My reply wasn't a joke. It was the shortest truthful answer possible.
Being a nuclear operator is all of the things you said.
NLO isn't so much stress as it is physical. Walking for hours, bending, lifting, carrying, operating equipment, etc.
RO/SRO isn't so much physical as it is stressful. You're given volumes upon volumes of information and you have to know all of it. You have to know each of a million alarms and be able to decipher which is most important. Besides the nuclear part, you have the volumes upon volumes of federal, state and local regulations you have to know. You have to be able to get your work done on schedule while operating the plant safely..., not always the easiest thing to do. Someone is always looking at your work, scrutinizing it and Monday morning quarterbacking it..., you're always in jeopardy of losing your license, being fired, or being fined for your mistakes. There are shifts that at the end of, I felt like someone took my brain and threw it in the microwave. So yeah, its stressful and mentally challenging at times. It is also greatly rewarding as well.
So those are the basis statements behind my "yep."
Justin
PS Operators also need to have a thick skin. Just sayin.
