18.1 SHPT, SRCT

[stirfry]

Are there still these positions in the commercial nuclear field?

[pbooth]

Yes these positions still exist, but you have go where they accept 18.1 shpt/srct's. You will probably have to take the northeast fundamentals test.

[RDTroja]

I am not sure what you mean by SRCT (Senior Rad Con Tech?) but an 18.1 SHPT is a relic of an old ANSI standard (ANSI 18.1) which was replaced by ANSI 3.1, both concerning technician qualifications at nuclear plants. Basically the standard went from 2 years of experience (ANSI 18.1) to 3 years (ANSI 3.1). Plants that got their licenses prior to ANSI 3.1 (I think it was 1978) are still allowed to follow that standard unless they voluntarily commit to ANSI 3.1. So, you have to find a plant that was licensed prior to 1978 to get accepted as an 18.1 SHPT.

[jjack50]

You also have to check with the procedures implemented at a particular plant. For example: at VY, Entergy's fleet procedures define a Sr RPT as meeting the ANSI 3.1 standard. As a result, even though VY has an old license, it does not accept 18.1s as Seniors. 18.1's can work at VY but only as Juniors. The Nuclear Utilities Fundamentals exam is required even for Juniors who only need to score 70%. There is no difference in requirements between a first year Junior and an 18.1 RPT.

I believe other Entergy sites have read the fleet procedures differently from VY.

[RDTroja]

You also have to check with the procedures implemented at a particular plant. For example: at VY, Entergy's fleet procedures define a Sr RPT as meeting the ANSI 3.1 standard. As a result, even though VY has an old license, it does not accept 18.1s as Seniors. 18.1's can work at VY but only as Juniors. The Nuclear Utilities Fundamentals exam is required even for Juniors who only need to score 70%. There is no difference in requirements between a first year Junior and an 18.1 RPT.

I believe other Entergy sites have read the fleet procedures differently from VY.

Being an old plant does not necessarily mean you are still using ANSI 18.1. Many of the older plants have either formally or informally committed to ANSI 3.1. If you formally commit, you are legally bound to it. Many plants that are part of a fleet that includes newer plants (how about that for a relative term?) have made the commitment to fall in line with the rest of the fleet. If, as you say, '18.1's can work at VY but only as Juniors' then they are not 18.1s at all... they are juniors because they do not meet 3.1.

[jjack50]

Being an old plant does not necessarily mean you are still using ANSI 18.1. Many of the older plants have either formally or informally committed to ANSI 3.1. If you formally commit, you are legally bound to it. Many plants that are part of a fleet that includes newer plants (how about that for a relative term?) have made the commitment to fall in line with the rest of the fleet. If, as you say, '18.1's can work at VY but only as Juniors' then they are not 18.1s at all... they are juniors because they do not meet 3.1.

What I meant is that they may meet the requirements of 18.1 and at some plants they will be recognized as Senior RP (HP) Techs. At VY those requirements are not recognized and to be a Senior at VY they must meet the requirements of ANSI 3.1. Those persons may still work at VY but only as Junior RP Techs.

[Mr. Me]

I believe other Entergy sites have read the fleet procedures differently from VY.

That is correct, Grand Gulf takes 18.1s I'm not sure about the others...

[doctormoo]

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