I finished NDT school in September and want to get into outage work asap. I have been trained in MT, PT, RT, UT, VT, and QC and now I want to get into the nuclear outage feild but an unsure where start. Thanks for the help!
Hey BigBen, first welcome to nukeworker! and all that goes with it. To start you will probably start as a deconner, where most folks start, and with time and experiance you will be able to work your way up to jr hp tech, sr hp tech.
sounds good, so how do i get a job as a deconner?
OK, you just trained in a specialty, you should have some job assistance at your school. Most of the NDT types in nuclear are already experienced (did their time in pipeline / chemical plants).
Don't jump off your recent training to fall into Decon / RP - look outside of nuclear for now until you can complete your level II certs, etc. Then you may have better luck getting into nuclear.
Expand your view - NDT work is in almost all industries, from power, manufacturing, construction, etc.
Good luck.
So what is it i need to do to get into the ndt field? I have applied for multiple jobs but i guess my lack of experience is holding me back. Where would a good entry level position be and how do i find it? My school tried to place as many of us as they could but only half of us got work.
thanks for the help and suggestions, i will continue my efforts.
I'm always ready to help, provided he learns to capitalize.
Mikey
help i need good vibes coming my way, i put in ,once again,for a decon or firewatch position.i have done both these jobs in the past i just want to get back in nuclear work
Quote from: BigBen on Dec 30, 2009, 05:18
So what is it i need to do to get into the ndt field? I have applied for multiple jobs but i guess my lack of experience is holding me back. Where would a good entry level position be and how do i find it? My school tried to place as many of us as they could but only half of us got work.
Try looking at SystemOne. I know Westinghouse, and other "Vendor" companies use them to staff their outage QC needs. Im sure there are tons of other companies that do the exact same thing.
http://www.systemoneservices.com/
And, to clear up any confusions, I have no affiliation with Systemone, I worked with some of their QC's in a past life.