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DOE’s latest fusion strategy aims for commercial energy by the 2030s
The Department of Energy has released what it is calling a “finalized” national strategy to accelerate the development and commercialization of fusion energy, with the goal of scaling up the private fusion sector by the mid-2030s.
Released on June 9, the Fusion Science and Technology (FS&T) Roadmap builds on an earlier road map document the DOE released in October 2025, which itself echoed plans issued by the DOE’s Office of Fusion Energy Sciences in 2023 and 2024.
According to the DOE, this finalized road map brings together fusion science, technology, infrastructure, workforce development, and commercialization priorities into a single national strategy, outlining how the DOE, industry, universities, and national laboratories will work together to accelerate the path toward U.S. commercial fusion energy.
There are a wide variety of nuclear careers available in this growing field! Hundreds of thousands of jobs exist globally in energy, research, medicine, and more.
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You don’t need a lab coat or a PhD to work in nuclear science and technology. You can find rewarding, meaningful work no matter your background.
Nuclear energy jobs employed 68,008 workers in 2023 across fuels and electric power generation. Nuclear power jobs and employment opportunities continue to grow as the nation works to triple its nuclear capacity by 2050.
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Bachelor’s/Master’s
$70-120K
Vocational/Training
$35-70K
Associate/Bachelor’s
$50-90K
Nuclear researchers work in universities, industry, and government to study the fundamentals of nuclear science, its applications in power, medicine, national security, and its potential to advance aerospace propulsion and space exploration.
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Nuclear medicine helps reveal and treat numerous diseases, often at very early stages. Nuclear technicians perform many tasks, including preparing radioactive drugs, administering them to patients, and performing procedures like imaging with a PET scanner.
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PhD
$125-300K+
Nuclear jobs in industrial applications involve using radiation and nuclear technologies for non-power purposes such as medical isotope production, materials testing, imaging, sterilization, and process optimization across manufacturing, healthcare, and research industries.
Nuclear security jobs focus on protecting nuclear materials, facilities, and information from theft, sabotage, and terrorism through safeguards, physical protection, cyber defense, emergency preparedness, and international nonproliferation efforts.
Nuclear aerospace careers focus on developing and applying nuclear technologies—such as propulsion, power systems, and radiation shielding—for space exploration, defense, and advanced aircraft systems. Electrical and software engineers develop next generation, high technology systems for deep space exploration and computing.
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