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Engineering
The discipline, art, skill and profession of applying scientific knowledge and principles to the design and manufacturing of machines, structures, devices, systems, materials and processes.
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at will employment
Business services; Human resources
A form of employment relationship which signifies no commitment on the part of employer or employee.
unfunded pension plan
Financial services; General Finance
Provides for the employer to pay out amounts to retirees or beneficiaries as and when they are needed. There is no money put aside on a regular basis. Instead, it is taken out of ...
NRC
Energy; Nuclear energy
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, a U.S. agency chartered to develop and administer rules for regulating commercial nuclear applications (including nuclear power plants, medical and ...
uranium
Energy; Nuclear energy
A naturally radioactive and very dense element. Mine Uranium contains 0.7 percent of the isotope Uranium-235, needed for fission. Uranium-235 is the principal nuclear fuel ...