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Susquehanna
JustinHEMI05:
--- Quote from: Mnemorath on Sep 29, 2008, 01:06 ---Ugh, I am having enough trouble wrapping my head around how such a design would work. That and I HATE radcon. I was a secondary mechanic aboard ship. Radcon was only as needed for watchstanding.
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Once you get your head around the voids, its easy.
I was at Palo Verde for 6 months, then Peach (pwr/brw respectively), and I can say that when you remove the steam generators, pressurizer and charging/letdown systems and their associated control systems, things get relatively easy, in my opinion. :)
Justin
RRhoads:
--- Quote from: Mnemorath on Sep 29, 2008, 01:06 ---Ugh, I am having enough trouble wrapping my head around how such a design would work. That and I HATE radcon. I was a secondary mechanic aboard ship. Radcon was only as needed for watchstanding.
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It isn't that hard...if a land lubber with NO -navy time can get the concept it shouldn't be that hard for a train'd individual.
Already Gone:
--- Quote from: Mnemorath on Sep 29, 2008, 01:06 ---Ugh, I am having enough trouble wrapping my head around how such a design would work. That and I HATE radcon. I was a secondary mechanic aboard ship. Radcon was only as needed for watchstanding.
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Here's the good part. Aside from the fact that 98% of the commercial nukes do not use the term "RadCon", there is also the fact that you don't have to do it. You won't be allowed to do it if it is not your job. People out here are not as cross-trained as the Navy. We pick one job and do that as well as possible. There is somebody else to do the surveys and decon and the dose tracking, etc. You put on the yellow suit, do your job, clean up your own tools, and go have coffee. The HP takes care of the stuff you hate.
Then again, you could always work in a fossil plant. The work of a mechanic is basically the same.
Or, you could be an operator. Those guys don't have much to worry about radiation either. They do their jobs pretty much the same in either type of plant - they just have to wear a dosimeter a lot more in a BWR, and sometimes they need booties and gloves to go into some areas. No big deal. But again, the Radiation Protection is somebody else's job - not yours.
Mnemorath:
Thats good to hear. PVO was always a hated part of my watchstanding. It was worse when I had to do a gage changeout in the chargeing system. THAT was a pain in the ass.
JustinHEMI05:
Speaking of Susquehanna, I know someone who's goal it is to someday work there as a licensed operator. Anyone on nukeworker from there with any contacts?
Thanks
Justin
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