Reactor operator

Civilian reactor operators are individuals with enormous responsibilities to protect the integrity, health, and safety of their coworkers, the public at large, and the equipment they oversee.

The median annual salary for a licensed reactor operator is $140,000 - $200,000 per year plus bonuses and other monetary benefits.

They also are licensed to perform fuel movement/core alterations within the reactor vessel (only SRO and Limited SROs are allowed to do this).

A senior reactor operator licensee (like aviation pilots and masters of ships at sea) is authorized by law to depart from regulations during emergencies.

and 10CFR50.54(y) "Licensee action permitted by paragraph (x) of this section shall be approved, as a minimum, by a licensed senior operator, or, at a nuclear power reactor facility for which the certifications required under Sec.

The control room of San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station c. 1968. Reactor operators reside within rooms such as these, monitoring the status of the reactor and adjusting reactor parameters as necessary.