In my experience newly graduated engineers are being offered starting salaries of $60,000 to $65,000 depending on their prior experience, GPA, school, engineering discipline, geographic location, etc. This is about 10% higher than the MEDIAN starting salary mentioned in the article above.
I recently wrote about career opportunities for engineers, operators, and technicians in the nuclear industry here:
http://thisweekinnuclear.com/?p=1455John Wheeler
Producer, This Week in Nuclear