Help | Contact Us
NukeWorker.com
NukeWorker Menu Plants in northwestern U.S. and BC?

Author Topic: Plants in northwestern U.S. and BC?  (Read 5637 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

Xander R

  • Guest
Plants in northwestern U.S. and BC?
« on: Feb 12, 2010, 08:56 »
Hello everybody. I'm new here and this is my first post. I am a typical surface EM with 8 yrs and my departure from the Navy is fast approaching. I get out in 4 1/2 months to be more exact. I'm looking to continue working in the nuclear industry on the commercial side of the coin; having read many posts here, it does sound promising.

Like most ex-nukes before me, I have some questions. First, I have a somewhat limited geographical preference as to where I want to live. I would like to find work in Oregon, Washington, or British Columbia but I don't know what nuke plants are out there. With that said, can somebody point me in the right direction as far as the companies in those areas and what their hiring windows are, if possible?

Also, I would like to know what legal processes are involved in moving into and working in Canada should the need arise. Any other legal or financial advice regarding this is also helpful.

-Xander R

Offline crusemm

  • Moderate User
  • ***
  • Posts: 157
  • Karma: 350
  • Gender: Male
Re: Plants in northwestern U.S. and BC?
« Reply #1 on: Feb 12, 2010, 09:41 »
To address your concerns the best I can:
1. Welcome to Nukeworker, have fun.
2. Use the search function, much like gravity it works and is extremely useful.
3. Loctaion of nuclear power plants in the country: http://www.nrc.gov/info-finder/reactor/
4. Hanford Columbia (Energy Northwest) is hiring for Equipment operators.  Don't know if the other part of Hanford is hiring or not.  This is a search of all jobs in Region IV:  http://www.nukeworker.com/job/jobfind.php?action=search&bx_jtitle=&rdjt=2&jids%5B%5D=00&lids%5B%5D=505&bx_prv%5B%5D=&bx_kwd=&rdKeyw=2&bx_minsalary=&bx_minstp=4&bx_maxsalary=&bx_maxstp=4&bx_minpsalary=&bx_minpstp=1&bx_maxpsalary=&bx_maxpstp=1&bx_cmp=&jbtr_other=&jsct_other=&tids%5B%5D=0&posted=0&o=1&o_show=1&cmdSearch=++Search++
5.  Sorry, I got no info on Canda, but others might.
6. PM me, I know a guy that knows a guy that is hiring Navy Nukes in E. Washington, and I might be able to pass on the info.
« Last Edit: Feb 12, 2010, 10:06 by crusemm »
Authentic truth is never simple and that any version of truth handed down from on high---whether by presidents, prime ministers, or archbishops---is inherently suspect.-Andrew Bacevich

Offline Already Gone

  • Curmudgeon At Large
  • Very Heavy User
  • *****
  • Posts: 1769
  • Karma: 3388
  • Gender: Male
  • Did I say that out loud?
Re: Plants in northwestern U.S. and BC?
« Reply #2 on: Feb 12, 2010, 09:50 »
Canada has no nukes in BC.  The furthest one west is Bruce Power -- Kincardine Ontario.  However, if you decide that is close enough, the Government of Canada requires that you get the job offer first and then get the papers necessary to live and work there.  If you simply move into Canada, (except under certain circumstances) you are legally barred from looking for work there.
They have good immigration laws.  If you are a drain on the economy, you can't go there.  If you are a skilled, productive worker who has a job offer in hand, you will be more than welcome.  They will walk you through the paperwork once you get to that point.
"To be content with little is hard; to be content with much, impossible." - Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach

Offline UncaBuffalo

  • Mostly Retired
  • Very Heavy User
  • *****
  • Posts: 1818
  • Karma: 4598
  • "How Many Things I Have No Need Of" - Socrates
Re: Plants in northwestern U.S. and BC?
« Reply #3 on: Feb 12, 2010, 10:00 »
Hello everybody. I'm new here and this is my first post. I am a typical surface EM with 8 yrs and my departure from the Navy is fast approaching. I get out in 4 1/2 months to be more exact. I'm looking to continue working in the nuclear industry on the commercial side of the coin; having read many posts here, it does sound promising.

Like most ex-nukes before me, I have some questions. First, I have a somewhat limited geographical preference as to where I want to live. I would like to find work in Oregon, Washington, or British Columbia but I don't know what nuke plants are out there. With that said, can somebody point me in the right direction as far as the companies in those areas and what their hiring windows are, if possible?

Also, I would like to know what legal processes are involved in moving into and working in Canada should the need arise. Any other legal or financial advice regarding this is also helpful.

-Xander R

Columbia is the only commercial plant out there...

http://www.nukeworker.com/forum/index.php/topic,916.0.html

As cruse pointed out, Hanford is also an option...just not a good one...

http://www.nukeworker.com/forum/index.php/topic,887.0.html
We are plain quiet folk and have no use for adventures. Nasty disturbing uncomfortable things! Make you late for dinner! I can’t think what anybody sees in them.      - B. Baggins

Offline UncaBuffalo

  • Mostly Retired
  • Very Heavy User
  • *****
  • Posts: 1818
  • Karma: 4598
  • "How Many Things I Have No Need Of" - Socrates
Re: Plants in northwestern U.S. and BC?
« Reply #4 on: Feb 13, 2010, 11:21 »
Hello everybody. I'm new here and this is my first post. I am a typical surface EM with 8 yrs and my departure from the Navy is fast approaching. I get out in 4 1/2 months to be more exact. I'm looking to continue working in the nuclear industry on the commercial side of the coin; having read many posts here, it does sound promising.

Like most ex-nukes before me, I have some questions. First, I have a somewhat limited geographical preference as to where I want to live. I would like to find work in Oregon, Washington, or British Columbia but I don't know what nuke plants are out there. With that said, can somebody point me in the right direction as far as the companies in those areas and what their hiring windows are, if possible?

Also, I would like to know what legal processes are involved in moving into and working in Canada should the need arise. Any other legal or financial advice regarding this is also helpful.

-Xander R

You could also check out the shipyard at Bremerton...

http://www.navsea.navy.mil/shipyards/puget/page/EmploymentOpportunities.aspx
« Last Edit: Feb 13, 2010, 11:22 by UncaBuffalo »
We are plain quiet folk and have no use for adventures. Nasty disturbing uncomfortable things! Make you late for dinner! I can’t think what anybody sees in them.      - B. Baggins

 


NukeWorker ™ is a registered trademark of NukeWorker.com ™, LLC © 1996-2024 All rights reserved.
All material on this Web Site, including text, photographs, graphics, code and/or software, are protected by international copyright/trademark laws and treaties. Unauthorized use is not permitted. You may not modify, copy, reproduce, republish, upload, post, transmit or distribute, in any manner, the material on this web site or any portion of it. Doing so will result in severe civil and criminal penalties, and will be prosecuted to the maximum extent possible under the law.
Privacy Statement | Terms of Use | Code of Conduct | Spam Policy | Advertising Info | Contact Us | Forum Rules | Password Problem?