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Initial License Class Incentive

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December 21, 2007 - 04:11
bkhuff
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What, if any, incentive (bonus, OT, etc.) does your unit offer to non licensed operators to attend RO class?

RO candidates now approved for a minimum of 5 hours per week overtime, except for during on-shift OJT.  Also receive bonuses for the following milestones:

GFES - $1000

Systems Comp - $1500

Final Simulator Exam - $2000

Audit Exam - $2000 

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February 12, 2008 - 20:15
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JDignam
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RO class incentive

 Non licensed operators are required to go to license school by the collective bargaining agreement.  There is no bonus, no built in OT.  The hourly rate for an RO in training is a little higher than top NLO pay but an NLO on shift will still easily earn more on shift than in license school. 

Correction - $450/month.  $350 /month is paid while in school and  $100/month is withheld and paid when RO license is issued

John

John Dignam

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January 6, 2008 - 19:14
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Dasmith
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Incentive for NLO to RO upgrade

At Sequoyah, a non licensed operator's base pay is raised ~10% when they enter license training. In addition, effective 12/6/07,each Nuclear Unit Operator trainee will receive one-time lump sum payments for successful completion of three stages of training. Successful being a passing score on the final exam for each stage of training. The amounts are:

GFES $2000   Systems training $4000  TVA audit exam $5000

Dasmith

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January 25, 2008 - 19:04
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bkhuff
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ILT Incentive Follow up
Thanks for your input.  Is this policy in effect for all TVA nuke sites or just Sequoyah?
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February 3, 2008 - 02:39
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Dasmith
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ILT incentive
The incentives that are given for license trainees at Sequoyah is TVA wide. In addition, there is also the $5000 license bonus one gets when he or she passes the NRC exams.
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February 12, 2008 - 20:31
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bkhuff
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Thanks

Thanks for the update.

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February 23, 2008 - 15:53
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bn641
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ILT Incentives

At Clinton NLO's are payed RO wages while in class. There is no OT built into the program for studying.

Turnover time is paid when standing UI watches. However the program only requires a limited number of watches.

Successful candidates have had to fight for the RO bonus after getting their license.

I do not know the ILT incentives for the rest of the Exelon fleet . 

 

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July 3, 2008 - 11:47
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jblowery
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I am trying to find out

I am trying to find out industry wide, what the pay while in class, and if any, are there bonuses or study time being paid while in the class?  I am glad to see that this forum was already open!! If you reply, could you please post the Non licensed pay for your station also including what they make roughly on average with overtime. Thanks!!!! 

If anyone was wondering NLOs on shift all make ~$100,000 a year with a base pay of $65,785. The RO upgrades make $72,365. Mr. Smith already posted the bonuses offered.

 

Jared Lowery

AUO Sequoyah Nuclear Plant

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July 5, 2008 - 09:14
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Dwayne
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ILOT pay
At Hope Creek, the NLO are pay $38.87 (next to top step) until they pass GFES.  However they start getting RO pay as soon as one person does a reactivity manulation at $40.23 and in six month will be at top step RO pay of $41.33.  There is no OT for study time, that was taking away and lost in a grievence so most of the ROs limit their study time (the company can afford to send them through class a second time).  Most of the training is done on other than day work so shift differential of $1.70 hr is paid for all hours worked in addition to the hourly wage.  When they get their license, a bonus of $4.10 hr is paid for all hours worked and including vacation time.  As of May 1, 2008, licensed ROs make $45.43 hr plus the shift differential.
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July 15, 2009 - 21:58
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Homer
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Point Beach ILT
Point Beach does not have any bonus for the RO candidates, however they do start getting paid as reactor operators (minus the license premium) when they start class.  They also progress up the pay scale while in class, and usually come out of class at the max rate of $46.78 which includes the license premium.
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November 23, 2009 - 11:30
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led_zepp
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There is no bonus, no built

There is no bonus, no built in OT. The hourly rate for an RO in training is a little higher than top NLO pay but an NLO on shift will still easily earn more on shift than in license school.

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