Since you all like “derailments” here, I'll do a little derailing.
After reading Bovina's, and JA's posts concerning their experiences with Nuclear, I thought I'd add mine. I'll try to keep it short.
I retired from an Aerospace company a few years ago after 34 years with them. The first 17 years I was there was as a machinist, and saw my share of Nuclear orders come thru. The paper work was a nightmare. Everything had to be accounted for. Every piece of metal, any deviation from the blueprint, had to be documented, and rightfully so. Everything was made from 316 Stainless Steel. The parts weren't all that difficult, just all the paperwork.
Fast forward to my last 17 years with the company, I was a calibration Tech., in charge of our calib. Dept. At this point we no longer did Nuclear work, but this kinda parallels Bov's experiences. I know what it's like to keep certs, and all records pertaining to all measuring equipment used. You never knew when the FAA, Boeing, ect, ect, was going to be standing in my door. The company knew when they were coming, just didn't see it necessary to pass the word down to me. Exciting!
So that's my derailment. Thanks for reading.
