He knows that modern radiotherapeutic equipment is the product of engineers' efforts to harness radiation to serve society. His plans, which specify the layout and equipment in a new hospital, will result in increased capability to treat patients with carefully controlled doses of radiation that kill cancer cells and spare many patients the trauma of surgery.
Nuclear engineers harness the power of the atom to benefit humankind.
They search for efficient ways to capture and put to beneficial use those tiny natural bursts of energy from a disintegrating atom. As a nuclear engineer, you may be challenged by problems in consumer and industrial power, space exploration, water supply, food supply, environment and pollution, health, and transportation. Participation in these broad areas may carry you into many exciting and challenging careers. These may include interaction of radiation with matter, radiation measurements, radioisotope production and use, reactor engineering, and fusion reactors and materials. Develop designs for nuclear plants for electric power and ships.