tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10911751.post6979651361793904786..comments2024-03-07T02:00:01.582-05:00Comments on NEI Nuclear Notes: Nuclear Energy Workers in Japan and the U.S.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10911751.post-1255138162685284272011-04-15T15:01:54.894-04:002011-04-15T15:01:54.894-04:00Right now, we are between a rock and a hard place—...Right now, we are between a rock and a hard place— where the probable and possibly best choice for energy in the US is nuclear energy, despite the recent crisis in Japan. What can the United States learn from Japan’s disaster? How can we prevent such a tragedy here? It is a scary thought—I hope that we can come through to handle it… especially if we learn from Japan…<br />Check out “Nuclear Energy: Lessons from Japan”: http://bit.ly/e02awEAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10911751.post-65278329725631628052011-04-14T21:05:28.904-04:002011-04-14T21:05:28.904-04:00Mark, thank you for your thoughtful perspective. ...Mark, thank you for your thoughtful perspective. I couldn’t agree with your more, other than to take exception to your characterization of farmers as unskilled labor. <br /><br />Actually, in the industry we love to “pluck farmers from their fields” because with the right nuclear specific training former farmers make excellent operators and technicians. Many farmers in the USA have business, engineering, or agriculture degrees. A successful farmer has a strong work ethic and is accustomed to complex problem solving. The modern farmer learns the fundamentals of operation, maintenance and repair on many technologies found in nuclear plants such as diesel engines, digital control systems, motors, generators, pumps and piping systems.<br /><br />Give me a farmer and in six to nine months I’ll have a nuclear plant operator or nuclear maintenance technician!J Wheelerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01297139247058382607noreply@blogger.com