Entergy hiring Direct RO's?

[Starkist]

Need a license to speak.

[MacGyver]

Am I reading this right?


1.      (3) Three years of power plant experience, two (2) of which were at nuclear power plant in the position of Nuclear Auxiliary and/or Plant Equipment Operator or similar positions where an advanced understanding of the operation and functions of turbo-generating units and their auxiliaries and their relationship to the operation of the plant was acquired.  At management's discretion, candidates with three years of power plant operator experience and with appropriate qualifications and training will be considered.   An Associates Degree in Science of Engineering may be substituted for the two-year Nuclear Power Plant experience requirement.


Sounds like navy experience would be applicable O.o

Search much?   

http://www.nukeworker.com/forum/index.php/topic,23846.0.html
http://www.nukeworker.com/forum/index.php/topic,26820.0.html
http://www.nukeworker.com/forum/index.php/topic,15506.msg129738.html#msg129738

ACAD 10-001
"2.1   Reactor Operator (RO) Education and Experience Eligibility Requirements

2.1.1   Education – The candidate possesses a high school diploma or equivalency certificate.

2.1.2   Experience – The candidate has at least three years of power plant experience, as defined by Figure 2-1, and at least six months on site at the facility for which the license is being sought.  Additional nonlicensed operator, commercial reactor operator, or military reactor operator experience is required, as defined in Figure 2-1."

"2.3   Definitions

2.3.1   Power Plant Experience – This term, used in Figure 2-1, describes applicable work performed in fossil-fueled or nuclear-fueled electric power production plants during preoperational, startup testing, or operational activities.  Experience in petrochemical, similar process plants, or steam propulsion plant design, construction, technical support, operation, maintenance, or training instruction can be substituted for applicable power plant experience.  Simply observing others performing work is not considered power plant experience time.  Time spent in classroom training cannot be counted toward power plant experience requirements.  However, time spent in a structured, job-related development program, such as that described in Appendix A, may be considered power plant experience.  Also, time spent performing job-based training and qualification activities in the plant, such as under-instruction watchstanding, on-the-job training, and task or watchstation qualification activities, can be applied toward power plant experience requirements.  Time spent performing in-plant job-based training and qualification activities should be specifically documented if such time is used to meet power plant experience requirements.

2.3.2   Responsible Nuclear Power Plant Experience – This term is used in Figure 2-3.  Responsible nuclear power plant experience for an SRO is having actively performed as a licensed nuclear control room operator (RO), as a qualified nonlicensed operator (as defined below), or as power plant staff (defined below) involved in the day-to-day activities at a commercial nuclear power plant facility.  Time spent in classroom training cannot be counted toward responsible nuclear power plant experience requirements.  However, time spent performing job-based training and qualification activities in the workplace, such as under-instruction execution of power plant staff duties, on-the-job training, and task or power plant staff position qualification activities, can be applied toward responsible nuclear power plant experience requirements.  Time spent performing workplace job-based training and qualification activities should be specifically documented if such time is used to meet responsible nuclear power plant experience requirements."

"2.3.4   Total Military Nuclear Experience – The start date for calculating total military nuclear experience is that date on which military nuclear power plant related initial training is completed.  For United States Navy personnel, this is the date on which the candidate graduates from nuclear power school prototype training.  For other military personnel, similar dates for candidate training completion are used for calculation.  End dates are calculated using military discharge dates or dates the candidate no longer holds the applicable military nuclear qualifications.

2.3.5   Qualified Nonlicensed Operator – qualified for all power block and safety systems operation–Time as a qualified nonlicensed operator counts from the day the last such power block or safety system operation watchstation qualification is attained.

2.3.6   Comparable (BWR/PWR) Facility – a commercial power reactor of either BWR or PWR design, regardless of vendor or vintage within that reactor design type

2.3.7   Six Months On Site Requirement – Time spent in plant access, radworker, utility new employee orientation training, and time in classroom training for the intended position cannot be counted toward the six months on site requirement.  However, time spent in an RO or SRO planned licensed operator orientation program, such as that described in Appendix A, counts toward the six months on site requirement for figures 2-1 through
2-4.  Also, time spent performing job-based training and qualification activities in the workplace–such as under-instruction watchstanding or power plant staff duties, on-the-job training, and task, watchstation, or power plant staff qualification activities–may be counted toward the six months on site requirement requirements for figures 2-1 through 2-4.  Time spent in workplace job-based training and qualification activities should be specifically documented if such time is used to meet the six months on site requirement."

Look-up Figure 2-1

"NOTES FOR FIGURE 2-1:

These notes are intended to help clarify Figure 2-1 implementation.

1.   The Figure 2-1 flowchart is now consistent with the direct SRO flowchart (Figure 2-3) in that it allows 18 months academic credit toward the 36-month power plant experience requirement for an RO candidate with a bachelor of science (BS) degree or equivalent in engineering, engineering technology, or related sciences; or a professional engineer license. 

2.   This flowchart allows 9 months academic credit toward the 36-month power plant experience requirement for an RO candidate with an associate of science (AS) degree or equivalent in engineering, engineering technology, or related sciences.

3.   This flowchart allows a candidate with a) at least 24 months as a military RO or direct supervisor of a military RO, or b) at least 12 months as an nonlicensed operator at a comparable (BWR/PWR) facility, or c) a prior RO active license (per 10 CFR 55.53(e)) for at least 6 months at a comparable (BWR/PWR) facility to NOT have to qualify as a nonlicensed operator at the facility for which the RO license is sought.  Such candidates would be allowed to enter the RO training program once they meet the 6 months on site requirement.

4.   A BS-degreed candidate hired upon graduation (with no power plant experience) would need a minimum of 18 months of additional power plant experience (to get the 36 months required) and would need to qualify and spend at least 6 months as a qualified nonlicensed operator.

5.   An AS-degreed candidate hired upon graduation (with no power plant experience) would need a minimum of 27 months of additional power plant experience (to get the 36 months required) and would need to qualify and spend at least 6 months as a qualified nonlicensed operator."

[MacGyver]

I was asking if this was a direct RO position, not the merits of it :p

Uh, no you did not.  I must protest.  You asked if you "were reading this right" (re: similiar experience).  You do not have "similiar" experience.  You must have been an EWS/EOOW/or a RO in the Navy to qualify for Direct RO.  Or, have been at another BWR/PWR in the commercial world with the required power plant experience.

You do not qualify.

Since, most folks in the industry are not going to go from one company to another as an RO the Direct RO positions will likely go to ex-navy RO's (the reason for my opinion is that EOOW's and EWS's are not going to go RO .. they will attempt Direct SRO).

So, again.  You, still, don't qualify.

[Higgs]

I am wondering if they'd hire an SRO into RO?  

[MacGyver]

hate to disagree but ro mentions nothing about ews/eoow/ppwo/ro... merely 36 months experience.

Direct RO does.  NLO to RO (or even RO to RO) is a different animal.  You are either in one category or the other.

You really should have done the look-up I gave you (i.e. Figure 2-1).

You do not qualify for Direct or Non-Direct RO.

[MacGyver]

I reread the figure 2-1. its so oddly written....

I edited my post before yours btw. :p

Yes, well, welcome to Commercial Nuclear Operations.  

[MacGyver]