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Art Schreuder posted on June 14, 2010, 10:49 am
Ladies , and Gentlemen,
I am an ISA CCST (level II) and have a question to pose to the
group. Besides being a certified (for what it is worth) Instrumentation &
Control Technician, what certifications (if any) would be required (or
suggested) for employment in the Nuclear Power Industry (in general)? I have
had Confined Space Entry & Rescue training, as well as CPR & First Aid (both
thru my local (IBEW LU 26)). I do not know if there are any industry
"standards" for all Plants / Facilities. Are there any that I should
endeavor (prior to applying) to obtain? For the past number of years, I have
been working in the Municipal Water / Wastewater arena. Prior to this, I was
employed by a manufacturer / distributor of Distributed Control, SCADA, and
Data Acquisition Systems
as a Field Service Technician, (primarily serving customers in the
Petrochemical industry). Any help (or suggestions) you folks are willing, or
able to supply would be much appreciated.
Thanks so much.
Tim Wescott posted on
Re: Requirements for employment in Nuclear Power Industry (please tell me if this question is "off topic" for this group
On 06/14/2010 07:49 AM, Art Schreuder wrote:
Assuming that no one here answers:
Three direct ways that I can think of are to look at want ads and see
what they ask for, go to the library and find a listing of jobs and what
qualifications you need, and/or call up your IBEW local and see if
someone there knows, or can get you in touch with someone who works in a
nuclear plant.
I suspect that if there aren't industry standards there are some darn
common practices.
--
Tim Wescott
Control system and signal processing consulting
www.wescottdesign.com
Rich Webb posted on
Re: Requirements for employment in Nuclear Power Industry (please tell me if this question is "off topic" for this group
wrote:
A somewhat indirect path but one that many others have followed: join
the Navy, get qualified as a nuc EM, send out resumes, profit!
--
Rich Webb Norfolk, VA
pnachtwey posted on
Re: Requirements for employment in Nuclear Power Industry (please tell me if this question is "off topic" for this group
The first thing that comes to mind is the back ground check. You had
better have been a good boy.
I think you are probably qualified enough to get started on further
training but you will be competing with ex naval nukes that come pre
trained. Competition will be tough. The nuclear industry is a
stickler for following procedures and preventive maintenance. There
is little/no room for creativity ( deviation from established
procedures).
I was a reactor controls officer on an nuclear submarine back in the
70s. My division was incharge of the reactor instrumentation. There
was no future after three mile island.
Peter Nachtwey
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