11-25-2005, 10:19 PM
My qualifications were being able to drill and tap a hole in steel and passing the security clearance to work in a nuclear facility (most intense screening I've ever been through... half of the guys hired don't get in the door).
When I'm on the job I freeze heavy water in the pipe to create a plug that holds back all the stored heavy water behind it so they can repair pipes, insert sensors or do other maintenance on the pipes. I use liquid nitrogen to freeze and maintain the frozen ice in the pipe.
I also have been trained to seal in other industrial environments. I can seal hydrochloric acid leaks and high pressure steam leaks (imagine 1200 psi at 600 degrees farenheit) without needing to shut down the line.
The company that I work(ed) for is the only company that does this from where I live in Ontario all the way out to the east coast. It's pretty cool work when I'm working but I have the burden of needing to be ready to leave with only two hours notice and being away from home for up to a month and a half with no firm return dates.
When I'm on the job I freeze heavy water in the pipe to create a plug that holds back all the stored heavy water behind it so they can repair pipes, insert sensors or do other maintenance on the pipes. I use liquid nitrogen to freeze and maintain the frozen ice in the pipe.
I also have been trained to seal in other industrial environments. I can seal hydrochloric acid leaks and high pressure steam leaks (imagine 1200 psi at 600 degrees farenheit) without needing to shut down the line.
The company that I work(ed) for is the only company that does this from where I live in Ontario all the way out to the east coast. It's pretty cool work when I'm working but I have the burden of needing to be ready to leave with only two hours notice and being away from home for up to a month and a half with no firm return dates.
Gullible isn't in the dictionary.