Career Path > Nuclear Operator
Senior Reactor Operator
RDTroja:
--- Quote from: Nuclear NASCAR on Apr 20, 2005, 10:40 ---I'm not ex-Navy but I can second the size of things at the plant. I used to work at a 600 megawatt dirt-burner. I was blown away by the 1200 megawatt turbine-generator at our plant the first time I saw it.
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I can relate to that... in reverse. I worked all commercial plants, first in the 500 to 600 MW range and then on to the bigger 1100 and up monsters and then went to Big Rock Point -- 61 MW. It was like working in a toy or a scale model at best. When I got my tour and we walked past the turbine I asked 'What's that?" When my tourguide told me it was the main turbine, I didn't believe him. But what a sweet plant! Shame to see it go.
Now, with my apologies, back on topic.
jasonmsmith:
It seems that I pissed some people off by comparing an EOOW to an SRO. I realize that the size of the plant is significantly different, but from an operations standpoint, it seems that Naval plants require more oversight due to the constant power flucuations (transients), ie. speed changes of the submarine.
Ultimately an EOOW is in charge of an operating nuclear reactor, same as an SRO. He has a reactor operator working directly for him, along with an electrical operator and throttleman, along with all of the engineering watchstanders in the engineroom. To say that an " EOOW is not equivalent to an SRO. It's not equivalent to a Reactor Operator in a Commercial Plant." seem a bit inaccurate, but what do I know.
Looking forward to the process of transitioning from Submarines to civilian nuclear power.
Thanks for the input guys!!!!!
Fermi2:
OPS, I didn't mean to sound harsh. I'm hoping the Lt joins our fine industry and does well. So please don't take what I say as discouragement.
I am a former Navy nuke , and like Shayne says I started as an NLO and worked my way up. During that time I saw virtually every Navy officer we hired as an SRO fail in the position. Again, Jason has never operated anything that's greater than a startup source, A commercial Reactor Operator has forgotten more about Nukes than Jason knows at this point. The Navy teaches a bunch of miscxonceptions and presents them as fact, these officers then apply the misconceptions and end up in BIG trouble. I consider a deconner or Jr RP Tech with 1 year commercial experience more qualified to be an SRO than a Naval Officer. They know the system, they know how the industry works and they tend to be far more flexible in thought.
In fact the Navy required more oversight simply because that's the way they set up their system. Quite frankly a Naval plant is so forgiving a trained monkey could operate it. It took care of itself the plant was designed to be that forgiving and simple. . Once started up they could have gotten rid of the RO and EOOW and ran simply with a throttleman and a power meter. I was a qualified EOOW in the Navy, so I should know.
I don't mean to be harsh, I'm just telling things the way I see them, and I consider myself to be an extremely successful SRO.
Mike
jasonmsmith:
Wow Mike,
So every Naval Officer has failed in an SRO billet, I find that highly doubtful, but if such an "experienced" person says it's true, it must be. If Naval Officers were so bad, then Nuke Plants would not actively recruit us, would they.
"A trained monkey can operate a Naval Plant" huh. Why don't you get a clue before you start saying stupid things like this.
Also your quote "The Navy teaches a bunch of miscxonceptions and presents them as fact". If that was actually fact, I doubt that the DOE would certify each EOOW as a Reactor Operator.
If you were qualified EOOW in the Navy, than you must have been a Naval Officer, or a **** hot first or Chief at Prototype. You seem to have done pretty well with a Navy background. Why all of the hostility??
My guess is that you have never stood watch in the engineroom on a nuclear submarine while on mission. Why don't you try to become more educated on the subject before you start spouting off at the mouth about how bad the navy is.
Nuclear NASCAR:
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