The Nuclear Regulatory Commission will substantially increase its recruiting efforts to hire approximately 350 new entry-level and experienced employees by the end of next year. This enhanced recruiting activity is designed to offset expected retirements and to increase staffing levels in anticipation of potential new reactor license applications in 2007 and 2008. The NRC is particularly seeking individuals with scientific and engineering skills, such as health physicists and mechanical engineers.This action roughly tracks with comments that NRC Chairman Nils Diaz made at the 2005 Nuclear Energy Assembly.
Maintaining a high quality workforce and strong scientific knowledge base ensures that the agency will continue to carry out its primary mission of protecting public health and safety, the environment, and the common defense and security with regard to civilian use of nuclear materials and nuclear power.
The NRC will conduct more than 40 recruiting events at colleges and universities over the next year. “We hope to showcase the NRC and make it the Federal agency of choice for a select group of highly qualified individuals,” said James F. McDermott, Director of the Office of Human Resources.
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