Is it worth it? Nuclear repair?

[William.Kolp]

I am about to retire from the US Navy as an HT1. I have no formal nuclear training from the Navy. I was in a nuclear repair division for 3 years. Where I was a qualified TLD wearer and attended cutting tool operator school for the repair and replacment of nuclear valves which we did often. We also established freeze seals for valve isolation.  I was wondering if this experience from 1990-1994 would be valuable in getting employment with a maintenance contractor?

[retired nuke]

I am about to retire from the US Navy as an HT1. I have no formal nuclear training from the Navy. I was in a nuclear repair division for 3 years. Where I was a qualified TLD wearer and attended cutting tool operator school for the repair and replacment of nuclear valves which we did often. We also established freeze seals for valve isolation.  I was wondering if this experience from 1990-1994 would be valuable in getting employment with a maintenance contractor?

There are several valve maintenance outfits that should be able to use you. You could also check into the pipefitter union hall, and see if your time will offset some apprentice time - lots of the contractor companies hire out of the union hall.
Outside of Operations, the nuclear field is still skilled craft labor - you should be able to hire on in Maintenance in fossil or nuclear.

Good luck, and thanks for your service.

[Adam Grundleger]

Your skills should transition well, just keep in mind that construction and maintenance will be to a different standard.  I've run into a few HTs with nuke and non-nuke contractors, and they all seem to be doing well.  PM me if I can do some scouting for you.  Thanks for serving.