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The growing demand for inexpensive, reliable, and safe electrical power is global in scale and expansive in scope. Fission technologies have substantially improved in the past decade, only outpaced by the development of digital information exchange, storage, and applications. The sodium-cooled fast reactor has been given the highest probability for success and economic viability by nuclear commissions worldwide. The Natrium adaptation of the Naughton power plant in Kemmerer, Wyoming, is prospected to be the first of several installations in the region. The program is also easily adaptable to suit other GENIV technologies, several of which are being piloted in other retrofitting applications. This indicates a high likelihood that modular reactors and molten salt reactors will be adopted in the United States within the next several years and implemented soon after.

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Auxiliary Operator, Equipment Operator, Licensed Nuclear Operator, Non-Licensed Nuclear Equipment Operator (NLO), Non-Licensed Nuclear Plant Operator (NLO), Nuclear Auxiliary Operator, Nuclear Equipment Operator (NEO), Nuclear Plant Equipment Operator (NAPEO), Operations Technician, Systems Operator

  • Monitor operations to ensure compliance with safety or security policies or regulations.
  • Inspect work sites to identify potential environmental or safety hazards.
  • Monitor operational procedures in technical environments to ensure conformance to standards.
  • Test mechanical systems to ensure proper functioning.
  • Maintain work equipment or machinery.
  • Maintain laboratory or technical equipment.
  • Inspect equipment to ensure proper functioning.
  • Communicate safety or hazard information to others.
  • Measure radiation levels.
  • Communicate with other workers to coordinate activities.
  • Identify sustainable business practices.
  • Clean objects.
  • Collect environmental data or samples.
  • Operations Monitoring - Watching gauges, dials, or display screens to make sure a machine is working.
  • Critical Thinking - Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem.
  • Reading Comprehension - Reading work-related information.
  • Active Listening - Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.
  • Quality Control Analysis - Testing how well a product or service works.
  • Problem Sensitivity - Noticing when problems happen.
  • Written Comprehension - Reading and understanding what is written.
  • Oral Comprehension - Listening and understanding what people say.
  • Perceptual Speed - Quickly comparing groups of letters, numbers, pictures, or other things.

Nuclear Technician Salary Statistics - United States

Occupation Low Annual Wage Median Annual Wage High Annual Wage
       
Nuclear Technicians $62,700 $101,740 $128,700
       

The May 2023 national occupational employment and wage estimates are provided by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Currently, there are no state occupational employment and wage estimates for Wyoming.