Nuclear Professionalism Standard®

The Nuclear Professionalism Standard® is organised into three sections, each focusing on specific areas of competence. Each of the competences is written in a generic, jargon-free language, which means that you can interpret the standard in the context of the particular work you do, whether it's engineering, research, waste management, safety, finance and investment, management and administration or any other role in nuclear.

Application Guidance

Q: Why are submission deadlines 6 weeks prior to the committee? 
A: All of our applications are qualitatively assessed by 2 volunteers, who then submit their verdicts to the membership committee. Many of our volunteers work full-time, have young families or assess multiple applications per quarter, including complex chartership applications. We therefore need to give them enough flexibility to guarantee a thorough assessment can be completed by the committee date. Thank you for your patience.

Membership Application Forms

Before completing your application form, please ensure that you read the Nuclear Professionalism Standard and Application Guidance.
Applications are considered quarterly. For more details see Member (MNucI) or Fellow (FNucI).

Professional Registration Forms

Applicants for professional registration must be current NI Members or Fellows, or simultaneously applying for NI Member or Fellow.

If you are already a Member or Fellow and wish to apply for professional registration only, download this form (MF5) and return it with the relevant RF-X registration application form (and if necessary the relevant MFER-X form). 

Otherwise, simply complete and submit the relevant form from the list below alongside your MF1, MF2 or MF3 application.

IMPORTANT: BEFORE YOU START

• Have you read the section on "Professional Registration" on the Member or Fellow pages?
  
  
• Please read this before attempting your application to make sure you're submitting all the correct information.
  
  
• If you don't meet the academic eligibility basis (i.e. you don't have the required degrees) you must also complete and attach the appropriate equivalence form in lieu of the degree/s.
  
  
• If you send us an application without including the right equivalence form, your registration application will almost inevitably be delayed until at least the next quarterly cycle.  

So please make sure you've read and understood the criteria before applying so we can get your application through as fast as possible!

If you're not sure, you can email membership@nuclearinst.com.

Or for a faster answer, we recommend giving our team a call on +44 (0)330 341 0570 and ask for Membership.

Equivalence forms for CEng, IEng and EngTech applicants
For those who don't meet the academic basis for standard applications.

Please note that the relevant equivalence form must be returned WITH the appropriate RF-X application for Chartership, not in lieu of.

Where content is relevant to both forms (which is likely), this should be copy-pasted to both. Each application form must stand alone during any audit by the licensing body.
 
MFER1 Equivalence Application (CEng) 
MFER2 Equivalence Application (IEng) 
MFER3 Equivalence Application (EngTech) 
 
CSci and CEnv applicant Equivalence forms
For those who don't meet the academic basis for standard applications.

Please request one by emailing membership@nuclearinst.com or calling us on +44 (0) 330 341 0570 and ask for the Membership Team.

Again, the equivalence form must be returned WITH your competence and commitment report, not in lieu of.