Susquehanna

Thank you for choosing to work at Susquehanna’s Spring Refueling Outage 2012. Here is some general information regarding this year’s outage:

Health Physics contact information:

Bjorn Nilsen  

Bartlett HP Site Coordinator

(570) 542-1587 In Plant 

(570) 460-3263 (Cell)

1. Your first day of in processing starts at the welcome trailer next to the APF building @ 07:00. Obtain your training traveler and they will direct you to the APF building classroom #1 or #2. There you will complete your inprocessing and Bartlett paperwork. Please bring two forms of indentification.

2. There are two entrances to the plant on route 11. The entrance that has a white sign in black lettering stating access processing is the entrance you want (gate 20). The first building on your left is the learning center. Go past the Learning center to the next building on your left, which is the APF. The welcome trailer is next to the APF and is where you'll be reporting on your first day.

3.  If you encounter any problems, will be late or can not attend training. Call me as soon as you can. My in plant number is 1-570-542-1587 and my Cell is 1-570-460-3263. You will not be paid for your late time or absent day for training

· If you have a tentative lay off date for another outage let me know. Plant parking lot is first come first served, do not park in reserved spaces.
· Sick or late for work call the Unit II H.P.office @ (570-542-3371) and the in Plant Bartlett Office @ (570-542-1587) as soon as possible.


Health Physics Entrance Exams: NUF & INSTRUMENT TEST

NUF EXAM:

Susquehanna:HP Technicians with less than two years experience will not be required to pass an entrance examination. All others need to pass the Nuclear Utility Fundamentals HP Technician Exam (passing score of 80% for 3.1 & 18.1 senior tech's) upon arrival at SSES.
The two exceptions are:

1. You passed the Nuclear Utility Fundamentals HP Technician Exam (≥80% for 3.1 & 18.1 senior tech's) within the previous 5 years OR.
2. You have an active certification with the National Registry of Radiation Protection
Technologists (NRRPT).

HP INSTRUMENT TEST:

You will be given an HP Instrument multiple choice  Exam as part of your in-processing activities. Slides of various HP instruments are projected on a screen and you have to identify what the instrument is reading . IMPORTANT: Please go to the Bartlett website and on their home page there is a link to instrument study material in the same format as the Susquehanna Instrument exam. On the home page click onto training than click onto "Survey Meter Reading". You are allowed to take the test twice.

THE SUSQUEHANNA METER TEST IS NOW GOOD FOR 5 YEARS SINCE YOU TOOK IT AND PASSED IT LAST.

Things to Bring to SSES and some general information.

Identification - You will need a valid photo ID (ie driver’s license). Also, you may need to fill out an I-9 form (Employment Eligibility Verification) in which case additional identification will be required. Examples of addition ID's are; Passport, your Social Security card or an ORIGINAL birth certificate.

Safety Equipment - You will need ANSI Z75 steel toe shoes. If you need to purchase safety shoes or prescription safety glasses, save your receipt as partial reimbursement is possible. Hard hats, on prescription safety glasses, and modesty garments (scrubs) will be provided. 

Two full service cafeteria's are on site. During the outage they serve food on night shift also.

Directions to Susquehanna:

Susquehanna is located 6 miles north of Berwick on US Route 11 in northeastern Pennsylvania. All personnel are to report to the welcome trailer at the Access Processing Facility at 7:00 AM on their report date.

From eastern PA - Follow Interstate 80 West and take exit 256, towards Nescopeck/Berwick. Follow PA-93 North approximately 9 miles and take a right at US-11 in Berwick. Follow US-11 North approximately 5 miles to the plant.

From western PA - Follow Interstate 80 East and take the US-11 N exit, exit 241B, towards Berwick. Follow US-11 North approximately 11 miles to the plant.

From southern PA - Follow Interstate 81 North to Interstate 80 west. Take exit number 256 and turn left onto PA-93 North. Follow PA-93 North for 14 miles and take a right at US-11 in Berwick. Follow US-11 North approximately 5 miles to the plant.

From southern NY - Follow Interstate 81 South and take the PA-29 exit, exit number 164, towards US-11/Nanicoke. Follow PA-29 approximately 5 miles and merge onto US-11 South. Follow US-11 South approximately 15 miles to the plant.

More Site Specific items:

I will have a safety shoe and prescription safety glasses reimbursement form. Shoes are ½ reimbursed up to a total of $50.00 per year. Glasses are ½ reimbursed up to a total of $30.00 per year.

Smoking Policy: Designated Smoking areas only. You are prohibited from smoking in transit from one location to another.

Call Joey Melanson at the Bartlett office @ Ext: 1272 for your travel pay, bonus, hourly rate and your Per Diem amount.

Per Diem at SSES is paid out for actual days worked and scheduled days off. You must work 75% of the scheduled hours in a given week to be reimbursed for Per Diem for that weeks weekend (40 hour week).

Paid holidays are Christmas, 4th July, Memorial Day, Thanksgiving, New Years Day and Labor day at SSES. Paid if you meet the criteria mentioned in the the Bartlett Safety Handbook.

Hotels, Motels, and Campgrounds

Council Cup Campground
River St. Wapwallopen, PA.
570-379-2566

Moyers Grove Campground
Moyers Grove Rd. Hobbie, PA.
800-722-1912 / 570-379-3375