NeoConMan Posted October 10, 2008 Share Posted October 10, 2008 As I type this with 3 layers of gloves on, I'm dressed like the Michelin Man inside the containment dome. It ain't a cool chopper like SB flies, but it's a sight to see! I'm 30 feet from a 4,000 thermal megawatt reactor, sitting at the Rad Protection desk. Gotta go. Be cool everybody! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Plains Posted October 10, 2008 Share Posted October 10, 2008 It's been nice knowing you, Neo. I know exactly what you're going through. As we speak, I'm in a climate controlled office environment wearing a golf T and jeans...listening to Bob Marley. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AXE® Posted October 10, 2008 Share Posted October 10, 2008 Don't drink the pretty blue water ....)~ Three pair of gloves,,, Call Bartlett to clean that place up !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeoConMan Posted October 10, 2008 Author Share Posted October 10, 2008 Oh Axe, it's beautiful! The water looks absolutely tropical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cvansickle Posted October 10, 2008 Share Posted October 10, 2008 Maybe he'll change his name to NEONconman! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChanMan Posted October 10, 2008 Share Posted October 10, 2008 Hella thread title! I'll think about you as I sit in my boxers admining a global enterprise network from the "hot zone"... i.e. the desk in my bedroom . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flight959 Posted October 10, 2008 Share Posted October 10, 2008 As I type this with 3 layers of gloves on' date=' I'm dressed like the Michelin Man inside the containment dome.It ain't a cool chopper like SB flies, but it's a sight to see! I'm 30 feet from a 4,000 thermal megawatt reactor, sitting at the Rad Protection desk. Gotta go. Be cool everybody![/quote'] So your at the "Protection" desk and your on this forum... Nice to see people doing there jobs properly Get a grip! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeoConMan Posted October 10, 2008 Author Share Posted October 10, 2008 I was borrowing the computer at the desk. There are two terminals here for us, we can't leave containment while on duty. I'm on standby for an ugly event, set up for evac. Last ditch, turn five valves and run! In other words, I'm supposed to be there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfpup Posted October 10, 2008 Share Posted October 10, 2008 Damn - and I thought public education was a dangerous business! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlekenny Posted October 11, 2008 Share Posted October 11, 2008 you know neo, your gonna need to back this up with some pics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AXE® Posted October 11, 2008 Share Posted October 11, 2008 So your at the "Protection" desk and your on this forum... Nice to see people doing there jobs properly Get a grip! Umm ... Ive been there done that . That is the job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeoConMan Posted October 11, 2008 Author Share Posted October 11, 2008 Axe is right. I was doing what was called "the conical flange watch" for 4 hours at a time. That entails standing by in case cooling water flow was lost to the reactor core, so two people are required to be inside containment with no other duties. If cooling flow is lost, the water would start to boil out of the core in 31 minutes. Once that begins, it gets ugly REALLY fast as the core blows all the water out with the steam it creates and then begins to melt. See; China Syndrome. There are 5 valves (4 on the conical flanges) that would have to be opened to dump additional water into the containment floor, it would flow to a couple of underfloor sumps to be pumped back into the core for cooling, spill out, run to the sumps and get pumped thru again, and again, and again.... you know neo' date=' your gonna need to back this up with some pics [/quote']No cameras allowed without specific approval, in triplicate, from the Pope. Then it goes to Congress for consideration, and that's if you actually work there! Huge liability issues. There's assorted stuff online, mostly technical, but a few pics and diagrams if you search around enough. The unit is a Combustion Engineering (CE) 80+ if you care to look it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flight959 Posted October 11, 2008 Share Posted October 11, 2008 So sitting at the laptop with oven gloves on doesn't count then? So how does a job like that affect your long term health? That's way too much responsibility..... Flight959 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AXE® Posted October 11, 2008 Share Posted October 11, 2008 I have about a hundred or so pictures from inside Beaver Valley Nuclear. When we did the pressurizer nozzle upgrade in a flash around some where , Got some awesome pictures of the guys shuffling bundles... Cherenkov ... pretty .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeoConMan Posted October 11, 2008 Author Share Posted October 11, 2008 Cherenkov ... pretty .... Not my reactor' date=' but here's the blue glow the pool of water displays. Water is what shields us from the fuel, and allows us to stand at the edge and go "Oooohhhh......!" [img']http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f2/Advanced_Test_Reactor.jpg[/img] Safety is the paramount concern, nobody wants a dose of gamma or neutron radiation. The RP guys are all over the place, and everybody undergoes extensive training before they ever enter the fence. Getting into the reactor area is another step above that. Briefs are conducted with anybody entering, their tasks are understood, approved and then monitored. Personal dosimetry is worn by everybody and exposure is recorded as you exit, tracked to .1 millirem. 10,000 of those gives you 1 Rem, few ever get exposed to that in a lifetime now. Of course the old days were different, and the guys like Axe who traveled to different plants for maintenance jobs got a little more of it. I had no idea just how little I actually knew about nuke power until I got into it. Very misunderstood by the world at large. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AXE® Posted October 11, 2008 Share Posted October 11, 2008 I have 21 R" lifetime dose TEDE ... Started in the biz in 79 and got out in 2006... And the list of facilities is long. I was at Connecticut Yankee for the decommissioning... Now that was a trip, cutting up the core barrell with an AWJ. Abrasive Water Jet If a piece of the core was to come within 6" of the surface of the water... well lets just say I would not be typing this now . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Californiaman Posted May 25, 2010 Share Posted May 25, 2010 Neo, you have got to have one of the most incredible jobs ever. I'll bet you glow in the dark. Your DNA has got to be mutated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky4 Posted May 25, 2010 Share Posted May 25, 2010 Push some buttons just to see what they do! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FirstMeasure Posted May 25, 2010 Share Posted May 25, 2010 Neat! Another Dusty Old Thread. Workin' on a little Blackie Inspiration, Eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Californiaman Posted May 25, 2010 Share Posted May 25, 2010 At least I'm not posting old Homz threads. Wait... I think I've heard that recently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FirstMeasure Posted May 25, 2010 Share Posted May 25, 2010 I think someone needs to find an Old Holmz vs Neo thread and dredge that up. Show these young bucks how Adults Argue when they aren't looking each other in the eye. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookieman15061 Posted May 25, 2010 Share Posted May 25, 2010 I have about a hundred or so pictures from inside Beaver Valley Nuclear. Hey Axe was that in western Pa? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AXE® Posted May 25, 2010 Share Posted May 25, 2010 Yep. Shipingport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookieman15061 Posted May 25, 2010 Share Posted May 25, 2010 Yep. Shipingport. Thats my backyard brother! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AXE® Posted May 25, 2010 Share Posted May 25, 2010 Great wing joint right up the road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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