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groovespacer:
I applied for the apprentice nuclear power plant equipment operator test for Southern California Edison and recently passed their mass/poss test. This comming week they require me to study about 600 pages of material on physics, fluids, and thermodynamics. I never encountered this type of material before except for physics. The material is really well written but there is simply not enough time for me to learn all this unfamiliar material in such a small time frame. If anyone has taken the test before of have a clue what they expect on the test, please fill me in. My previous background is computers and also pole climbing training to be a lineman. I am interested in getting a job in the power industry. Any hints or advice will be well recieved.

HydroDave63:
There are a LOT of discussion threads already existing on this topic.  Please use the search feature to find them.

Just a hint from several of the discussion threads: The POSS/MASS is really there to assess what knowledge you carry around with you. It's not a test you can (or should) cram in a week. It is there to give the employer the ability to assess whether the applicant would be able to think on the fly, truly understand a schematic or one-line diagram, do basic math on a batch mix in a chem add tank, correctly disassemble/reassemble something,etc. If you have specific questions after a search, lots of us here will be glad to answer.

I have some knowledge of that site...they have released people in the last month of probation for academics. Be sure that Ops is really the path that you want. It's challenging, yet rewarding. And the view ain't bad either ;)

groovespacer:
If you re-read my post it says I already passed the mass/poss. I really just need information on how extensive the knowledge part of the test will be. I will be tested on Thermodynamics and fluids, which I have no previous encouter with. They gave me 600 pages of material to study. Anyone with experience please help.

hamsamich:
heat xchangeers - http://www.cheresources.com/shell_tube_heat_exchanger_1.shtml

http://www.cheresources.com/uexchangers.shtml

know the difference between convection, conduction, radiation

learn about latent heat of vaporization, really understand what "latent" means

understand "laminer flow" understand "head loss"

understand "closed" and "open" system

understand diffrence between positive displacement and centrifugal pump and what pump is good for wht purpose

understand importance of density of a fluid in systems

don't memorize, but understand why Bernoulli's equation works and what it is

know difference between K C F Rankine

i'll post some more if i remember.

hamsamich:
let me know if this helps, if you want more, just pm me, I'll put some more down for you.

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