>> So my name is Anna Pasoni [phonetic].
I am an electrical engineer that works in the nuclear industry as a procurement engineer.
So a procurement engineer is that person that ensures
that even before we purchase a piece part for the plants that it will meet the standard
that we need for nuclear power plants to function secure and like safely
in the environment that they are.
So the parts can range from nuts, bolts, fuses, up to steam generators and pumps
that are the size of me standing on myself three times.
We sometimes test the material to make sure that they're going to be able to resist environments
where there's high pressure, high temperature,
possibility of radiation levels, that sort of different testing.
And so any time any of my peers that work for -- directly for a reactor needs any assistance
to know how did we test the material, when did it come through, do we need to change the level
of radiation that it is tested at, that sort of differences we discuss,
and then we also take an input from the maintenance organization which are the ones
that do basically maintenance to the plant and go switch out the fuses,
switch out those piece parts that need that maintenance.
Usually there are some OSHA standards.
OSHA is the organization that ensures industrial safety, so you're in an industrial environment,
so closed-toe shoes, pants, you know.
I'm not going to show up in a dress to work, unfortunately for some.
Depending on which area I'm walking into, I might have a hardhat and glasses,
like safety glasses, and ear plugs to make sure no noise, high-noise areas.
So overall it's not how it's depicted in The Simpsons, if you may.
It's actually really different, and just for the record, Homer is a position,
but he doesn't work by himself in a little room.
There's actually more people in that space, so .
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