Yes, amazing. There are a lot of shops in Atlanta missing me, but Wolf Creek sure is happy to see me. Just in time for the workup prior to the fall outage, too.
And, yes, codes and standards work gives a very different perspective on the situation. It cuts a different cross section than almost any other role in this business. An ANII is in no way important to plant operation, but almost every aspect of plant schedule affects how the inspection work goes down. Between covering the material receipt, handling, welding, NDE, changes to the code and NRC NUREGs, etc., there's a whole different view than from a supplier shop or from the plant personnel. Not better, just different.
The point I was trying to make is that if the utilities don't find a way to get off the fence and break ground while there are still Americans in the nuclear manufacturing and assembly business then we as an industry either will need to reinvent our manufacturing and assembly ability or outsource the whole darn thing. It's bad enough looking at material certifications written half in pictographs. The first time I see welding documents written that way will be the last.
