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Career Path => Nuclear Operator => Topic started by: Loose Screws on Aug 22, 2007, 07:01

Title: Who knew OPS had to study??? ;)
Post by: Loose Screws on Aug 22, 2007, 07:01

OPS 101: Anyone wanting to get into OPS better have good study habits and the ability to put their life on hold for several months!  So far so good with the training and I passed my electrical board today and have a big goofy grin on my face.  3 more orals to go!  Time sure does fly by but looking back seems like forever ago since I had secondary systems but it has only been a few months.

Title: Re: Who knew OPS had to study??? ;)
Post by: Loose Screws on Aug 22, 2007, 08:19

Sorry if my post is not clear but I am in the Assistant Unit Operator training class at BFN.  College was a breeze in comparison to the study load here but for the most part what we learn is very interesting.  I figured a few people had been through Oral Boards and could relate to the difficulty of the electrical systems.

Title: Re: Who knew OPS had to study??? ;)
Post by: Fermi2 on Aug 22, 2007, 11:03

Congrats,

Especially knowing you pass an electrical board at a 3 unit facility in a utility that has some of the most robust electrical distribution systems in the nation.

I remember the first time I saw just ONE of the Switchyards at Sequoyah, my first thought was HOLY you know what!

THEN I saw the inplant system and was floored.

Mike

Title: Re: Who knew OPS had to study??? ;)
Post by: stownsend on Aug 23, 2007, 11:15

I offer my congratulations to you and all the other ops personnel. Since reading these posts involving operations I have taken on much more respect and admiration to your job and general knowledge. Most of my experience with ops is "we just spilled primary water back there get someone to clean it up". Thanks for opening my eyes.

Title: Re: Who knew OPS had to study??? ;)
Post by: RDTroja on Aug 23, 2007, 11:47

Quote from: stownsend on Aug 23, 2007, 11:15

...Since reading these posts involving operations I have taken on much more respect and admiration to your job and general knowledge.... Thanks for opening my eyes.

I have had the same experience. Another benefit of NukeWorker.com is getting us all (I hope) to appreciate each other a bit more.

Title: Re: Who knew OPS had to study??? ;)
Post by: hamsamich on Aug 23, 2007, 12:44

Congrats!  Although comparable, I thought the initial training was harder than college also. Sounds like BFN maybe even harder with oral boards and whatnot.

Title: Re: Who knew OPS had to study??? ;)
Post by: rlbinc on Aug 23, 2007, 03:13

Congratulations on passing your board.
Many plants need to consider reviving Oral Boards. Exam questions tend to measure book knowledge, be it procedural or theory. Oral Boards allow topic variation necessary to evaluate overall plant knowledge. The big picture. Something we see missing from time to time these days.

Title: Re: Who knew OPS had to study??? ;)
Post by: Loose Screws on Aug 24, 2007, 01:20

Thanks!  I need to find a hobby now that I have a couple days free!   :P 

Next up is Turbines...I wonder if they slow transfer on under voltage??? ;D jk

Mike, how did you like the 120v system over here? 

Title: Re: Who knew OPS had to study??? ;)
Post by: Fermi2 on Aug 24, 2007, 07:24

The 120V System and the DC System are spaghetti but DANG, coming from a plant where everything was break before make and wasn't as robust this is heaven. One thing TVA believed in was plenty of cross connects and alternate power supplies.

Mike

Title: Re: Who knew OPS had to study??? ;)
Post by: Bleyse on Jun 17, 2008, 12:48

Ressurecting a dead thread but....

Passed the electrical oral board today!!  I can now relate to this posters immense relief (less than a year later).  Fortunately, turbines is a nice break leading into Primary systems (or so I hear).

We're working it on through up here at WBN.  3 more boards to go...

Title: Re: Who knew OPS had to study??? ;)
Post by: PapaBear765 on Jul 23, 2008, 07:16

My only experience being navy nuke, is the study material a similar setup in the commercial world?  That is, are there equivalents to an RPM, S&EPM, etc. with system chapters, operating procedures, and maintenance procedures?

Title: Re: Who knew OPS had to study??? ;)
Post by: JustinHEMI05 on Jul 23, 2008, 08:21

Nothing like RPMs. Just book upon book of procedures, many different kinds. No system chapters. That is what tech manuals are for.

Speaking of studying, I class up Monday. wish me luck!

Justin