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T A B L E OF CONTENTS
P a g e
I . I I .
I11 . I V .
v . V I .
V I I . v 1'1 I .
I X . X .
X I .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . INTRODUCTION 1
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . R E C R U I T I N G 3
D E S C R I P T I O N OF NSRT PROGRAM CLASSES . . . . . . . . . . . 5
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PLACEMENT 10 . .
PERFORMANCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
T R A I N I N G . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 7
ACADEMIC R E C O G N I T I O N . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 1
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SUPPORT S E R V I C E S 22
SUMMARY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 3
NSRT PROGRAM P U B L I C I T Y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 4
I N D U S T R I A L SUPPORT FOR PROGRAM . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 5
NSRT PROGRAM RECRUITING
I n May o f 1978, t h e r ep resen ta t i ves o f t h e Center f o r Nuc lear S tud ies
a t Memphis S t a t e U n i v e r s i t y i n v i t e d opera to rs o f CETA (U.S. Compre-
hens i ve Employment and T r a i n i n g A c t ) m i g ran t and seasonal farmworker
programs t o Memphis t o e x p l a i n a p l an t o t r a i n farmworkers t o become
"Nuc lear Reactor Operators" and "Rad ia t i on Technic ians. "
Desp i t e t h e skep t i c i sm o f many o f them, most o f t h e farmworker program . .
ope ra to r s went home and s t a r t e d r e c r u i t i n g as they had been asked t o
do. Farmworker program p a r t i c i p a n t s who expressed i n t e r e s t and go t
t h rough p r e l i m i nary sc reen i ng were then g i ven much more ex tens i ve ex-
ami n a t i o n s by Nuc lear S tud ies ' r ep resen ta t i ves .
The use o f i n d u s t r i a1 sc reen ing procedures and s e l e c t i o n s tandards
assured t h a t t r a i n e e s who were accepted would be e l i g i b l e f o r
empl oyment . The Center f o r Nuc lear S tud ies a1 so p rov ides sc reen ing
s e r v i c e s f o r t h e nuc lea r i n d u s t r y which a1 1 ows f i rs t -hand know1 edge o f
i n d u s t r i a1 screeni ng procedures and assures compl i ance w i t h these
standards. A l l sc reen ing t e s t s a re a l s o be ing v a l i d a t e d i n accordance
w i t h gu i de l i nes o f t h e Equal Employment Oppo r tun i t y Cornrni s s i o n pub1 i shed
i n p a r t 1607 o f t h e Code o f Federal Regu la t ions , T i t l e 29.
I n a d d i t i o n t o i n d u s t r i a l sc reen i ng s tandards, appl l c a r ~ l b IIIUSL: a1 so
meet requ i rements o f Ameri can Na t i ona l Standard ANSI-3.1 (1980)
" S e l e c t i o n and T r a i n i n g o f Nuc lear Power P l a n t Personnel " and ANSI-18.7
"Screening o f Nuc lear Fac i 1 i t y Personnel ." Medical s tandards a re a1 so
i d e n t i f i e d i n these standards and p a r t 50 o f t h e Code o f Federa l
Regu la t ions , T i t l e 10. The Center f o r Nuc lear S tud ies assures .corn-
p l i ance w i t h these c r i t e r i a . The Comprehensive Employment and T r a i n i n g
Ac t o f 1974 a l s o p rov ides c e r t a i n q u a l i f i c a t i o n s f o r e l i g i b i l i t y o f an
i n d i v i d u a l f o r t r a i n i n g and suppor t under t h e Act. The DOL 303
Grantee was respons ib l e f o r assu r i ng e l i g i b i l i t y under T i t l e I 1 1 o f
t h e CETA Acl.
A p r imary c o n s i d e r a t i o n i n r e c r u i t i n g and sc reen ing o f a p p l i c a n t s f o r
t h e NSRT program i s t h a t bo th fernales and members o f m i n o r i t y groups
a r e i n c l uded as program p a r t i c i p a n t s . Speci a1 e f f o r t s a re t h e r e f o r e
made t o r e c r u i t e e l i g i b l e females and m i n o r i t y group members.
. .. . - - Table 2a. D e s c r i p t i o n o f NSKT Class # 1 - - -
NAME HOMETOWN
- - ~ - - -
303 GRANTEES AGE ETHNIC
B a u t i s t a , Maria Weslaco, TX HEP Pan Am. Univ. 27 HAF Edinburg, TX
Benham, Joe Orlando, FL Adu l t MSFW Assoc. 26 B M Orlando, FL
Breiwa, Michael Bowl ing Green, KY Dept. o f Human Resouces 23 W M Bowl ing Green, KY ,
Brown, Aaron Cent ra l C i t y , KY Dept. o f Human Resources 19 WM Bowl ing Green, KY
C a s t i l l o , Sara Eagle Pass, TX HEP-UTEP 19 HAF E l Paso, TX . .
Du Gard, P h i l l i p Owensboro, K Y Dept. o f Human Resources 26 W M Bowl ing Green, KY
E l 1 i s , Mickey Dora, AL Ala. MSFW Counci 1 2 1 WM Mont gome r y , AL
E l 1 i s ' , T e r r i Dora, AL A1 a. MSFW Counci l 2 0 WF Montgomery, AL
Grimes, Steve Bowl ing Green, KY Dept. o f Human Resources 24 W M Bowl ing Green, KY
K l i ne, Robert Madera, CA Cen t ra l Va l l ey Opport. Co. 21 W M Madera, CA
Lopez, A1 f redo Sa l ina , K S OR0 Development Corp. 20 HAM Sa l i na , KS
Mar t i nez ,' Raul San Juan, TX HEP Pan Am. Univ. 19 HAM .
Ed inburg, TX
Mascareno, Tim Emporia, K S OR0 Devel opment Corp. 19 HAM Sal i n a , KS
McKccver, Johnny Nauvoo, AL Ala. MSFW Counci l 2 9 W M Montgomery, AL
Mease, Richard D a n v i l l e , VA MSWF Counci l Ra le igh , NC
Mosley, Ronny Morgantown, K Y Dept. o f Human Resources 19 WM Bowl ing Green, KY
Newman, Davi d Owensboro, KY Uept. o f Human Resources 20 WM Bowl ing Green, KY
Pucke t t , C u r t i s B rownsv i l l e , TN Tenn. Oppo r tun i t y Program 19 WM Newbern, TN
R i gsby , Sandra Jasper, AL Ala. MSFW Counci 1 26 W F Montgomery , AL
White, James Gretna, V A MSWF Counci 1 19 B M Ra le igh , NC ................................................................................
Table 2b. D e s c r i p t i o n o f NSRT Class #2
NAME HOMETOWN 303 GRANTEES AGE ETHNIC
Anzures, Yolunda Los Lunas, NM H.E.L.P. 2 1 HAF A1 buquerque, NM
Astronomo, Jose S tock ton , CA C i t y o f S t o c k t o n MSF .19 . PAM Stock ton , CA
Bar ton , Michael Jasper , AL Ala. MSF c o u n c i l 22 WM Montgomery, AL .
Bar ton, S h i r l e y Jasper, AL Ala. MSF Counc i l 2 3 W F Montgomery, AL
B l a s d e l , Dennis Moses Lake, WA HEP Wash. S t a t e Univ. 19 W M Pu1 lman, WA
But1 e r , Randy Dyersburg, TN Tenn. O p p o r t u n i t y Prog. 29 W M Newbern, TN
Byers , Rick Payson, I L M i g r a n t Opport . Prog. 23 W M Phoenix, AZ
Casey, Timothy Or lando, FL ADULT MSF Counc i l 2 7 WM Ta l lahassee, FL
Garza , R i cha rd Weslaco, TX HEP, Pan Am. Univ. 19 HAM Edinburg, TX . .
G r i j a l va, Boni S tock ton , CA HEP, U n i v . . o f P a c i f i c 2 2 HAF S tock ton , CA
Hammonds , D a n i e l Phoenix, AZ M i g r a n t Opport . Prog. 22 WM Phoenix, AZ
Hol cornbe, Dwayne F l orence, AL Ala. MSF Counc i l 24 W M Montgomery, AL
Hol cornhe, T e r r y F lo rence , AL Ala. MSF Counc i l 24 WM Montgomery, AL
Jenk ins , P e t e r Moses Lake, WA HEP Wash., S t a t e Univ. 19 W M Pul lman, WA
Ledezma, Rober t La F e r i a , TX HEP Pan Am Univ. 2 4 HAFl Ed inburg, TX
Ma1 donado, F. Mercedes, TX HEP Pan Am. Univ . 2 1 HAM Edinburg, TX
M a r t i n e z , P o r f i r i o E l o y , AZ MOP Phoenix, AZ
2 4 HAM
Penera, A1 fonso Stockton, CA HEP Univ. n f P a c i f i c 2 3 PAM Stock ton , CA
P r e s c o t t , Gregory Carbon H i 1 1, AL Ala. MSF Counc i l 19 WM Mon t gorne ry , AL
P r i d e , L i s a Newbern, TN Tenn. O p p o r t u n i t y Prog. 19 WF Newbern, TN
Sal azar , C l emente Coyote, NM HEP-NNMCC 29 HAM E l R i t o , NM
Torrecampo, Manuel S tock ton , CA . C i t y o f S t o c k t o n MSF 25 .:,& , , PAM Stock ton , CA ................................................................................
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Tab le 2c. D e s c r i p t i o n o f NSRT C lasss #3
NAME HOrllETOWN 303 GRANTEES AGE ETHNIC
B r i d g e s , Rex
Broach, D a v i d M.
Cantu, Abel
C a r r o l l , Edward J.
Chavez, L u i s
Escobar, G i 1 b e r t
Evans, T imothy G.
Jasper , AL Ala; MSFW Counci 1 Montgomery, AL
Church P o i n t , LA L.A.M.P. V i l l e P l a t t e , LA
Edi nburg, TX H.E.P./P.A.U. Ed inburg , TX
Madison, KY T.O.P.S. B o w l i n g Green, KY
E l Paso, TX H.E.P./UTEP E l Paso, TX
Phar r , TX H.E.P./W.S.U. P u l l man, WA
Moses Lake, WA CETA Center Moses Lake, WA
Gadberry, Michae l Moses Lake, WA H.E.P./W.S.U. Pul lrnan, WA
.18 HAM
2 1 HAM
22 . HAM
Gonzal ez , Guadal upe Memphis , TN T.O.P.S. 19 HAM Newbern, TN
N o r r i s , Gregory P. Jasper , AL Ala. MSFW Counc i l 2 1 W M Montgomery,. AL
Perez, Rod01 f o San Juan, TX H.E.P./P.A.U. Ed inburg , TX
2 1 HAM
Roman, Mark C. Moses Lake, WA CETA Center ,22 WM Moses Lake, WA
Sanchez, H e c t o r P. Phoenix, AZ M.O.P. Phoenix, AZ
19 HAM
S h i e l d s , A n i t a C. S o m e r v i l l e , TN T.O.P.S. 2 1 BF Newhern, TN
Smith, D e x t e r L. F l o r e n c e , AL Ala. MSFW Counci 1 19 W M Montgomery, AL
Soyars, Ronnie D. Paducah, KY T.O.P.S. 22 W M B o w l i n g Green, KY
Velasquez, Joe J. San Juan,. TX H.E.P./P.A.U. Ed i nburg , f X
HAM
Washington, E a r l M. Montgomery, AL Ala. MSFW Counc i l 2 0 BM Montgomery, AL
W i l l e t t , Steve J. Paducah, KY T.O.P.S. 2 0 .WM B o w l i n g Green, KY
W i l l i a m s , K e v i n P. T i p t o n v i l l e , TN T.O.P.S. Newbern, TN
Wolfe, P h i l l i p D. Jasper , A1 Ala. MSFW Counci 1 27 W M Montgomery, AL
Tab le 2d. D e s c r i p t i o n o f NSRT C lasss #4
NAME HOMETOWN 303 GRANTEES AGE ETHNIC
- -
A rhe l ge r , D a n i e l Owensboro, KY T.O.P.S. 28 W M B o w l i n g Green, KY
Barnes, J e r r y R i p l e y , TN T.O.P.S. Newbern, TN
Benavidez, Joe L. R e e v i l l e y TX M.E.T. Beevi l l e , TX
Renavidez, Lau ra J. N ixon, TX M.E.T. B e e v i l l e y TX
19 HAM
DeLos Santos, Teresa Cuero, TX M.E.T. 18 H AF Beevi 1 l e y TX
Evans, Roy F i t z g e r a l d , AL Ala. MSFW Co. 18 WM . . Montgomery , AL
Gooch, J a c k i e R i p l e y , TN T.O.P.S. 26 W M Newbern, TN
Guer in , E r i c Co lorado S p r i n g s , H.E.P.-Univ. So. Colo. 1 8 HAM C O Pueblo, CO
Guer rero , V i c t o r Santa Ana, CA H.E.P.-Univ. o f Pac. 19 HAM S tock ton , CA
Hard i n, D a n i e l Jasper , AL Ala. MSFW Co. '22 MW Montgomery, AL
Johnson, Samual B a s i l e , LA L.A.M.P. 18 W M V i l l e P l a t t e , LA
M a r t i n e z , Ruben Pueblo, CO H.E.P.-Univ. So. Colo. 1 8 HAM Pubelo , CO . .
Perez, R i ca r d o Mercedes, TX M.E.T. B e e v i l l e , TX
19 HAM
P h i l l i p s , C e d r i a Ragland, AL Ala. MSFW Co. 19 W F Montgomery, AL
. Rhodes, Roger Water V a l l e y , KY T.O.P.S. 20 W M Bowl .i ng .Green, TN
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Segura, Debbi e Pueblo, CO H.'E.P.-~niv. So. Colo. 19 H AF Pueblo, CO
Simons , D a v i d Sumiton, AL Ala. MSFW Co. 2 5 W M .Montgomery, AL
Stacy, Steven Beaver Dam, KY T.O.P.S. 21 ', W M B o w l i n g Green, KY
Table 2e. D e s c r i p t i o n o f NSRT Classs # 5
NAME HOMETOWN 303 GRANTEES AGE ETHNIC
Agui n i gay Hector Tur lock , CA H.E.P.-Univ. o f Pac. ' 18 HAM Stockton, CA
Casey, J e r r y Russe l l Spgs. KY T.O.P.S. 18 WM Bowl ing Green, KY
Cooper, Bryan Moses Lake, WA H.E.P.-Wash. St. Univ. 20 W M Pullman, WA
Echartea, Pedro San Ben i t o , TX H.E.P.-Pan Am. Univ. 2 0 HAM Edi nburg, TX
Fowler, Gary Sumi t on , AL Ala. MSFW Co. 2 2 W M Montgomery , AL
Gu th r i e, Greg Carbon H i l l , AL Ala. MSFW Co, 19 W M Montgomery, AL
Hal ey , Richard Carbon H i l l , AL Ala. MSFW Co. 2 1 W M Montgomery, AL
Harnra, George T i p t o n v i 1 l e y TN T.O.P.S. Newbern, TN
Jones, J e r r y Po r t Gibson, MS Miss. D e l t a MSFW Co. 28 WM C la rksda le , MS
Lopez, Aurel i u s Espanola, NM H.E.P.-NNMCC E l R i t o , NM
28 HAM
Neat, Leon Dunnvi 11 e, KY T.O.P.S. 19 W M Bowl i n g Green, KY
N o r r i s , Tim Adamsvi 1 l e y AL Ala. MSFW Co. 2 1 W M Montgomery, AL
P ie rce , Dar lene Charlo, MT H.E.P.-Wash. St. Univ. 18 W F P u l l man, WA
Rarnos, Cruz C a n u t i l l o , TX H.E.P.-UTEP E l Paso, TX
Ramos, Samuel C a n u t i l l o , TX H.E.P.-UTEP E l Paso, TX
2 4 HAM
19 HAM
Randol f , Mary Jane Owensboro, KY T.O.P.S. 28 W F Bowl ing Green, KY
Snel1 , .I)an4 el Weslaco, TX H.E.P.-Pan Am. Univ . 18 HAM Edinburg, PX
Veazey , Mart i n Maplesv- i l l e y AL Ala. MSFW Co. 18 W M Montgomery, AL
V i c t o r y , N e l l i e Wa tsonv i l l e , CA H.E.P.-Univ. of Pac. 20 PAF Stockton, CA
V i 1 legas, V i c t o r Woodlake, CA H.E.P.-Fresco St . ~ n i v . 20 HAM Fresno, CA
Walker, B r i a n Pa r i s , TN T.O.P.S. 2 1 W M .Newbern, TN
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PLACEMENT
The bottom l i n e o f t h e NSRT Program was t h e t i m e l y placement o f t h e
g radua te i n t o unsubs id ized, p roduc t i ve and g a i n f u l j obs w i t h i n t h e
n u c l e a r e l e c t r i c power i ndus t r y . To assure o f t h i s r e s u l t , a sys temat i c
approach was e s t a b l i s h e d and v a l i d a t e d f o r t h e NSRT Program as per t h e
f 01 1 owi ng segments :
* Contact w i t h employers
* Program rev iew by i n d u s t r y
* Cont inuous l i a s i o n w i t h i n d u s t r y
* I n t e r v i e w s f o r NSRT. graduates
* P l a n t s i t e v i s i t s by s t a f f and graduates
* Placement of graduates
* Fol low-up o f graduates ' p rogress
Placement o f NSRT graduates was a t t h e 90% 1 eve1 as a r e s u l t o f t h i s
placement p o l i c y . See Table 3. Because o f t h i s t r a i n i n g a t MSU/CNS,
t hese graduates have en te red t h e w o r l d o f t h e employed c o n t r i b u t o r t o
s o c i e t y w i t h i n p u t i n t o t h e Un i t ed S ta tes economy.
Table 3. Placement o f CNS/NSRT Graduates
......................................................................................................................... The NSRT Program has impacted t h e nuc lea - i n d u s t r y on a n a t i o n a l s c a l e by p r o v i d i n g i t w i t h w e l l - t r a i n e d manpower f o r e n t r y -1 eve1 p o s i t i o n s o f "Reactor Operator " and "Hea l th P h y s i c i s t . " Many o f t h e opera to rs have r e c e i ved RO 1 i censes frorn t h e Nuc lear Regu la to ry Cornmi ssion..
COMPANY NUCLEAR STATION
V i r g i n i a E l e c t r i c Power Co. Surry M i s s i s s i p p i Power & L i g h t Grand G u l f Southern Cal i f o r n i a Edi son San Ono're C a r o l i n a Power C L i g h t Brunswi ck Texas U t i l i t i e s Generat ing Co. Comanche Peak Commonweal t h Ed i son La S a l l e P u b l i c S e r v i c e E l e c t r i c & Gas
o f New Jersey Hope Creek Sacramento M u n i c i p a l U t i l . D i s t . . Rancho Seco P a c i f i c Gas & E l e c t r i c D i a b l o Sanyon , '
Arkansas Power & L i g h t Nuc lear One Bech te l Corp. Grand G u l f Wash. P u b l i c Power Supply Sys. WNP 3-5 I n d u s t r i a1 Resource. Mgmt. Corp. J u n i o r H e a l t h P h y s i c i s t Tennessee '/a1 1 ey A u t h o r i t y Browns 'Ferry P o r t 1 and General E l e c t r i c T r o j a n 'Nuclear S t a t i o n C i n c i n n a t i Gas & E l e c t r i c W i l l i a m H. Zimmer C o n n e c t i c u t Yankee Atomic Power Connec t i cu t Yankee Nuc lear Sugport Serv i ces J u n i o r H e a l t h P h y s i c i s t MSU/Nucl e a r S tud ies BPS/NICl Degree Program Dan ie l C o n s t r u c t i o n R i v e r @end L o u i s i a n a Power & L i g h t Wate r fo rd U n i t e d Techno1 o g i es H e a l t h Physi c i s t O ther P l acements M i 1 i t a r y / C o l 1 ege - - - - - - - - - - . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
T o t a l P l acements T o t a l Screened/Accepted f o r T r a i n i n g ,
T o t a l Graduated % o f Graduates P laced Date o f Complet ion Average S t a r t i n g Sa la ry
3
TOTAL
10 11
7 14
3 3
6 2 1 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8
------ 8 1
103 9 0 90%
I -
1 5 4' 3 1 0
0 0 1 1 1 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 ----------
19 2 1 20 9 5% 3/79
14,302.93
I I
3 1 3 2 1 1
0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
. O 0 0
- - - - - - m e - -
16 22 16
100% 12/79
16,053.18
NSRT PROGRAM
I I I I V V
3 2 0 3 0 0
1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 ----------
16 2 1 20 80% 6 /81
19,821.78
I
3 2 0 0 1 2
3 0 0 0 0; 0
0 1 0. 6 . 0 0
2 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0. 0 2
---------- 17
.' 21 19 90% 6/ 80
17,861.74
0 0 0 0 0
- 0 0 1 1 0 2
---------- 13 18 15 86%
121 80 17,931.83
F i g u r e 1
FlSRT R e c r u i t i n g - Placement A c t i v i t y
Department o f Labor 303 Grantee O f f i c e ab Home Base c f NSRT Graduates A Placement of NSRT Graduates
PERFORMANCE
The NSRT Program demonstrated i t s e l f as an e f f i c i e n t l y run o rgan iza -
t i o n u t i l i z i n g a v a i l a b l e resources t o t h e i r optimum l e v e l . The NSRT
program he1 ped i n combating unemployment and underempl oyment i n t h e
n a t i o n by p r o v i d i n g . t h e e l e c t r i c gene r t a i ng i n d u s t r y w i t h t h e i r most
e s s e n t i a l resource - t r a i n e d , qua1 i f i e d worke'rs.
TOTAL PLACEMENT RATE
The NSRT Program exceeded
t h e n a t i o n a l average i n t h e
placement o f CETA c l i e n t s .
NSRT p l aced 90% o f i t s cjraduates
i n t o permanent unsubsi d i z e d ' j obs .
Th is compares t o a ' na t i ona l p lace-
ment r a t e o f 47.2%.
SIGNJFTCANT SEGMENT PLACEMENT RATE
Youth L i m i t e d E n g l i s h Fema 1 es 18-21
I 1 1 I 1
T o t a l To ta l
T h i s graph i 11 u s t r a t e s
t h a t t h e NSRT Program
i s ex t r eme l y e f f i c i e n t i n '
placement o f d i f f i c u l t
t o se rve c l i e n t s .
*I978 CE'IA f i g u r e s T o t a l
i
By September o f 1978, 24 persons had been se lec ted f rom among 104
t es ted , and they were i n Memphis ready t o begin t h e i n t e n s i v e s i x -
month t r a i n i n g program. By March o f 1979, when t h e f i r s t t r a i n i n g
c y c l e ended f o r t h e 24 former farmworkers:
20 graduated w i t h c e r t i f i c a t e s o f competence making them e l i g i b l e f o r
en t r y -1 eve1 employment as "Nuclear Reactor Operator" o r "Rad ia t ion
Techni c i an" t r a i n e e s , 18 were employed by u t i l i t y companies i n t r a i n i n g . re1 a ted jobs,
2 o the rs who graduated i nc l uded one who went 'on t o s tudy nuc lea r
eng ineer ing a t t h e U n i v e r s i t y o f Tennessee and one who secu'red
unsubs id i zed employed w i t h an e l e c t r o n i c s company,
3 had abeen t r a n s f e r r e d t o o t h e r CETA t r a i n i n g , and
1 f a i l e d t h e program, b u t l a t e r r e tu rned i n another t r a i n i n g cyc le ,
completed, and now works f o r a u t i l i t y i n Texas.
Whatever skep t i c i sm e x i s t e d a t t h e onset o f t he program was overcome
q u i c k l y by t h e success o f t h e f i r s t group o f t r a i nees .
The second group, a f t e r another s i x months, produced 16 p.1acements i n
t r a i n i n g r e l a t e d jobs. A l t oge the r , between September 1978 and June
1981, t h e Center f o r Nuclear S tud ies t r a i n e d f i v e groups o f farmworkers.
The t r a i n i n g was f inanced through spec ia l g ran ts f rom CETA T i t l e 111,
Sec t ion 303 funds admin is te red i n t h e O f f i c e o f Na t i ona l Programs, t h e
Of F i ce of Farmworker Programs.
The t o t a l cos t i nc l uded s tandard CETA classroom al lowances a t t h e
minimum wage r a t e p l u s $35 a week subsistence, s ince a l l t r a i n e e s were
away from home and l i v i n g i n Memphis S t a t e U n i v e r s i t y res idence h a l l s
d u r i n g t r a i n i n g .
The Center f o r Nuclear S tud ies i n no way f unc t i oned l i k e a t r a d i t i o n a l
CETA pr ime sponsor. On t h e o t h e r hand, t h e Center took r e f e r r a l s from
CETA farmworker programs, d i d a d d i t i o n a l screening and t e s t i n g , and
p rov ided t he h i g h l y s p e c i a l i z e d t r a i n i n g which was f o l l owed by e f f e c t i v e ,
spec i f i c a l l y - t a r g e t e d j o b development and placement a c t i v i t i e s .
Al though none o f t h e t r a i n i n g f o r farmworkers was funded by t h e
Oepartment o f Energy, t h e Center f o r Nuc lear S tud ies was i n a p o s i t i o n
t o i d e n t i f y t h e j o b o p p o r t u n i t i e s and p rov i de needed t r a i n i n g because
o f a long-s tand ing r e l a t i o n s h i p w i t h t h e Department o f Energy f o r
which t h e Center has done p e r i o d i c research. I n a d d i t i o n , t h e q u a l i t y
o f t r a i n i n g o f f e r e d by t h e Center i s recognized and sanc t ioned by t h e
Department o f Energy. Consequently, gradyates o f t h e Center a re
accepted r e a d i l y by i n d u s t r y because i n d u s t r y knows t h e Department o f
Energy accepts t h e Cen te r ' s t r a i n i n g as p a r t o f t h e necessary s teps
1 eading t o f u l l c e r t i f i c a t i o n by t h e Nuc lear Regu la to ry Commission f o r
n u c l e a r r e a c t o r opera to rs and o t h e r techn ic ians .
T A B L E 4. P L A C E M E N T O F N S R T G R A D U A T E S
E T H N I C C O M P O S I T I O N G R A D U A T E S - .90 P L A C E M E N T S - 8 1 M A L E F E M A L E T O T A L M A L E F E M A L E T O T A L
WHITE 48 7 54 43 7' 50
B L A C K 4 0 4 3 0 3
HISPANIC-AMERICAN 22 6 28 20 5 25
1 w
P A C I F I C I S L A N D E R
T O T A L S 76 14 90 b8 13 81
TRAINING
CURRICULUM SUMMARY
The Nuclear , Ski 11 Re1 a t e d T r a i n i n g program was composed o f t h r e e
separate , b u t i n t e r - r e l a t e d programs. Each o f these programs i s de-
s igned t o p rov i de e n t r y - l e v e l s k i ll s i n t o e x i s t i n g j o b ca tego r i es w i t h i n
t h e nuc lea r i n d u s t r y . A b r i e f summary o f each program'Tol1 ows:
Nucl ear Reactor Fundamental s
T h i s program i s d i r e c t e d toward t h e j o b ca tegory o f "Nuc lear Reac to r
Operator," and p rov i des a sound fundamental background i n o p e r a t i n g
t heo ry , p repa r i ng t h e s tuden t f o r f u r t h e r speci a1 i zed t e c h n i c a l t r a i n -
i n g a t a nuc lea r power p l a n t . The o b j e c t i v e o f t h i s program i s t o
f u l f i 11 ( i n c o n j u n c t i o n w i t h t h e Reactor S t a r t u p Exper ience program)
t h e requi rements o f "Phase I" o f ANSI/ANS-3.1, Appendix A - " T y p i c a l
NRC Approved Reactor T ra i n i ng . " The Nuc lear Regu la to r y Commission has
rev iewed t h i s program and determi ned t h a t t h e " fundamentals course
submi t ted. . . i s a p p r o p r i a t e f o r i n c l u s i o n ( i n an o v e r a l l Reactor
Operator t r a i n i ng program) and woul d s a t i s f y our r equ i rements f o r fun -
damental s t r a i n i n g . "
The NRF program c o n s i s t s o f 10 modul a r sub jec t s , normal l y de l i vered
ove r 17 weeks o f i n s t r u c t i o n . The sub jec t s covered a re :
* Mathematics
* Physics-Mechani cs
* Heat and Thermodynamics
* F l u i d s
* E l e c t r i c i t y
* Nuclear Phys ics
* Reactor Phys ics
* Bas ic I n s t r u m e n t a t i o n
* Power P l a n t Chemistry and M a t e r i a l s o f C o n s t r u c t i o n
* Radi a t i on P r o t e c t i o n
è he NSRT Program a d d i t i o n a l l y i n c l u d e d a pre-mathematics r e f r e s h e r
course in tended t o r e i n t r o d u c e s tuden ts t o a l e a r n i n g atmosphere, and
a1 so t o emphasize b a s i c mathematics s k i 1 1s r e q u i r e d d u r i n g mathematics
and subseq'uent modul es.
Reactor S t a r t u p Exper ience
The RSE program i s p rov i ded t o complete t h e requi rements o f Appendix A,
ANSI/ANS-3.1. A minimum o f 3 r e a c t o r s t a r t u p s a re performed by each
s tuden t on t h e Memphi s S t a t e U n i v e r s i t y AGN-201 research r e a c t o r . The ..-
p r a c t i c a l exper ience gained d u r i n g c r i t i c a l man ipu la t i ons a1 1 ows t h e
s tuden t s t o apply t h e p r i n c i p l e s l ea rned d u r i n g t h e NRF program.
The exerc ises performed d u r i n g t h e RSE are :
* Reactor S t a r t u p
* Est imated C r i t i c a l P o s i t i o n
* 1 / M
* R e l a t i v e Neutron FLUX D i s t r i b u t i o n P l o t
* Power C a l i b r a t i o n Through A c t i v a t i o n Ana l ys i s
* Poi son React i v i t y Importance Func t ions
D u r i ng these e x e r c i ses, t h e s tuden ts become acquain ted w i t h c o n t r o l 1 ed
approaches t o c r i t i c a l i t y ; r e c o g n i t i o n o f i n d i c a t i o n s o f sub-c r i t i c a l
and c r i t i c a l assembl i e s ; methods o f s a f e l y m a n i p u l a t i n g r e a c t o r power
l e v e l : compensating f o r r e a c t i v i t y changes; accumulat inq, i n t e r p r e t i n q ,
and p l o t t i n g data; and m o n i t o r i n g f o r r a d i o a c t i v i t y .
Radi a t i or1 Techn ic ian Fundair~ental s
T h i s program i s d i r e c t e d toward t h e va r i ous j o b ca tego r i es w i t h i n t h e
n u c l e a r i n d u s t r y which i n v o l v e hand1 i ng, measuring, o r m o n i t o r i n g r a d i o -
a c t i v e ma te r i a1 s. The course s t r esses c u r r e n t requ l a t i o n s , i n d u s t r i a1
procedures, r a d i 01 og i c a l hazards, and r a d i 01 og i c a l c o n t r o l ph i 1 osophy .
The RTF program i nc l udes 7 modular sub jec t s , augmented by "hands-on"
1 abora to ry exper i ence whenever appl i cable. The sub jec t s covered a re :
* Rad ia t i on Phys ics
* P r i n c i p l e s of R a d i a t i o n D e t e c t i o n
* Rules and Regu la t ions
* B i o l og i c a l E f fec ts o f Radi a t i on, and Exposure Con t ro l
* Envi ronmental M o n i t o r i n g
* Records, Reports, and A d m i n i s t r a t i o n .
The RTF program p rov i des t h e s tuden t w i t h a s o l i d f ounda t i on i n : sources
and cha rac the r i s t i cs o f r ad i a t i on ; r a d i a t i on d e t e c t i o n and measurement ;
b i 01 og i c a l e f f e c t s o f r ad i a t i on, personnel exposure c o n t r o l ; r a d i o -
a c t i v e contami na t i on ; r e g u l a t o r y aspects a f f e c t i n g r a d i a t i o n tech-
n i c i ans ; and p r a c t i c a l exper ience ' i n the. use o f r a d i a t i o n d e t e c t i o n
and measurement systems.
Each o f t h e t h r e e programs was developed under t h e s tandard o f
i n d u s t r i a1 re1 evance. C r i t i c a l rev iews o f course con ten t , scope, and - a p p l i c a b i l i t y have been conducted i n o rde r t o i n s u r e use fu l t r a i n i n g
i s be ing p rov i ded and impor tan t t o p i c s a re no t be ing over looked. The
programs a re presented i n nodu la r form i n o rde r t o p rov i de an e a s i l y
adaptab le p l a t f o r m which can be ad jus ted t o accommodate new o r changing
i n d u s t r i a l requ i rernents.
Table 5. NSRT Schedule
SCREENING
Operator Screening Exami n a t i o n
O r i e n t a t i o n - Pre-math
Mathematics
Eva1 u a t i o n - T rans fe r o f u n q u a l i f i e d a p p l i c a n t s
NSRT TRAINING
Physics-Mechanics
E l e c t r i c i ty
Nuclear Phys ics
R a d i a t i o n Phys ics
P r i n c i p l es o f Radi a t i on ~ e t e c t i on and Lab
B i 01 og i c a l E f f e c t s o f Radi a t i on and Exposure Con t ro l
Contami n a t i o n and Waste Di sposal Lab
Envi ronmental Moni t o r i ng, Regul a t i on, Records and Repor ts
Heat and Thermodynami cs
F l u i d Mechanics and Reactor P l a n t Components
Reactor Phys ics
I n s t r u m e n t a t i o n
Chemistry and M a t e r i a l s o f C o n s t r u c t i o n
Reactor Opera t i on T r a i n i ng
F i n a l Examinat ion
PLACEMENT OF GRADUATES
I n t e r v i ews
P l a n t S i t e V i s i t s
P l acernent
ACADEMIC RECOGNITION
The NSRT t r a i n e e has been awarded 'academic c r e d i t f o r h i s / h e r e f f o r t
i n t he i n d i v i d u a l modules o f bo th t h e Nuclear Reactor Fundamentals and
Rad ia t i on Technic ian Fundamentals programs.
It has been through involvement o f U n i v e r s i t y f a c u l t y i n t h e develop-
ment phase o f t r a i n i n g programs which has made poss ib l e t h e acceptance
o f t r a i n i n g courses f o r academi c c r e d i t through es tab l i shed U n i v e r s i t y
d i s c i p l i n e s . A t present , a t o t a l o f 36 semester c r e d i t hours may be
awarded by academic departments a t Memphis S t a t e U n i v e r s i t y as descr ibed
i n Table 1.
Table 1, Recogn i t ion o f Academic C r e d i t . .
PROGRAM MODULE ACADEM I c SEMESTER
DEPARTMENTbCOURSE HOURS
Nuclear Reactor 1. Mathematics Mathematics 1211 3 Fundamentals 2, Phys ics '
3. Heat 4. F l u i d s 5. E l e c t r i c i t y
Physics, 2111 4
Physics 2112
6. Nuclear Physics Phys ics 4110 7. Reactor Phys ics Physics 4220 8. Rad ia t i on P r o t e c t i o n B i o l o g y 2.780 9. Chemistry Chemistry 1010
10. I ns t rumen ta t i on Eng, Tech. 2411
Rad ia t i on Techn ic ian 1.. Rad ia t i on Physics Physi cs '4021 3 Fundamental s 2. Rad ia t i on De tec t i on P h y s i c s 4 0 2 2 3
3-6, Rul es/Regul a t i o n s Phys ics 4030 3 7. B i o l o g i c a l E f f e c t s B i o l o g y 2780 - :4
12
A l l these courses may be a p p l i e d toward a degree i n t h e MSU U n i v e r s i t y -
Co l lege which i s d i r e c t e d toward i n d i v i d u a l . c a r e e r development i n t h e
i n d ~ ~ s t r ~ . ' Th i s program represen ts t h e f i r s t conso l i da ted a t t emp t by a
u n i v e r s i t y . t o develop and implement an academic program f o r t e c h n i c i a n s
employed i n t h e nuc lea r i n d u s t r y .
SUPPORTIVE SERVICES
The Cente r f o r Nuc lear S tud ies made a concen t ra ted e f f o r t t o p r o v i d e
' t h e NSRT t r a i n e e w i t h a l l t h e suppo r t i ve se r v i ces necessary t o c r e a t e
a heal t h y acaderni c atmosphere. These s e r v i ces i n v o l ve housi ng a t t he
Conference Housing s e c t i o n o f Richardson Towers; t h i s i n c l u d e d
access ib i 1 i t y t o c a f e t e r i a se r v i ces f o r b r e a k f a s t and d inner . Tra inees
were housed i n ad jacen t rooms t o enhance c o o r d i n a t i o n and p rov i de
o p p o r t u n i t i e s f o r c u l t u r a l devel opment and supplementary t u t o r i n g .
Tra inees were a l s o a l l o c a t e d a s t i p e n d f o r a 40 hour work week t o
cover cos t o f housing, food, o r t h e r e s s e n t i a l s and rec rea t i on . A l l
t e x t u a l ma te r i a1 s, papers, penci 1 s , and o t h e r t r a i n i n g ma te r i a1 s
e s s e n t i a l t o t h e program were p rov i ded i n a d d i t i o n t o t h e weekly
s t ipend .
Recrea t ion a c t i v i t i e s on a group bas i s were made a v a i l a b l e t o CNS
t r a i n e e s . A c t i v i t i e s i nc l uded t o u r s o f t h e c i t y , a t h l e t i c a c t i v i t i e s
of Memphis S t a t e U n i v e r s i t y , group ou t i ngs and p i c n i c s , and i n v i t a t i o n s
t o MSU sponsored a c t i v i t i e s .
The Memphis S t a t e U n i v e r s i t y Student H e a l t h Center was a v a i l a b l e t o
a1 1 CNS t r a i n e e s f o r emergency medica l a t t e n t i o n . More se r i ous con-
d i t i o n s r e q u i r i n g s p e c i a l i z e d se rv i ces were r e f e r r e d t o one of t h e
twenty- two C i l y uT Meillphi s I losp i t a l s .
The Cente r f o r Nuc lear S tud ies , i n coopera t ion w i t h MSU's Student
Counsel i ng Serv i ces , devel oped a cont i n u i ng counsel i ng and devel oprnent
program t o serve t h e needs of . CNS t r a i n e e s as, t hey made t h e t r a n s i t i o n
i n t o t h e i n d u s t r i a l env i ronment o f t h e nuc lea r e l e c t r i c i n d u s t r y .
~ h e s e programs p rov i ded se l f -awareness semi nars , v a l ues assessment
c l i n i c s , and personal asser t i veness counsel ing. They a l s o p rov i ded
sess ions i n c u l t u r a l enr ichment , semi nars i n budget management, con-
sumer econon~i cs, p o l i t i c a l and economi c s i t u a t i o n s on a n a t i o n a l l e v e l .
SUMMARY
The success r a t e o f t h e NSRT Program - based on placement i n unsubsid ized
employment - was 90 percent . Most o f t h e p a r t i c i p a n t s who 'd i d no t
graduate from t h e NSRT Program were t r a n s f e r r e d t o o t h e r l e s s t e c h n i c a l
programs, such as TAT, REECO, and t h e EASTISLAC programs, and ob ta ined
s k i l l s t h a t made them employable elsewhere.
The fo l low-up process a t t h e Center f o r Nuclear S tud ies cont inues.
O f f i c i a l s here can l i s t p lace o f employment, t e c h n i c a l r a t i n g , and
s a l a r y o f a l l o f t he 90 graduates. Several a re now f u l l - f l e d g e d
n u c l e a r r e a c t o r opera to rs l i c e n s e d by t h e Nuclear Regu la to ry Commission.
The common goals o f t he two Federa l agencies and t h e p r i v a t e s e c t o r
blended t o make t he p r o j e c t poss ib le . The 1 ong-standi ng re1 a t i on
between t he Center f o r Nuclear S tud ies and va r i ous Federal agencies,
i n c l ud i ng t h e Department o f Energy, he1 ped i d e n t i f y t h e need f o r
t r a i n i n g t o f i l l t h e p r o j e c t e d j o b openings and gave sanc t ion t o
Memphis S t a t e U n i v e r s i t y ' s Center f o r Nuclear S tud ies as a qua1 i f i e d
d e l i v e r e r o f t r a i n i n g . The u t i l i t i e s need t h e t r a i n e d workers. The
Department o f Labor through i t s O f f i c e o f Farmworker Programs, us ing
CETA, T i t l e 111, Sec t ion 303 funds, was ab le t o i d e n t i f y p o t e n t i a l
t r a i n e e s who needed t h e jobs and t o a i d i n e s t a b l i s h i n g a program t h a t
co111d r e c r u i t farmworkers from v i r t u a l l y an,ywhere i n t h e na t i on , t r a i n
them a t a c e n t r a l l o c a t i o n , and p lace thern i n unsubsid ized jobs a t
dozens o f nuc lear i n s t a l l a t i o n s around t h e country .
PUBLICITY FROM PLACEMENTS
Nuclear Ski By Janette Baughman
LOS LUNAS-"YouP.like your in- kructors. It may seem like they are getting on your case, but they're not. They want you to succeed. ;You'll learn to deal with pressure." ' These were words from Yolanl Anzures as she spoke candidly about her experiences at the Nuclear Skills Center in Memphis, Tern. "*,
She was telling Theresa Torres, another Los Lunas area girl who will be studying there, all about the program which has led her to a job with a starting salary of $7.98 an hoar and the prospect of earning an annual salary of $24.000 In two years.
Yolanda. daughter of Rosemary .Pa- 'dilla of Lms Lunas, left Saturday for her new job with South California Edison. Theresa, who is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Adenago Torres of-Peralta, leaves Jan. 13 for Memphis to begin studies in the Nuclear Skills Traiuing Program. .
Speaking of her experiences while taking the six-month course, Yolanda said she was fvst told about radiation,
Us Graduate Advises Future Speaking of Carlos Moreno, the just had tb get out of class and get
Nuclear SUS L g r a m manager, YO-, ~-q from it .L 6 1 ~ a r 1 ~ re- I had Student landa said, "When you hake a problem, r problem. He made me taIk about .it you can count on h i He's your until I.eried. He knew I. had to cry. Mend." She recalled one day .when she :Then I was alright.",
"so you know what it's all'about." Classes whieh began at 8 in the
morning consisted of -straight lecturing and continued until 5 p a , with a break for lunch. men you go home and study for another three or four hours." she said.
"You will meei people from all ozer. I met two from the Philippines, she said.' 2 .
"Make friends; you are gaingta want that," she advised Theresa. She mid she and her classinates helped each oUler a lot. "When you l i n d m h ~ d NEuKeuuq Photo
and someone h* trou YO^& Anzures, *ht, whb recently graduated from the Nl&.ar Me with it, you explain it. "youVre going to spend months *brand be& a 516,000 a year fob in Cdifonir, give8 t i f ~ ~ ~ pointen about
with these people, eight hours a day, so. the There68 Torree, who b&W studiss at the center this ~ ~ O n t h fn make friends. Of course, there will be .. Te- 0 t h training p m im other area6 also u e rvdabla days when you get tired of looking at Interested persons, who must have been employed in farm-related work, may them; but, in the longnm, YOU will be wntact Steve Gonzales at the Home Education Lfvelihoed [HELP] office in Loo dad they are friends. . Lunae for information.
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She said even the'guys have down days. "Everybody has an off day. You will learn to live with that. too.".. .
Yolanda added that the instructors 'are friends, too. They let you lmow everything about themseives. 'There are days when they are tired of lecturing, so you just sit and rap and you learn a lot." she said.
.Speaking with enthusiasm. Yolanda advised Theresa she would have to get used to the pace. There's homework from the first day on and times when you have to go through a boolr in four days," she said.
One of the designers of a reactor and modifier was an instructor for two days. W n g them through a reactor. He asked the students questions to check what they had learned and gave them "good ..answers if they. didn't lmow them." ' Despite the fast pace and the hard
work, Yolanda feeis it all was worth it. But final exams and the earni& of three certificates at graduation weren't . the last of the tasks. She had to take a four-hour exam for the Cai&& a m - pany before they would h$@ew her.
And her studies are not oyer. Come . March' she will', be taking another aix-month course similar to.the one she . had. but centered on one reaetor. .
"You haveto work two years before you are licensed," Yolanda pointed out. '!By the time we go for our license, well '
probably have to have a bachelor's degree before they license us... :
Yolanda was hired to work in u&' II and III of the CaMornia ~lpdeiw plant, but they are under constiaction. so she will be in Unit I for the present. There are good medical and dental benefits with the company, , w M also will pay for her move to the West Coast.
bentually she will be working 8s a \
reactor oper+r.-Her ceriificates are in reactor fundiihentals, radiation
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technics and a reactor.startup. With a few final words of advice for
!l'heresa. Yolanda said, "I t h i i like it. Don't let things get on your nwes. You have t6 be, wfillng Lu d ~ d p . an*t &aid to aik questions. Don't rely' too much on your calculator; you have. to think things out. .
".You may have ta 'teach people geography while you're there,"," she added. "Some of them don't know New Mexico is in the'unitsd States."
hoking a bit in awe at 1111 she heard, Theresa asked a few questions, lis-
' tened attentively. determined to stlc- eeed, just as Yolanda has,
Nuclear . o,perators have new -,
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power in their hands Ry MARY JACQ WATSQN
Six months ago, Michael Barton was an unemployed student and his sister, Shirley, the mother of a twwd-a- half-year-old son, was working at a low-payhg job.
Today, as auxiliary nuclear reactor operators and radiation technicians, they are sorting through job offers from power companies across the southeast - none of them beginning at less than$14,00Q a year.
They are new graduates of a strenuous, &-morith traMng program in nudear skills at the Center for Nuclear Studies at Memphis State University. .
Shirley and Michael, the children -of Walker State Technical College htmctor Willie Barton, heard a b u t the program for migrant farmworkers from their father. S i both of them lived on the family farm with their
parents and helped with the work, and both of them met low-income requirements, they passed the standards set by the Alabama Migrant Seasonal Farmworkers Council and were permitted to take a &-hour written examination i7 Montgomery.
Michael, 22, and Shirley, 23, are both graduatedof walker High School. Michael has an associate of science degree In engineering from Walker College, as well as one year at the University of Alabama in Tuscalaosa, Shirley attended Walker College for two years. .
"We had been told the test hadr lot of physics in it; so Michael wasn't going to take it," Shirley said. "He was just going to drive with me down there. But he ended up taking the test and beating me out." r
They waited a week for the test redti, and were notIfed. that they had scored above the cut-& margin. They then traveled to Memphis for an interview, but found that they had been accepted for the study program without an in- terview.
Conference housing was provided for the 28 studexits who began the slx month progrmq but only 17 finished, among them three women. Michael graduated top in the class.
"It was a long six months," Shirley said. The students were in clasa from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. eaA ,*day, studying environmental monitoring, rules and regulations, reactor physics, nuclear physics, chemistry, fluid flow, math, physics mechanics, and other subjects. . .
They took eachsubject one at a'time, $&dying lt non- until it was finished and then taking up another, without a break. "It was nasty," the Bartons agreed.
But one of the mod rigorous aspecta of the l~ixakth period was that there was no time for recreation. The B ~ P tons were in class all day and studied during their evenings. They drove home every weekend to be with Shirley's son, Christopher, who was staying with his grandparents.
I - ! i io11 t ~ t a i n EaqIc - family living .f
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"Practically all we had time for was studring," said Shirley.
Although both Bartons received three cedmates, querlifjting them30 work in several capacities at W e a r power plants, both have chosen job as auxilhry nudear reador operators. He will work for Carolina Power and Light in Southport, N.C., and she a t Vhburg , Mk, for ldksbippi Power and Light. ., .
Shirley has no campunctions about donning the hard hat, boots, jeans and chambray shirt of the reactor operator, but she has found the fad that she is female to be a problem.
'The power plant feels that wmen are more msapKble to falling in love with other workers, and they 'can't have married employees. They also worry abixt us getting pregnant, so they don't like to hire women. But then, some of them like it because it boo& morale and the men work harder to show off," she laughed.
But as far as the money goes, "I don't thInk a wanan in Wtllkwcurulty €11 &bear,"'&? said
Carolina Power and Light would not hire Shiriey and Michael both, since they have a rule about hiring brothers and sisters.
The ~artons will be required to work for two years before they are certi£ied as nuclear reador operators. 'LTheghve really buckled down on that since the Threeldile IsIaud b ddent, and that's good,"Shirley explained.
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Neither is afraid of worlting in a nuclear. pewter plant; they said.
"1 think the anly people who are afraM.d'nodeaF power are the wes who aren't educated abwt It. It's &er than many other forms of energy, including coal," SMriey e!~= plained.
"Nuclear power b very safe. I£ anything g w orran& ft cuts itseIf off."
"No one's been killed by it? said Michae!. A new class will be starting son. Tests have .
been conducted in Jasper for posstble prospects.
1 4 CBH, tvloses Lako, Wa., Tuss., Feb. 19,1980
Basin grads Two Moses Lake youths recently complstod
nuclear studles programs at MempMs Stale University. Peter Jenkins. left, and Dennis Blasdel havo been offered jobs with the Washington Public Power Supply System.
-WSU photo
Eacul students in nuke field-
Peter Jenkins and Dennis Blasdel of Moses Lake have graduated from the Memphis State Univer- sity/Center for Nuclear StudiesJNuclear Skill Related Training Programs.
The programs are cmp~nsored by the mart- ment of Energy and the Department of Labor and funded under Title 1x1, Section I11 of the Comprehensive Employment and Tratning Act of 1913.
TSic &-manth long training program in nuclear reactor* operations an8 radiation teehieian fun- damentals have quallfled Blasdel and JenUs for entry-level podti~ns dtirin the nuclear dectrie power Mushy, eiU1er as a reactor operator or radiation technician. Both have been offered posi- tSrw ni& Washington Public Power Supply Sygtem at Richland.
A fourth cycle of training will begin July 7,1980. Persons with agrarian backgrounds interested in learning more abut the programs shooid et in touch with tbe CETh Center. JOI South 'C" 8treet or Northwest Rural Oppottunities, 914 No. Stratford Rd. * Both young men were mruitcd by the'Righ School Equivalency Program at Washington State University. .
Martinez Graduates From Nuke Program
An Eioy resident grad- uated from the Memphis State University Center for Nuclear Studies-Nucle- . a r Skill Related Training Program recently while participating In the Mi- grant Opportunity Pro- gram.
Porfirio Martinez will be : . , ' ,. C
. - ' X . able to enter the nuclear . . . . - . _. .. . , . . j . , . .
electric power industry - ' . either as a reactor opera- . . . tor or radiation technician. : . . . . ., ' .. z
He has studied for six ' . 'Y" Porfirio MmUnez months in nuclear reactor . , . .
. operations and radiation . . . . -. . - technician fundamentals. persons ' with farmwork .
Martinez has been of- backgrounds interested in fered a position at the San learning more about the Onofre Nuclear Station programs that can be . . with the Southern Califor- made avaitable to them !
nia Edison Company in , may get in touch. with the : San Onofre, Calif. Hfs Migrant Opportudty P w fourth cycle of tralnink gram, ,Inc., Phoenix, . !p;, . .
will then begin la Julv. . : .furth$r infopa.j!oq, <'
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QUALIFY FOR NUCLEAR STUDIES- Counselor Horhnsia Silva of the High School Quivalency Program at Pan American University, left, congratulates Rudy Perez, center, of Weslaco, and Abel Cantu, right, of Edinburg, for being selected to attend the Memphis State University Nuclear Studies Program begirrning this mon& They graduated Ram .the H.E.P. at .Pan Am and pas~ed.4-six+cp, qualifying. . . examination.
HEP Graduates Chosen For Nuclear Studies
TWO young men who have ticipants must be migrant or Persons interested in gmdwhd krn the nigh1 seasonal farmworkers and obtaining more information S c h o o l E q u i v a l e n c y must pass a Six-hour 'about future training Prasam at p a American qualifying examination. sessions may contact Ms. University have been chosen Completion of this program H d n s i a Silvk, mnselw to take p a in the Mempm . will enable them to work with the Nigh School State University Nudear nuclear power v '@ant' Equivaleniry Program, at Studies Program beginning. 1.3111:2521.. Jan. 14. *. 1 3 . . b . ~ . : a
They are Abel Cantu, son of Mr. and Mrs. 'F'ederico Cantu of Edinburg, and Rudy Perm, son of Mr. and Mrs. Tomas Perez of , Weslaco. .
. . I The youths are among 24
chosen from across the nation to take part In this six- month program. Par-
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INDUSTRIAL SUPPORT
The Cen te r f o r Nuc lea r S t u d i e s v iews t h e placement o f t h e ~ u c l e a r S k i l l
Re1 a t e d T r a i n i n g Program g radua te i n a t r a i n i n g re1 a t e d unsubs i d i zed
j o b as t h e bot tom l i n e o b j e c t i v e o f t h e NSRT Program. Through t h e
f i v e NSRT Programs opera ted by t h e CNS e i g h t y - o n e graduates were
p l a c e d i n t o e n t r y - 1 eve1 . p o s i t i o n s w i t h i n t h e n u c l e a r i n d u s t r y , as
r e a c t o r o p e r a t o r s and h e a l t h p h y s i c i s t s .
Presumably, MSU/CNS has had tremendous suppor t f rom t h e u t i l i t y companies
i n meet ing t h e placement o b j e c t i v e s o f t h e NSRT Program. Many u t i l i t y
companies ac ross t h e c o u n t r y have recogn ized t h e NSRT Program as a
manpower development p r o j e c t wh ich meets t h e i n s a t i sab l e r e q u i rement
f o r a w e l l t r a i n e d l a b o r f o r c e t o o p e r a t e t h e i r n u c l e a r power p l a n t s .
The a t t a c h e d l e t t e r s f rom i n d u s t r y a t t e s t t o t h e a fo rement ioned s t a t e -
ment and se rve t o i l l u s t r a t e t h e i n d u s t r i a l suppor t f o r t h e N u c l e a r
S k i 11 Re1 a t e d T r a i n i ng Program.
'~.i!?.tli\:l. ELECTiilC AI<D POWER CO!\:tPL.'.!\i .
Sur ry Power S t a t i o n P . 0 . Box 315 S u r r y , VA 23883
September 1 0 , 1980
?!r. Lamond Godwin , D i r e c t o r - O f f i c e of B a t i o n a l Programs Eaployrnent and T r a i n i n g A d m i n i s t r a t i o n U.S. Dept . o f Labor K a s k i a g t o n , D . C . 20213
Dear S i r :
I w i s h t o t a k e t h i s o p p o r t u n i t y t o c o n g r a t u l a t e t h e depar tment on p r o v i - d i n g a v a l u a b l e program f o r t r a i n i n g nuclez-r o p e r a t o r s f o r o u r i n d u s t r y . I n a n e f f o r t t o i n s u r e t h i s program i s c o n t i n u e d , I have been r e q u e s t e d , by t h e D i r e c t o r - C e n t e r f o r Nuc lea r S t u d i e s a t :!enphis S t a t e U n i v e r s i t y , ?Ir. C a r l o s Moreno, t o g i v e my e v a l u a t i o n of t h e b e n e f i t s of h i s program. A s you know, we i n t h e n u c l e a r i n d u s t r y must have t h e most q u a l i f i e d o p e r a t o r s a v a i l a b l e t o i n s u r e s a f e and c o n t i n u e d o p e r a t i o n of a n u c l e a r power g e n e r a t i n g f a c i l i t y .
The i n p u t i n t o o u r t r a i n i n g program must come from v a r i o u s s o u r c e s t o g i v e a s t r o n g b a s e of e x p e r i e n c e t o b u i l d upon. Some come from t h e m i l i t a r y n u c l e a r pwr programs, some come.wi th e n g i n e e r i n g d e g r e e s , some come s t r a i g h t f rom h i g h s c h o o l , and some come from programs s u c h a s t h e one a t "Memphis S t a t e " . I have i n t e r v i e w e d a p p l i c a n t s from e v e r y g r a d u a t i n g c l a s s . We have h i r e d g r a d u a t e s from c a c h c l a s s a n d they a r e p r e s e n t l y ia o u r C o n t r o l Room O p e r a t o r ' s Development Program. They a r e a l l do ing v e r y w e l l i n t h e program I might add. I am l o o k i n g f o n ~ a r d t o a g a i n i n t e r v i e w i n g and making j o b o f f e r s t o t h e n e x t c l a s s i n Dec. o f t h i s y e a r . Our company a l s o u t i l i - z e s a p r e - e m p i o ~ e n r s c ~ r e i ~ i n g o r a m from Memphi.~ S t a t e t o a i d u s i n s e l e c - t i o n of a p p l i c a n t s f o r o p e r a t o r p o s i t i o n s . The i n d u s t r y needs t h i s c o n s t a n t f low of q u a l i f i e d l t r a i n e d p e o p l e i n t o t h e n u c l e a r power f i e l d .
I f we a r e t r u l y i n t e r e s t e d i n p r o v i d i n g jobs t o t h o s e Americans who come from low income s i t u a t i o n s , want t o work t o d e v e l o p a c a r e e r , we must keep t h i s program.
Keep up t h e good work, and I ' m c o n f i d e n t unemployment i n o u r c o u n t r y w i l l b e reduced. Everyone s h o u l d have clre o p p o r t u n i t y t o work.
d c : I+r6 C a r 1 . 0 ~ I foreno D i r e c t o r - C e n t e r o f Nuc lca r S t u d i e s Elemphis S t a t e ~ n i v e r s i t y
Yours v r y t u l y ,
/ 2 L ~ r e ~ o r ~ E. Kane, . S u p e r i n t e n d e n t of O p e r a t i o n s (804) 357-3184, E x t e n s i o n 215
)Iemphis, Tennessee 38152
TEXAS UTILITIES GENERATING CORlPANY 2001 BRYAN TOWER. DALLAS. TEXAS 76201
September 22, 1980
BILLY R. CLEMENTS V l C E P R E S I D E N T
M r . Lamond Godwin Di rec to r , Of f i ce of Nat ional Programs Employment and Tra in ing Administrat ion U.S. Department of Labor Washington, 5.2. 20213
Dear Sir:,
This l e t t e r concerns t h e renewal of t h e NSRT Cont rac t a t Memphis S t a t e Univers i ty Center f o r Nuclear S tud ie s i n Memphis, Tennessee. The l a s t t h r e e graduat ing c l a s s e s from t h e nuc lea r t r a i n i n g program a t Memphis S t a t e . h a v e suppl ied Texas U t i l i t i e s Generat ing Company wi th t h r e e employees ( 1 per c l a s s ) . They have t h e ' t y p e of t r a i n i n g t h a t i s necessary f o r ou r company t o o p e r a t e a power p l a n t . The t r a i n i n g f o r ope ra to r s i n t h e nuc lear u t i l i t y i n d u s t r y . m u s t b e q u i t e d e t a i l e d and e x p l i c i t and Memphis S t a t e , one of t h e few i n s t i t u t i o n s t r a i n i n g o p e r a t o r s , 'is meeting t h a t need. We c e r t a i n l y p l an t o employ personnel who have p a r t i c i p a t e d i n t h e t r a i n i n g program a t Memphis S t a t e i n t h e near f u t u r e and f e e l them t o b e v i t a l f o r t h e i n d u s t r y and ou r company.
We would l i k e t o encourage your suppor t i n promoting t h e t r a i n i n g programs which a r e be ing provided a t Memphis S t a t e .
S ince re ly ,
BRC : mkg
cc: M r . J. Car los Moreno J Program Direc to r Memphis S t a t e Univers i ty Center f o r Nuclear S tud ie s Memphis, Tennessee 38152
Carolina Povfer & Light Company
September 1 0 , 1980
M r . Lamond Godwin, D i r e c t o r O f f i c e of N a t i o n a l Programs Employment & T r a i n i n g A d m i n i s t r a t i o n U. S. Department of Labor Washington, DC 20213 . .
Dear M r . Godwin:
C a r o l i n a Power & L i g h t Company, a r a p i d l y growing e l e c t r i c u t i l i t y l o c a t e d i n t h e C a r o l i n a s , h a s been i n v o l v e d i n n u c l e a r power as a n energy s o u r c e f o r a l m o s t a decade. I n a d d i t i o n t o o u r H . B . Robinson Nuclear P l a n t i n H a r t s v i l l e , S . C . , and o u r Brunswick Nuc lea r P l a n t i n S o u t h p o r t , N . C . , we a r e c o n s t r u c t i n g t h e H a r r i s Nuc lea r P l a n t n e a r Ra le igh , N. C.
Faced w i t h a c o n t i n u i n g need f o r q u a l i f i e d n u c l e a r - t r a i n e d pe r - s o n n e l , i t i s d i s t u r b i n g t o h e a r t h a t fund ing f o r t h e DOE-DOL sponsored Nuclear S k i l l R e l a t e d Program a t Memphis S t a t e U n i v e r s i t y - C e n t e r f o r Nuc lea r S t u d i e s i s i n q u e s t i o n . T y p i c a l l y t h e r e a r e a l i m i t e d num- b e r of s o u r c e s f o r xluclear p e r s o n n e l , and f o r t h e p a s t two y e a r s , CP&L h a s conducted on-campus r e c r u i t i n g t r i p s t o MSIJ-CNS. S e v e r a l g r a d u a t e s of t h e NSW have been h i r e d as A u x i l i a r y O p e r a t o r s , and have proven t o be w e l l q u a l i f i e d , promotable employees. We p l a n t o c o n t i n u e t o u t i l i z e t h e program a s a s o u r c e of new employees, and have schedu led a r e c r u i t i n g t r i p t o MSU i n November.
I s i n c e r e l y hope t h a t a f a v o r a b l e d e c i s i o n can b e made c o n c e r n i n g t h e a v a i l a b i l i t y of f u n d s f o r t h e program, and t h a t MSU-CMS can c o n t i n u e t o h e l p a l l e v i a t e t h e s h o r t a g e of n u c l e a r t r a i n e d p e r s o n n e l .
S i n c e r e l y ,
S teven M. ~ l k e n S e n i o r Recru i tment ~ e ~ r e s e n t a t i v e
SMA: d a c
W'CC : M r . C a r l o s Moreno, Progra111 Manager
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September 1.1 , 198Q
Mr. Lamond Godwin. Director, Office of National Programs Employment and Trainin9 Administration U. S. Department of Labor Nashington, D . C. 20213
Dear Mr. Godwi n :
I have recent1 v 1 earned t h a t com~1.i c a t ions of the CETA pr0gra.m bi ing conducted a t Memphis S ta te university- he center f o r Nuclear Studies. I- was formerly the Training Supervisor a t the Center, responsible f o r the academic admini'stration of the CETA 'program. I am current ly the Training Supervisor a t Nashington Nuclear Plant. #l, .and n"4, located in Richland, Washington and am responsible f o r the t r a in ing and qua l i f i ca t ion of the operating s t a f f a t these un i t s . This background infor~nation i s , I bel ieve, relevant t o the comments which follow concerning the value of t h i s pa r t i cu la r program.
I have the advantage of a unique perspective on the value of the Nuclear SI:ill s Re1 a t i n g Training (PISRT) program conducted by MSU. My involvement ins ide and outside the program prompts me t o c a l l your a t t en t ion t o several s i gn i f i c an t f a c t s concerning t h i s CETA e f f o r t .
t 1 . This program has had an extreme'lyl' successful placement of
graduates in the nuclear industry. The success s t o r i e s avai lable from t h i s program should be an example t o the other CETA funded programs in the nation.
2 . A continuing demand f o r trained employees e x i s t s in the nuclear industry. The PISRT program provicles a pool of entry-level personnel -- who have proven t h e i r capabi 1 i t y t o master the hi qhly technical subjects involved in nuclear power. Uti 1 i t y employers recognize and appreciate the a v a i l a b i l i t y of t h i s manpower source.
3. The i'lSK.1. program Is pv.ovid,ihg valuable data t o the EISU-CPIS e f f o r t t o es tab l i sh a valid screening instrument t o predic t success on MRC l icense examinations, This tool i s g rea t ly needed by the u t i l i t y industry t o optimize the expensive t ra in ing process and reduce carry-over cos ts t o u t i 1 i ty custoniers.
I t r u s t t h a t . the above f a c t s have demonstrated the high value I feel t h i s program represents. I urge you t o exerc ise the author i ty of your posit ion t o c l e a r u p any d i f f i c u l t i e s in the funding of t h i s program, so t h a t i t may continue a t the pace and product,iv.i.ty i t has demonstrated in .the pas t .
S incere ly ,
.% C\- ~~3aioxu;;;on 0
Sen tor1 Ci ty , WA 99320
cc : J . Carlos Vlnreno, D . !,!ayne Joi?.cs J
INTRODUCTION
The Nuclear S k i l l Re la ted T r a i n i n g (NSRT) P r o j e c t operated by t h e
Center f o r Nuc lear S tud ies , Memphis S t a t e U n i v e r s i t y grew ou t o f
severa l concerns :
(1) The U.S. Department o f Energy was aware o f t h e i n c r e a s i n g need f o r
n u c l e a r r e a c t o r opera to rs and r a d i a t i on t e c h n i c i a n s among o t h e r
p r o j e c t e d s k i 11 shor tages i n ' t h e growing nuclear-based i n d u s t r y .
There was awareness o f t h e f a c t , t h a t t h e jobs e x i s t e d th roughou t
ma jo r sec t i ons o f t h e na t i on , p resen t i ng a need f o r t r a i n i n g t h a t
c o u l d no t be met by t h e t r a d i t i o n a l CETA s k i l l t r a i n i n g programs
which r a r e l y make placements on a n a t i o n a l sca le .
( 2 ) The U.S. Department o f Labor, a d m i n i s t e r i n g CETA, had funds i n
T i t l e 111, Sec t ion 303 t h a t cou ld be used t o t r a i n persons - namely,
farmworkers - who would be r e c r u i t e d f rom many l o c a t i o n s , be
t r a i n e d a t a c e n t r a l l o c a t i o n , and then be p laced i n jobs around
t h e count ry .
( 3 ) The Center f o r Nuc lear S tud ies , work ing c l o s e l y w i t h t h e U.S.
Department o f Energy and t h e Nuc lear Regu la to r y Comrni ss ion , o f f e r e d
c e r t i f i e d t r a i n i n g t o nuc lea r t echn i c i ans . Many o f t h e C e n t e r ' s
r e g u l a r s tuden ts have been sent t o Memphis by t h e i r employers. I n
many cases, f a c u l t y members f rom t h e Center have p rov i ded t r a i n i n g
a t employers ' expense a t o r near t h e nuc lea r i n s t a l l a t i o n s . The
h i g h l e v e l o f t r a i n i n g o f f e r e d by t h e Cen te r ' s f a c u l t y a l s o so l ved
problems o f c e r t i f i c a t i o n and sa fe t y .
When a l l o f these concerns came toge the r , an OFP g ran t t o t h e Center
f o r Nuc lear S tud ies t o r e c r u i t and t r a i n m ig ran t and seasonal farm-
workers f o r j obs i n t h e nuc lea r i n d u s t r y fo l l owed. The Center was
l e f t t o e s t a b l i s h i t s own l i n kages w i t h farmworker grantees a f t e r OFP
i nformed t h e grantees o f t h e pro, ject and encouraged p a r t i c i p a t i o n and
cooperat ion. Farmworker grantees were au tho r i zed t o p rov i de p r e l i m i - na ry screening and t o pay t r a n s p o r t a t i o n t o Memphis once those recom-
mended passed t h e C e n t e r ' s a d d i t i o n a l screening. The opening o f t h e
r e c r u i t i n g by t h e Center f o r Nuc lear S tud ies was t h e meet ing o f farm-
worker grantees i n May o f 1978, when about 10 farmworker programs sent
r ep resen ta t i ves .
I n summary, t h e o b j e c t i v e s o f t h i s program were: t o r e c r u i t , t e s t ,
s e l e c t , and t r a i n m i g ran t , seasonal farmworkers f o r unsubs id i zed
empl oyment i n t h e nuc lea r power i n d u s t r y .
