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Reactors & Services Internship

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Nick Szabatura

In the first summer, the author worked on projects involving heater bundles and air-powered lifting tools. They learned that safety is the top priority in the nuclear industry. The second summer involved projects tracking reactor parts and uploading documents to a system. This gave the author more independence and accountability. They gained valuable experience working with various groups and companies on challenging long-term projects.

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In the firstsummerthe mainprojectsIworkedon wasthe TMI Heaterbundle andthe AirPowered LiftingTool as well asothersmall projects.Ilearnedhow the nuclearbusinessisrunwithsafetybeing the numberone priorityasit shouldbe.Ialso learnedfroma fellow colleaguehow tocommunicate more efficientlyinemail askill thatisveryimportant.Iwasalso able towork witha lotpeople that summersome thathad beeninthe industry30-40 yearswhichwasa true honorto receive feedbackand advice fromsuch prestigiouscolleagues.Inmysecondsummerthe mainprojectsIworkedonwas the ANOReactor studs,nuts,andwashersandthe secondwasdealingwithaprogramin Documentum.This summerwasa lotdifferentthanthe previoussummerasI wasgivenmore independence bymybosses and therefore Iwasputin the spotlight.Thisnew freedomgave me experience inaccountability.WhenI made a mistake I hadto figure outwhat I didwrongand whyitwas wrong.The Reactorstuds,nuts,and washersprojectwasa trulyunique experience becauseof two reasons.The firstreasonwas that the last time AREVA didthisprojectwas 23 yearsago so there wasreal challenge intraceabilityandresearch. The last reasonwasthe experience ininterfacingwithdifferentcompaniesatthe same time aswell as interfacingwithdifferentgroupsinAREVA.The twocompaniesIinterfacedwithwere PennoyerDodge and General NuclearCorporation.Myotherprojectwasputtingnew documentsinaprogram called Documentum.PuttingdocumentsinDocumentumwasveryrewardingasIwas able to deal with numerousdocumentsandovertime Iwasable to identifycertaindocumentsbasedontheirnumbers.

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Reactors & Services Internship

  • 1. In the firstsummerthe mainprojectsIworkedon wasthe TMI Heaterbundle andthe AirPowered LiftingTool as well asothersmall projects.Ilearnedhow the nuclearbusinessisrunwithsafetybeing the numberone priorityasit shouldbe.Ialso learnedfroma fellow colleaguehow tocommunicate more efficientlyinemail askill thatisveryimportant.Iwasalso able towork witha lotpeople that summersome thathad beeninthe industry30-40 yearswhichwasa true honorto receive feedbackand advice fromsuch prestigiouscolleagues.Inmysecondsummerthe mainprojectsIworkedonwas the ANOReactor studs,nuts,andwashersandthe secondwasdealingwithaprogramin Documentum.This summerwasa lotdifferentthanthe previoussummerasI wasgivenmore independence bymybosses and therefore Iwasputin the spotlight.Thisnew freedomgave me experience inaccountability.WhenI made a mistake I hadto figure outwhat I didwrongand whyitwas wrong.The Reactorstuds,nuts,and washersprojectwasa trulyunique experience becauseof two reasons.The firstreasonwas that the last time AREVA didthisprojectwas 23 yearsago so there wasreal challenge intraceabilityandresearch. The last reasonwasthe experience ininterfacingwithdifferentcompaniesatthe same time aswell as interfacingwithdifferentgroupsinAREVA.The twocompaniesIinterfacedwithwere PennoyerDodge and General NuclearCorporation.Myotherprojectwasputtingnew documentsinaprogram called Documentum.PuttingdocumentsinDocumentumwasveryrewardingasIwas able to deal with numerousdocumentsandovertime Iwasable to identifycertaindocumentsbasedontheirnumbers.