Well i have first hand experience in this. i recieved a AS degree in nuke eng. tech. and bartlett/ DZ or any ANSI standards are up to one year, so i dont know who told you two years but this is wrong and goes against ANSI Standards. You will get 2000 hrs. and still need 2000 in the field to make 18.1 senior. as far as the work goes, it is hard to get in the first time, however if you make yourself known as a good worker the word gets around quick, and once you have an outage, plants will generally hire you over other greater than one year juniors because of the degree. when it comes to getting time in you will be fortunate to get your 2000 hrs in 2.5 years, there are freak coincidences that juniors get 2000 hrs in one year, for instance i was able to get into Monticello for their epu last spring and they still have me on staff and i will senior my first year in plant, so if this is your route, choose the epu's coming up like GG in mississippi. when it comes to counting time i will tell you that DZ Atlantic is much more concerned with senioring you. they offer a flat 50 hrs per week so you can work 40 weeks of the year and be seniored to 18.1. if i were you i would call Tricia From Bartlett when u graduate and call Megan from DZ, and remember until you get ur time in your loyalty should lbe with your time and paycheck, not the company, so dont feel bad swapping because you can get more time with one company than the other at that moment in time. i know a lot of juniors who do it and i think its a mutual respect by the two companies as they know that "time" in juniors cases is most important.