Sentence examples for reactor operators from inspiring English sources

Reactor operators say these will operate flawlessly for decades.

Not long ago, the commission developed a formula combining temperature and years of operation, and used it to tell reactor operators around the country whether they needed to shut down promptly for inspection or could do the job at a more convenient time.

A number of professionals in roles influencing the operation and/or design of Swedish nuclear power plants were interviewed: reactor operators, shift supervisors, instructors, human reliability analysis specialists, human factors specialists, and personnel from the Swedish Radiation Safety Authority.

The reactor operators face extraordinary risks.

The reactor operators are paid $10.50 an hour.

Most are contract employees; some work directly for the reactor operators.

Mr. Vonk, a former reactor operator, has worked as an emergency preparedness manager at several nuclear utilities.

Training each reactor operator costs about $250 an hour, Entergy estimates.

But that was before Sept. 11, 2001, and now positions have changed: the opponents are suddenly eager for the casks, and the reactor operator wants to proceed slowly.

This extremely fast rate does not allow enough time for a reactor operator to observe the system's state and respond appropriately.

The number of "scrams" — which the N.R.C. defines as "the sudden shutting down of a nuclear reactor by rapid insertion of control rods, either automatically or manually by the reactor operator" — has been dropping as well.