Hawaii Decarbonization Settlement 2045

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Quick reply to HiloJulie:

I inspect steam generator, condenser, and heat exchanger tubing for integrity.  I report any tubing flaws or anomalies, and track any historically reported flaws for growth and any additional testing. 

Sounds like an interesting job. But I take it you’re never in the “hot” part of any power plant?

I have worked in RCAs, but not often. When I started doing field service work in 1985, there were very few women in that field. Installing some of the equipment for an inspection was physically difficult for a woman to perform due to less upper arm strength, etc. One of the main goals is to keep everyone's dose 'as low as reasonably achievable', also known as ALARA.
I did a lot of inspections in condenser's....filthy work, but no need for a respirator.

When I did data acquisition work in the early days, the most enjoyable jobs were on the subs and aircraft carriers. The shipyard workers were a great bunch of guys...Mare Island, Norfolk, Portsmouth, and Puget Sound were the shipyards I worked at the most...never got lucky enough to get on the crews that worked at Pearl Harbor...lol. I have worked at power plants all over the U.S. and a few overseas during routine shutdowns.

I started out doing assembly work on testing equipment for the inspections.. Within a year I was getting certified for field service work, which initially entailed setting up and running the acquisition equipment. After working the required number of hours in acquisition you could move up through the analysis levels. I spent several years in QA, shipping, and did some internal and external audits. For the past 30 years I mainly have done eddy current analysis for steam generator tubing.