Have you looked into the Nukeworker.com forums? If not I would suggest going to the "Getting In" sub-forum. There is a ton of information over there. Don't rule out the possibility of working at a coal or natural gas plant. You can gain a lot of experience there which can help you transfer into an entry level position in operations at a nuke plant (assuming that's your goal).
M Hendon Are you referring to nuclear only? When I get out of HS I want to train to become an operator for utility grade steam plants, not nesciserily nuclear, but if theres no way in the door I ought to scale it down to stationary engineering like I was originally shooting for (heating plants, process steam etc). I hope by the time I'm out of high school my studying on the industry will put me at an advantage while looking for on the job training as I already have several books on boiler operation and operation of steam plants. It all interests me and I understand it well, I'm just afraid of being able to not get my foot in the door for one because of what you said and two because I am... lets say 'lacking' in my skills pertaining to math, the mechanical aspects of everything I completely understand though, I know boilers inside out, top to bottom and I'm catching up on turbines too-Sorry for the wall of text.
