Constellation Energy
Moved this week, federalregister.gov, 1 October 2026, opens in a new tabIn the Wire · 1 OctRuns power plants
8 projectsIllinois, Pennsylvania +1
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Find the nuclear companies looking for your degree.
63 companies hold work on 31 US nuclear projects. Pick your major to see the companies in your field and how to apply to each one.
I am studying
Companies for
Nuclear engineering
Utilities that run today's reactors employ more nuclear engineers than anyone else. Reactor developers are designing the plants that come next.
Start with Constellation Energy, Westinghouse or Centrus Energy.
Companies for
Mechanical
Mechanical engineers work at two kinds of nuclear company. Manufacturers make the reactor parts, and construction firms build the plants.
Start with Siemens Energy, Bechtel or Framatome.
Companies for
Electrical and controls
Electrical and controls work is split between manufacturers that make plant instruments and utilities that run the plants.
Start with Siemens Energy, Constellation Energy or Framatome.
Companies for
Civil and construction
A handful of engineering and construction firms hold nearly all nuclear civil work, so this list is short and the same firms appear on most projects.
Start with Bechtel, Fluor or Aecon.
Companies for
Chemical and materials
Fuel companies are the obvious fit for chemistry and materials majors. Component manufacturers are the larger group, 13 of them against 3 fuel companies.
Start with Centrus Energy, Siemens Energy or Orano.
Companies for
Software and data
Data centers and heavy industry are driving demand for new nuclear power, so reactor developers and the companies buying that power both need software and data skills.
Start with Westinghouse, Dow or GE Vernova Hitachi.
Companies for
Business and policy
Business and policy roles follow the money, which moves through plant operators, the companies buying the power and the developers raising capital.
Start with Constellation Energy, Dow or Westinghouse.
Companies for
Every degree
All 63 companies holding work on a US nuclear project right now, whatever you are studying.
Nuclear project sites.
27 project sites in 18 states. Select a site to show only the companies working there.
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The companies.
Every one holding work on a US nuclear project, and where to apply to each one.
A Students & grads button means the company runs its own internship or graduate program. Other companies list every job on one careers page.
Westinghouse
In the Wire · 1 OctDesigns reactors
5 projectsNorth Carolina, Alabama +3
Designs reactors
4 projectsWyoming, North Carolina +2
Siemens Energy
Makes components
4 projectsIllinois, Michigan +1
Southern Nuclear
Runs power plants
4 projectsGeorgia, Alabama
Tennessee Valley Authority
Moved this week, federalregister.gov, 5 October 2026, opens in a new tabIn the Wire · 1 OctRuns power plants
4 projectsNorth Carolina, Tennessee
X-energy
Designs reactors
4 projectsOhio, North Carolina +2
Centrus Energy
In the Wire · 1 OctMakes nuclear fuel
3 projectsOhio, Tennessee +1
Commonwealth Edison
Runs power plants
3 projectsIllinois
Dalton Utilities
Runs power plants
3 projectsGeorgia
Dominion Energy
Runs power plants
3 projectsWisconsin, Virginia +1
Framatome
Makes components
3 projectsIllinois, Michigan
Georgia Power
In the Wire · 24 SepRuns power plants
3 projectsGeorgia
Holtec International
Moved this week, federalregister.gov, 6 October 2026, opens in a new tabIn the Wire · 24 SepDesigns reactors
3 projectsNorth Carolina, Michigan
MEAG Power
Runs power plants
3 projectsGeorgia
No careers page found
Oglethorpe Power
Runs power plants
3 projectsGeorgia
Southern Company
Runs power plants
3 projectsGeorgia, Alabama
BWX Technologies
Makes components
2 projectsTennessee
Builds the plants
2 projectsWyoming, Tennessee
Doosan Enerbility
Building nowMakes components
2 projectsWyoming, Texas
Dow
Buys the power
2 projectsTexas, Tennessee
No careers page found
Duke Energy
In the Wire · 17 SepRuns power plants
2 projectsNorth Carolina, Tennessee
No careers page found
Fluor
Builds the plants
2 projectsOhio, Texas
Buys the power
2 projectsIowa, Tennessee
Runs power plants
2 projectsTexas, Tennessee
No careers page found
NextEra Energy
In the Wire · 10 SepRuns power plants
2 projectsIowa, Virginia
Designs reactors
2 projectsOhio, Idaho
Designs reactors
2 projectsWyoming, North Carolina
Walmart
Buys the power
2 projectsIllinois
Aecon
Builds the plants
1 projectTennessee
Alabama Power
Runs power plants
1 projectAlabama
Amazon / AWS
In the Wire · 1 OctBuys the power
1 projectVirginia
Barnard Construction
Builds the plants
1 projectTennessee
Brookfield
Runs power plants
1 projectSouth Carolina
Curtiss-Wright
Building nowMakes components
1 projectWyoming
ENSA
Building nowMakes components
1 projectWyoming
No careers page found
Engineering services
1 projectTennessee
No careers page found
Elementl Power
Runs power plants
1 projectTennessee
EnergySolutions
Runs power plants
1 projectWisconsin
Fermi America
Designs reactors
1 projectTexas
HD Hyundai
Building nowMakes components
1 projectWyoming
No careers page found
Hyundai E&C
Builds the plants
1 projectMichigan
Indiana Michigan Power
Runs power plants
1 projectTennessee
Kairos Power
In the Wire · 24 SepDesigns reactors
1 projectTennessee
Kiewit
Builds the plants
1 projectIdaho
Marmen
Building nowMakes components
1 projectWyoming
Microsoft
Buys the power
1 projectPennsylvania
Mirion Technologies
Building nowMakes components
1 projectWyoming
No careers page found
New York Power Authority
Moved this week, world-nuclear-news.org, 2 October 2026, opens in a new tabRuns power plants
1 projectNew York
North American Forgemasters
Makes components
1 projectTennessee
No careers page found
NuScale Power
In the Wire · 1 OctDesigns reactors
1 projectNorth Carolina
Ontario Power Generation
Runs power plants
1 projectTennessee
Orano
In the Wire · 10 SepMakes nuclear fuel
1 projectTennessee
Orlen Synthos Green Energy
Designs reactors
1 projectTennessee
PG&E
Runs power plants
1 projectCalifornia
PacifiCorp
Building nowRuns power plants
1 projectWyoming
SGL Carbon
Makes components
1 projectTexas
Santee Cooper
Runs power plants
1 projectSouth Carolina
Sargent & Lundy
Engineering services
1 projectTennessee
Scot Forge
Makes components
1 projectTennessee
Toyo Tanso
Makes components
1 projectTexas
Urenco
Building nowMakes nuclear fuel
1 projectNew Mexico
WEC Energy Group
Runs power plants
1 projectWisconsin
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Where the nuclear buildout needs more people.
The Department of Energy’s 2050 forecast shows how many workers each job group needs and how hard each is to hire. Industry and university leaders describe the same shortage in their own words.
Workers needed by 2050
The US would need about 375,000 more nuclear workers on top of today’s 100,000 to build 200 GW of new nuclear by 2050. DOE calls the estimate directional and bases it on today’s fleet. US Department of Energy, September 2024, opens in a new tab
Two projects with announced job numbers
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1,000 construction and 300 operating jobs
Centrus Energy · American Centrifuge Plant, Piketon, Ohio
world-nuclear-news.org, 9 September 2026, opens in a new tab -
1,500 construction and 450 operating jobs
NextEra · Duane Arnold restart, Iowa, per the Department of Energy
world-nuclear-news.org, 8 September 2026, opens in a new tab
What industry and university leaders say
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X-energy
Welders, pipefitters and electricians
Ben Reinke, SVP Global Business Development
I probably would wave that magic wand and miraculously turn a bunch of people into welders and pipefitters and electricians
ans.org, 28 August 2026, opens in a new tab -
NC State
More capacity to teach the students already enrolling
Steven Shannon, Nuclear Engineering Department Head
We cannot afford to let the momentum of this moment outrun our capacity to educate and train these students
ans.org, 4 September 2026, opens in a new tab -
NC State
Graduate students who carry the research into industry
Srdjan Lukic, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
That was done not with engineers, but with graduate students who will now bring this technology into the real world
powermag.com, 8 September 2026, opens in a new tab -
Virginia
A technically skilled workforce, to win the projects
Carrie Chenery, Secretary of Commerce and Trade
they need reliable energy, a technically skilled workforce, and the institutional partners to sustain it
nuscalepower.com, 10 June 2026, opens in a new tab
Paid work and scholarships.
These internships, scholarships and fellowships open again every year, and none of them needs a job offer first. Check each deadline on the program’s own page.
- Paid internship DOE Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internships, opens in a new tab Undergraduates and recent graduates A paid placement at one of 17 national laboratories, ten weeks over summer or a full semester. Apply
- $10,000 University Nuclear Leadership Program scholarship, opens in a new tab Four-year undergraduates Toward one academic year, for a nuclear energy related degree. Apply
- $5,000 UNLP trade and community college scholarship, opens in a new tab Technician training, trade school, community college For students training in the skilled trades the nuclear buildout needs most. Apply
- $175,000 UNLP graduate fellowship, opens in a new tab Graduate students Over three years, with a summer at a DOE national laboratory included. Apply
- $1,000 to $5,000 American Nuclear Society scholarships, opens in a new tab ANS student members Merit and need based awards, alongside the annual Student Conference. Apply
- Open to students North American Young Generation in Nuclear, opens in a new tab Anyone early in the field Seventy seven chapters across North America, and chapter meetings are open. Apply
- Student chapters U.S. Women in Nuclear, opens in a new tab Students at a chapter school Student chapters, outreach programs and professional development. Apply
Worth reading.
Eight recent trade press articles on nuclear projects and the workforce. Each link opens on the publisher’s site.
The ENTEL Wire covers stories like these every Thursday. Read the latest issue →
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- federalregister.gov6 October 2026 Privacy Act of 1974; Systems of Records, opens in a new tab Read article
- bechtel.com6 October 2026 Bechtel and USC Partner to Build South Carolina’s Nuclear Workforce, opens in a new tab Read article
- powermag.com6 October 2026 Fit Energy Will Use Gas-Powered Fuel Cells For Pennsylvania Data Center Project, opens in a new tab Read article
- world-nuclear-news.org6 October 2026 BWXT's BANR microreactor selected for Canadian project, opens in a new tab Read article
- ans.org5 October 2026 GAO report looks at NRC workforce recruitment and retention, opens in a new tab Read article
- world-nuclear-news.org2 October 2026 Moves to bolster US nuclear workforce development, opens in a new tab Read article
Data as of 7 October 2026. This page records which companies hold work on US nuclear projects and does not claim that any company is hiring. ENTEL matched companies to majors by judgment, because filings do not say which majors a company employs. Regulators are left out because they hire through USAJOBS. The map shows project sites rather than job locations.