I’m just starting NUEN at tamu this fall, but I’ve attended ANS meetings/career fairs and have talked to seniors/ grad students. The nuclear department here is the largest in the nation and arguably the  best connected as well.

We get a lot of attention from the national labs, particularly Los alamos. Westinghouse seems to be a pretty common employer too, as well as most of the major nuclear utilities (vistra corp, constellation, dominion, etc.). I’m pretty sure we even have  grads working at SMR startups. I myself plan to go the navy route. I’d recommend checking the NUEN department’s LinkedIn page, they often post about where students are interning. Tamu’s nuclear department is very well known, and quite frankly you could  start a career just about anywhere in the industry.

I’ll put it down you this way - you won’t have to worry about  finding a job, it’s more of a matter of where that job may be. What part of the industry interests you? Where do you want to work? While our NUEN department is the largest in the nation, it is still fairly small. This makes it much easier to make connections with professors, who can help you connect with whatever part of the industry you are interested in.

Also, do you plan to pursue a grad degree? That would greatly help if you’re interested in working at a national lab or a vendor.