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Permalink Reply by Marty Jones on April 25, 2009 at 3:30pm

UCC dose alot of the nuke work, also try S G Penny or Underwater Engineering out of Florida. As far a prereq's graduating from dive school, and a fairly clean criminal record is about all you need.

Permalink Reply by Richard Wisneski on April 25, 2009 at 6:13pm

Thank you for the info

Permalink Reply by Edward Southworth on April 26, 2009 at 7:35am

I went stright to UCC in CT after DAI. They do alot of nuke plant work. That is thier bread and butter, you have to do about a week of computer based trainning at one of the nuke plants. FME, Hazardous waste contamination, confined space... that sort of thing, you also have to be a certified uderwater welder to do the inside workon the reactor floor. All the new guys work on the outside. Sucking mud or power washing the trash racks.Then there is the badging process just to get on the the nuke facility, more CBT. They could not keep me busy, only worked when they called for help. Usually no work in the summer! Either way good luck! Its tough out here getting a job that will pay the bills!

Permalink Reply by Robert on November 9, 2010 at 6:06pm

I have heard good things about UCC. I believe it was US Underwater Services (?) that came up north here to offer some OPEX on nuke diving.
What Edward Southworth and Marty Jones said is spot on. Not sure what its like in the US, but we have Zebra muscle problems which keep us busy almost year round. Cleaning and more cleaning. Inspections and other fairly mundane stuff. The reactors up here are a different design so there is little radiological diving. It does happen though. Welding experience helps but is not required.
There is a highly experienced company in St.Catharines Ontario, Canada called ASI-Group. Good guys and a busy company if your a good diver.
Good luck