Re: Radiation Control Technician

[John Elliott <jwe@lanl.gov>]

Entry level RCT positions may be found at some of the national
laboratories.  Currently Los Alamos National Laboratory has open RCT
positions at the TEC 3 through TEC 6 level.  The entry level positions
assume no rad experience and the individual will be provided the necessary
training to qualify as an RCT.  The job openings may be found at
http://www.hr.lanl.gov/html/jobs/ .  The ad number for the TEC 3 position
is 994713. 


 At 08:20 AM 5/14/99 -0500, you wrote:
>I concur with your assessment, but heres my 2 c....
>Get some training in computers, A+ cert or something. There is a better
>future there. Nuclear is a dying biz. Starting out as a rent-a-tech right
>now will be really tough, unless you have something to fall back on in the
>off season. It will take forever for you to make Senior, IF you can get
>work. Few if any companies hire folks with no experience or training. Even
>the new grads from UCF in Ocala are having a tough time. You can call BNI at
>1800-225-0385 and they will give you the scoop.
>
>Charles Migliore (RRPT)
>(Bartlett Rent-a-tech)
> 
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From:	Glen.Vickers@ucm.com [SMTP:Glen.Vickers@ucm.com]
>> Sent:	Thursday, May 13, 1999 12:49 PM
>> To:	Multiple recipients of list
>> Subject:	RE: Radiation Control Technician
>> 
>> Things to consider.
>> 
>> Stay out of contract RP work in power industry.  Outages are now too short
>> and contract forces are under staffed.  We just went through an
>> under-staffed outage, over-worked our fine folks, and layed them off after
>> two weeks.  This scenario seems like it will continue, because appear to
>> be
>> no solutions 
>> 
>> Contract government work is as long as the contract is...
>> 
>> Full time power reactor work seems like an excellent paying job at this
>> time, but I'm not sure how things will be looking over the next 20 years
>> of
>> your working life.  The pool of operating reactors will certainly decrease
>> to some degree.  I know of technicians that routinely make 70-90 k/yr.
>> 
>> Other full time positions in universities or hospitals might be quite
>> stable, but I'm not sure about the pay or the general work environment.
>> 
>> Sincerely,
>> Glen Vickers
>> Nuclear Power HP
>> glen.vickers@ucm.com
>> 
>> 	-----Original Message-----
>> 	From:	Melissa McFadden [SMTP:melissamcfadden@netscape.net]
>> 	Sent:	Tuesday, May 11, 1999 5:09 PM
>> 	To:	Multiple recipients of list
>> 	Subject:	Radiation Control Technician
>> 
>> 	After researching this subject on the net and finding no
>> satisfactory answers,
>> 
>> 	  I am relying upon the expertise of this listing. 
>> 
>> 	  I would like to begin a career as a Radiation Control Technician.
>> At this 
>> 	  point I am at a loss as to where and how to begin. Are any of you
>> able to 
>> 	  point me in the direction that I need to go? 
>> 
>> 	  Thank you for your time. Please respond to the following email
>> address: 
>> 	  nfrgtblis@aol.com 
>> 
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