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The Nuclear Electrical Engineer

An educational resource for electrical engineers in the nuclear power industry

Here you can find design tips on technical skills like cable and breaker sizing, short-circuit evaluations and more, PLUS deep-dive analysis of nuclear-specific topics like design basis, Tech Specs, UFSARs, and safety-related SSCs — built from primary source documents.

Reader Discounts

I buy my own tools and I write about the ones that earn their place. To see if a vendor is willing to extend benefits to readers here, I ask. When they say “Yes,” it ends up on this page.

How this works:

Most of what’s listed here will be something I bought myself. Sometimes a manufacturer may send a unit for evaluation. Either way, the rule is the same and it’s stated on every entry so you can see which is which. A sample buys an evaluation, not an article. If a device doesn’t hold up in use, I don’t publish a favorable review of it — I either publish what I actually found or I publish nothing.

No vendor sees a draft before it goes up, none of them gets copy approval, and none of them has editorial input. Where I earn a commission, I say so on the entry. Where I don’t, I say that, too.


Wekos Mechatronics — Doze Micro Geiger Counter

Code: NUCLEAREE — 10% off your entire cart, any product in the store. Good into 2029.

A pocket dosimeter that detects beta and gamma, holds a peak capture, and projects time-to-dose at the current rate. Detailed in the review below:

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Provenance: purchased at full price as a Kickstarter backer. No commission — Wekos has no affiliate program. But you get the discount.


Vendors: If you build something engineers in this industry would actually use, get in touch. I don’t run sponsored posts and I don’t take payment for coverage. I’m glad to evaluate a unit you send, with the understanding that what I publish is whatever I actually find. And when one holds up, I’ll ask you for a reader discount.