Internship Opportunity: U.S. Nuclear Back-End Strategy Analysis

- Student

- USA / Maryland

- In Office

Welcome to Orano

Helping to meet current and future challenges to preserve our world and build the world of tomorrow while taking care of everyone's health is stimulating for you. For us too. By joining the Orano Group, a leading international player in the nuclear industry, you are in the right place.

Every day we work to produce efficient low-carbon energy, to fight global warming, to find solutions that save natural resources, and to contribute to progress in health.

Our strengths? Across the entire fuel cycle, we have extensive expertise in cutting-edge technologies, safe, high value-added products and services, and a strong capacity for innovation. All of these factors reflect the strong skills of our 17,000 employees, whom we are constantly striving to develop. With their different backgrounds and experience, they are proof of our openness to all talents. They share the same ambition: to give nuclear energy its full value.

Job description

Orano USA is offering a unique internship opportunity to contribute to strategic analysis in support of evolving U.S. nuclear policy. The Department of Energy is expected to release a comprehensive back-end strategy, and this internship will position you at the forefront of evaluating the technical, regulatory, and economic pathways for implementing such a strategy.

Key Responsibilities:

Using public documents and Orano’s internal expertise, the intern will:

- Spent Fuel Recycling Strategy

- Assess availability and distribution of spent fuel resources in the U.S.

- Evaluate the technological readiness of domestic industry players

- Identify areas where licensing French technologies could support U.S. implementation

- Review applicable laws and regulations that may require modification

- Analyze market barriers to recycled fuel adoption and propose solutions

- Examine final waste management strategies for recycled fuel byproducts

- Plutonium Inventory Valuation Strategy

- Assess the scale and characteristics of excess plutonium inventory

- Identify legal and regulatory changes needed to enable reuse

- Explore potential materials and technologies for blending plutonium into usable fuel

- Evaluate readiness of existing and emerging reactor technologies for plutonium-based fuel

- Analyze market barriers and propose strategies to stimulate demand

- Review final waste strategies for used plutonium-based fuel

Our Full-Time Benefits

- Competitive compensation

- Health, Dental, and Vision insurance – with generous employer contributions

- 401(k) with employer matching and contribution amounts

- Life insurance and Short- and Long-Term Disability insurance provided by the company

- Generous Paid Time Off and holiday schedules

- Numerous Training and Development opportunities

- and more…

Ideal qualifications

Qualifications

- Currently pursuing a degree in Nuclear Engineering, Public Policy, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field

- Strong analytical and research skills

- Interest in nuclear energy policy, fuel cycle technologies, and regulatory frameworks

- Ability to synthesize complex technical and policy information into clear recommendations

- Excellent written and verbal communication skills

What You’ll Gain

- Exposure to real-world nuclear policy and strategic planning

- Mentorship from Orano’s technical and policy experts

- Experience contributing to a high-profile national energy initiative

- Opportunity to influence future directions in nuclear fuel cycle management

Orano is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, citizenship, veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic predisposition or carrier status or any other characteristic protected by law.