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phlavmech:
This is all great info and I want to thank all of you for taking the time to post here. Is it possible to take practice exams on your own accord without having a plant send you the info? With my airframe and powerplant license, it has put me just shy of of an A.S in mechanical or electrical engineering. A lot of the basic classes you have mentioned were a requirement for my schooling and testing, IE algebra, physics, and electrical thoeries. But, I think I might take up the advice of hitting up the local library and internet about nuclear power plant generation and thoeries. After browsing the forum area for open jobs, I didn't see any positions anywhere for NLO, are they labeled more specifically or did I miss something, somewhere?
Sorry in advance if I ask stupid questions, but to be perfectly honest, I dont know the mindset and ins and outs of the field. I try to browse the forums here in my spare time, to better educate myself, but I find it easier to just ask. ;)

Roll Tide:
Here is the info my company puts out to the public:

http://www.tva.com/employment/ops_maint/studop.htm

In case anyone is wondering, it is not a job offer. It is a description of the training program for SGPO (Student Generating Plant Operator, which is what TVA calls it when you train to become an AUO; funny my last company called it AUO training).

At the bottom of the page is a link to a second page regarding the testing program. But I have seen other posts on here for people being interviewed by other utilities with different links for study material. More is better!

Roll Tide:

--- Quote from: phlavmech on Oct 17, 2007, 03:06 ---After browsing the forum area for open jobs, I didn't see any positions anywhere for NLO, are they labeled more specifically or did I miss something, somewhere?
Sorry in advance if I ask stupid questions,
--- End quote ---

You need to be looking at the job board for jobs, and at the forums for more general information.
http://www.nukeworker.com/job/view.php?job_id=5201 is one recent posting for "Auxiliary Operator". Turns out this is an AUO / NLO.

Here is a job board search for "Auxiliary Operator". Kewaunee and Vermont Yankee are not close to you, but keep looking.

http://www.nukeworker.com/job/jobfind.php?action=search&auth_sess=f60e48b5b16904edf16f7ce3d8def9d2&ref=9e97afcdb630398a81e273651&jids%5B%5D=267&lids%5B%5D=000&kwd=&cmdSearch=++Search++


You may also benefit by searching the utility websites (Exelon, Southern, Duke, TVA, Constellation, etc.) directly. Sometimes they only post for a couple of days and don't advertise on any other sites!

nomoreplanez:
Brother, one thing I will tell you is fellow Nuke workers don't know too much about our 'old life". It's understandable because I knew little about nuke before I got in, they are great people regardless. There are many old aviation veterans in this industry. My advice to you, run don't walk , from airplanes. Without the shadow of a doubt you are making the right move. Training will come after you enter. just remember Nuke is Zero error, no re-rack here. Glad I did it, especially with oil getting ready to hit $100 a barell.

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