Chernobyl NPP as an engineer at the Physical Protection Console (System of the control and
management of personnel access) at 2018-2021, during this period, I have been taken a course "Physical Protection Console"
in George Kuzmich Institute in Kyiv also. From 2021 to the present day I have been working as a physical protection engineer in
Physical Protection Service at the Centralized Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage Facility during the construction and commissioning phase
at the "Energoatom" National Nuclear Energy Generating Company in Ukraine. At the moment I have 10 years of experience in various nuclear
facilities in Ukraine at the different stages of their life cycle as you understand. The level of my English at the moment is B2 (I've got
a confirmed certificate of Cambridge Preliminary Test B1 3 years ago), I know that this is not enough for Canada and C1 IELTS is what I need.
I have safety clearence special work at the nuclear facilities since 2013 (in Ukraine) as you talked about in this video. Due to the war and
the current unstable and the dangerous situation in my country for my family, I'm forced to consider the option of immigrating to Canada. But
above all of that, at the same time, I would like not to lose the existing work experience and apply it for the benefit of the development of
the nuclear industry in the further of my life path. Is it possible to get a job offer as a nuclear operator or another related position (need
your objective assessment) to nuclear power plants in Ontario? The fact is that at the moment, there is still CUAET immigration program works in
Ukraine. It allows me to officially work in Canada (open work permit) for up to 3 years. I would be very grateful for the influence of any information or help on this.
Thanks for your comment Anton, reach out to me at osama.baig@ontariotechu.net
Appreciate your message
In the next 20 years will a Nuclear Engineering undergrad degree be worth it? Feel free to share your thoughts below
Hi Osama: While I like the idea of Nuclear Power I have come to the understanding that Nuclear Power is now an Order of Magnitude = 10X more expense than wind or solar. With nuclear from a New PowerPlant being $.25-$.30 per Kilowatt hour. While wind & solar are $.025-$.030 per Kilowatt hour. The main reason being they are so Cheap to Build and The Wind and Sun are Free. If this is not correct please do a video explaining what the Actual Cost of Nuclear Power is from a new Power Plant today VS Wind & Solar.
Here is Rosie in Australia talking about it.... ruclips.net/video/quI_8xYSWYE/видео.html
Thanks, James
Security Clearance sounds like a big deal. It is an opaque process that limits your access to the industry.
Putting four years and $60,000 into a nuclear degree with a very real possibility of finding out that for some unforeseeable reason, you are deemed a "security risk" without a reasonable path for redress , is a big ask. To find out that despite all the skills you have acquired and work you have put into building yourself up, you are effectively banned from an industry; you might be better off going into something else.
I agree Ben, it sounds like a huge risk, however if there is genuine fear, I believe you need to do specific research into this topic and understand to what extent it can hinder your participation in the industry. The only reason why you should have this fear (Canada specific), is if you have a criminal record, which is not the case for the majority of high schoolers who are deciding what career path to choose. Due to my name/ethic origins, I did have a genuine fear of not getting clearance, however after speaking to several industry professionals and professors in the program, I came to a realization that the process is professionally conducted and stereotyping based on your origins does not take place. Everyone will have different concerns, so If you have some feel free to share those and get clarification (RUclips comments help as well)
oh sorry.. not PWR (I mean WWER-1000 in ZNPP), I hope that Ukraine will be able to have new PWRs in the future)
Hello im hoping to take up msc nuclear science and technology at university of sheffield but i would like to know the employment opportunities and i wanted to know if nuclear engineering is hard to study or not
Hey Arjun, what's crazy is that is my next video, the difficulty of nuclear engineering and if it's actually hard to study
@@OsamaBaig okay great I'll wait for the video
UG in chemical engineering is useful for nuclear energy jobs
Yes absolutely, a lot of focus on process systems that are used in power plants. What are top courses that you find valuable in chemical engineer that you think would be helpful for those pursuing a career in nuclear energy?
80 THOUSANDS dollars? in italy i pay like 2000 euros a year for like 5 years... US is kinda fucked up
Lets go ridgebacks 💪😅
YESSS!!!
Nuclear industry has shrunken gradually over time. Long term outlook is dim at best. So recent nuclear engineering graduates have quite a hard time to find a new job. But once hired, it is relatively well paid and stable job. If you are collage applicant, I don't recommend NE. NE is quite demanding subject to study. With same effort and tuition, you can earn EE or CS BSc degree instead and paid much better than NE.
as of right now, i agree with this since i’m in that boat. the job market is very tough. which is not what i was told by the university. i always heard there’s around a 92% employment rate within the first 6 months of graduating. well it’s been 6 months, and i still don’t have a job
@@ihteshamkhan4696 what country are you from?
@@a.3160 canada