Exclusive: WANTED: U.S. workers for crippled Japan nuke plant

[IScreamSundays]

Source: Yahoo

NEW YORK (Reuters) - As foreign assignments go this must be just about the most dangerous going.

A U.S. recruiter is hiring nuclear power workers in the United States to help Japan gain control of the stricken Fukushima Daiichi plant, which has been spewing radiation.

The qualifications: Skills gained in the nuclear industry, a passport, a family willing to let you go, willingness to work in a radioactive zone.

The rewards: Higher than normal pay and the challenge of solving a major crisis.

"About two weeks ago we told our managers to put together a wish list of anyone interested in going to Japan," said Joe Melanson, a recruiter at specialist nuclear industry staffing firm Bartlett Nuclear in Plymouth, Massachusetts, on Thursday.

Read more: http://ca.news.yahoo.com/exclusive-wanted-u-workers-crippled-japan-nuke-plant-20110331-165506-832.html

[wtbymark]

1. what does that tell you about "how things are going"

[AndyTiedye]

4. They are Going to be Sacrificiing People to this Monster for Months

Years if they don't get some radiation-proof robots in there.

[truthisfreedom]

11. I'd say they're going about as well as Chernobyl.

It's beyond my capacity to absorb and process.

[AtheistCrusader]

14. It's taken them WAAAAY too long to acknowledge their manpower issues.

This should have occurred on DAY ONE.

[AndyTiedye]

2. My Hat's Off to Anyone Who Would Do This, and My Condolences to their Next of Kin

[flamingdem]

7. I think the life insurance policies given by Tepco are a handsome sum

It could make some poison spouse thrilled!

Of course they won't let and will give heartfelt interviews to CNN

[hlthe2b]

3. Qualifications: left out a "death wish"

sigh....

[No Elephants]

24. My thought, too.

[xchrom]

5. That should pay well. Nt

[Horse with no Name]

6. Do they offer life insurance? n/t

[No Elephants]

28. "Family willing to let you go" may be code for "and signs a release."

[Arctic Dave]

8. Next desperate step, prisoners and pardons.

I would bet money on it.

[Devil_Fish]

9. They shouldn't ask Americans. We are just smart enough to know not to go near the thing, But too

stupid to do anything but text message and watch Idol.

[flamingdem]

16. Hmm. Plenty of pro-Nuke people can show off their lack of fear of radiation

nothing more than a banana!

[closeupready]

38. Yeah, right?

:crazy:

[nc4bo]

40. Absolutely! nt

[Tunkamerica]

30. Good point. Americans suck! Continue to make these great posts and eventually you'll get a prize.

[No Elephants]

31. OP article says otherwise.

"So far, the firm has already signed up some workers who will be flying to Japan on Sunday.

Melanson said there will be less than 10 workers in the initial group. Others are expected to follow later, he added."

[WheelWalker]

10. "Shift Happens"

[Blacksheep214]

12. Never have I seen a request

for terminally ill people who will die anyway to do some of these jobs.

Short time to live? Here's how to drive a water truck right to where its needed. Same with anything else where a person can be trained.

Why sacrifice the healthy? Granted specialists are needed for many functions, but.......

A healthy survivors benefit should find many volunteers.

[flamingdem]

15. It was reported that they were using the smart engineers the most

to do many grunt jobs. This company a disaster.

[Tunkamerica]

29. because stupid people's lives are worth less?

this post a disaster.

[Poll_Blind]

18. The thought makes me uncomfortable but after thinking about it, I see the point.

PB

[eilen]

41. Actually one must have some specific training

to work in a nuclear facility however, I expect they will do away with the time consuming security checks.

[Devil_Fish]

13. Whats the Pay? What is the price on a human life now adays? NT

[grahamhgreen]

17. Send the GE executives, the scum!

[uberblonde]

19. No Americans will work...

For crackers and rice. They're going to have to cater it from Mickey D's.

[lostnfound]

22. Send the lobbyists first, like Alex Flint, revolving door exSenate staffer.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=439&topic_id=770840&mesg_id=777046

You'd think he would volunteer and be genuinely interested. In any industry you can learn a lot from studying what goes wrong.

[LiberalFighter]

20. Blackwater mercenaries should be good for the job.

[Duer 157099]

21. I'm not a nuclear scientist, but if they gave my son $5 million, I'd do it n/t

[lostnfound]

23. That's really sad. You are worth more than 5 million to your son.

Whether or not either of you know it.

[No Elephants]

25. Your son might prefer more time with you.

[RebelOne]

48. I'd do it too. I am 72 years old, and if I'm lucky,

I may live another 10 to 15 years. But they would probably not hire someone my age.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

26. Will add a glowing endorsement to your resumé

handy to have, if you survive.

[No Elephants]

27. How about sending some of the folks responsible for covering up?

I bet they're just dying to help.

[No Elephants]

32. Maybe GE pays no taxes on billions of annual income, but it did create these several jobs.

Shame on us for thinking "trickle down" was purely fictional.


Sure, the jobs are overseas, but at least Americans are getting them. Boo-ya!



"About two weeks ago we told our managers to put together a wish list of anyone interested in going to Japan," said Joe Melanson, a recruiter at specialist nuclear industry staffing firm Bartlett Nuclear in Plymouth, Massachusetts, on Thursday."



Living in Massachusetts, I hope someone is still around when Pilgrim blows. It's probably in worse shape than Fukushima was.

P.S. Subject line says "GE pays no taxes on billions of annual income..." Silly me. I meant, "Not only does GE pay no taxes on billions of annual PROFIT, but it also got a tax benefit worth billions."

And put radiation in our atmosphere, too! (Got milk?)

[Possumpoint]

33. Okay

I've seen many entries on the intelligence or lack thereof of those willing to work to stop this disaster but face the issue. Some one has to. Something has to be done. If everyone walks away and washes their hands then the Genie gets further out of the bottle and more will suffer. Who is willing and for whatever their reasons, we should be thankful.

[fasttense]

34. Except that the people who caused the problem should be first in line.

But no, they want someone else to fix their problems for them. The people who made profit off this should be willing to go fix the disaster.

Instead we gather up the option-less poor and send them off to fix the uber rich's disasters.

This is a very sick society.

[CanonRay]

35. Make sure your life insurance is paid up

but remember, nuclear power is safe, clean, and efficient. :nuke:

[Oilstocks]

36. US Workers Smarter?

Why are they seeking US workers for their crisis? It will be a good job for the worker but still, I know there's a lot of Japanesse workers that can probably solve it.

[grahamhgreen]

43. Payback.

[Mnemosyne]

46. Word, grahamg, word. And whom could blame them? n/t

[JoeyT]

37. They'll get them. Probably as many as they want.

That's pretty much the end goal of the constant hammering on the poor and middle class. When you offer them a job, no matter how likely it is to kill them, plenty will be willing to take it for their family's sake.

Just look how easy it was for BP to hire people for the oil spill.

[closeupready]

39. If I were dying and had dependents, I'd probably do it for a guaranteed payout on death.

I mean, who wouldn't, if they had children?

[eilen]

42. The unasked question is:

Will they allow those workers back in to the US after exposure?

[plumbob]

44. So too many Japanese know the score to take the job.

Get uninformed folks from halfway around the globe to work in ignorance and danger - nice combo.

[Hugabear]

45. "The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the one"

They should have included: "Must be willing to die" as part of the job description

[Mnemosyne]

47. They need to advertise this on FAUX news channel. n/t