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Last updated: May 03, 2024
Nuclear Waste Engineer Salary
in South Korea
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KRW 84,941,166
Average Salary
KRW 40,837/hr
Average Hourly
KRW 3,023,906
Average Bonus
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Last updated: May 03, 2024
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The average pay for a Nuclear Waste Engineer is KRW 84,941,166 a year and KRW 40,837 an hour in South Korea. The average salary range for a Nuclear Waste Engineer is between KRW 58,439,522 and KRW 103,713,163. This compensation analysis is based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in South Korea.
ERI's compensation data are based on salary surveys conducted and researched by ERI. Cost of labor data in the Assessor Series are based on actual housing sales data from commercially available sources, plus rental rates, gasoline prices, consumables, medical care premium costs, property taxes, effective income tax rates, etc.
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Estimated salary in 2029:
KRW 95,635,251
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South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern part of the Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone; though it also claims the land border with China and Russia. The country's western border is formed by the Yellow Sea, while its eastern border is defined by the Sea of Japan. South Korea claims to be the sole legitimate government of the entire peninsula and adjacent islands. It has a population of 51.96 million, of which roughly half live in the Seoul Capital Area, the ninth most populous metropolitan area in the world...
Job Summary
Description:
- Researches nuclear engineering problems and utilizes principles and theory of nuclear science to problems concerned with release, control, and utilization of nuclear energy and nuclear waste disposal.
- Develops, designs, implements, and studies systems and procedures to reduce volume and dispose of nuclear waste materials and contaminated objects.
- Oversees construction, testing, and implementation of nuclear waste disposal systems, and resolves operational problems.
- Analyzes samples of sludge and liquid effluents resulting from operation of nuclear reactors to determine level of radioactivity in substances and potential for retention of radioactivity, using radioactivity counters and chemical and electronic analyzers.
- Designs and draws plans for systems to reduce volume of waste by solidification, compaction, or incineration.
- Excludes supervisory positions.
- Identifies objects contaminated by radiation, such as trash, workers' clothing, and discarded tools and equipment.
- Refers to State and Federal regulations and technical manuals to determine disposal method required for prevention of leakage or absorption of radioactive waste.
- Compares costs of transporting waste to designated nuclear waste disposal sites and reducing volume of waste and storing waste on plant site.
- Confers with equipment manufacturers' representatives and plant technical and management personnel to discuss alternatives and to choose most suitable plan on basis of safety, efficiency, and cost effectiveness.
- Develops plans for modification of operating procedures to reduce volume and radioactive level of effluents, and writes manuals to instruct workers in changes in work procedures.
- Advises management on selection of lands suitable for use as nuclear waste disposal sites and on establishment of effective safety, operating, and closure procedures.
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Salary Recap
The average pay for a Nuclear Waste Engineer is KRW 84,941,166 a year and KRW 40,837 an hour in South Korea. The average salary range for a Nuclear Waste Engineer is between KRW 58,439,522 and KRW 103,713,163. This compensation analysis is based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in South Korea.
ERI's compensation data are based on salary surveys conducted and researched by ERI. Cost of labor data in the Assessor Series are based on actual housing sales data from commercially available sources, plus rental rates, gasoline prices, consumables, medical care premium costs, property taxes, effective income tax rates, etc.
Find actuarial salary survey data and benchmark salary and pay.
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About South Korea
South Korea Cost of Living Score:
Description:
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern part of the Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone; though it also claims the land border with China and Russia. The country's western border is formed by the Yellow Sea, while its eastern border is defined by the Sea of Japan. South Korea claims to be the sole legitimate government of the entire peninsula and adjacent islands. It has a population of 51.96 million, of which roughly half live in the Seoul Capital Area, the ninth most populous metropolitan area in the world...
Job Summary
Description:
- Researches nuclear engineering problems and utilizes principles and theory of nuclear science to problems concerned with release, control, and utilization of nuclear energy and nuclear waste disposal.
- Develops, designs, implements, and studies systems and procedures to reduce volume and dispose of nuclear waste materials and contaminated objects.
- Oversees construction, testing, and implementation of nuclear waste disposal systems, and resolves operational problems.
- Analyzes samples of sludge and liquid effluents resulting from operation of nuclear reactors to determine level of radioactivity in substances and potential for retention of radioactivity, using radioactivity counters and chemical and electronic analyzers.
- Designs and draws plans for systems to reduce volume of waste by solidification, compaction, or incineration.
- Excludes supervisory positions.
- Identifies objects contaminated by radiation, such as trash, workers' clothing, and discarded tools and equipment.
- Refers to State and Federal regulations and technical manuals to determine disposal method required for prevention of leakage or absorption of radioactive waste.
- Compares costs of transporting waste to designated nuclear waste disposal sites and reducing volume of waste and storing waste on plant site.
- Confers with equipment manufacturers' representatives and plant technical and management personnel to discuss alternatives and to choose most suitable plan on basis of safety, efficiency, and cost effectiveness.
- Develops plans for modification of operating procedures to reduce volume and radioactive level of effluents, and writes manuals to instruct workers in changes in work procedures.
- Advises management on selection of lands suitable for use as nuclear waste disposal sites and on establishment of effective safety, operating, and closure procedures.
Who We Are
ERI Economic Research Institute compiles the best salary, cost-of-living, and executive compensation survey data available.
View our ProductsTake the guess work out of setting pay
Determine competitive salary levels, compare employee compensation with market benchmarks, and get instant access to reliable salary survey data online.
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