A job near hobbs NM

Date 03-06-2008 00:11

I' ve got freinds in Hobbs, i just got off the phone with one and he said he heard a nuclear plant was being built somewhere close to the Texas/new mexico border, near Hobbs or Seminole, but he said that he heard that last may 07. 3000 rig welders sounds high, 300 maybe, 30 more than likely, 3 probably. I am from that area (Texas side)(currently in Waco) and if I hear any thing new I'll let you know.

By knslash (*)

Date 03-06-2008 04:24

The job is a urainium enrichment facility, not a plant, in Eunice,N.M. I'm iocated about 90 miles north of there. The mechanical side of the project is run by two contractors out of Albuqerque, one of them being Yearout Mechanical Both companies are union and hire out of U.A 412 in Albuqerque. Have not heard of any calls for rig welders on this project, but they are hiring fitters and single hand welders thru the U.A. Be advised that Eunice is a small town with limited amenities and few places to stay. When I work in that part of the state, Hobbs, Carlsbad, Artesia I usally have to drive to Roswell to find a motel room. I have friends who live in Seminole who work in Hobbs that drive back home every day because there are no motel rooms to be had during the week. Hope this helps.

ray-

By michaelb (**)

Date 03-06-2008 06:07

3000 rig welders?????????????? come on man get real, there is not that many rig welders in the us !!!!! 30??? more like it........3 well thats what i am talking about. get in the truck and make tracks that how to make it happen

By Cole Welding (**)

Date 03-07-2008 20:27

its just a rumor

By cc1309 Date 04-02-2008 08:36

They are also building a power plant to the west of Hobbs right now too. There is also speculation of another uranium facility around this area. I know the one they are putting in around Eunice is only about 20% in the construction phase and is expected to last another 5 yrs.

By Idylwyld (*)

Date 04-03-2008 00:55

In the next two weeks Areva will announce where its unraium enrichment facility will be built. Three finalist sites have been declared. Andrews county TX, Lea County NM in Halfway. (halfway betwen Carlsbad and Hobbs) and Idaho Falls, Idaho. My money is on Idaho Falls, Idaho.

I am one of the people who will work inside both plants as a welder once they are built.

To get an idea of jobs on the plant in Eunice take a look at
www.NEF.com
and also do a search on a company called Washington Group International, WGI is the main contractor building the Eunice facility. There are a lot of sub contractors also.

Housing is in very short supply in this area.

By showmewelder (*)

Date 09-04-2008 21:41

hey man do u have any phone numbers for any of those companies

By dbigkahunna (****)

Date 09-04-2008 21:46

It didn't happen

By Jack Richey Date 09-05-2008 14:19

First post here, and really enjoy what all I learn from you guys. I worked for Colorado Energy at the Hobbs Generating Station for a little over a year, and a few months back, I rolled over to Eunice, had a couple o' beers, and talked to the Safety Manager for Rust Constructors, which, as I understood, is the General Contractor at the uranium enrichment plant. According to him, the plant was to come on-line with limited production sometime mid June or July of this year, with construction continuing for something like 5 more years. As for the Hobbs Generating Station, I was the Startup GF (gas turbine piping crew for first 7 months), for the last 5 months I was there, and took my ROF on July 18, and when I left, they were trying to hit the grid with both gas turbines and the steamer, but were having quite a bit of trouble with the air cooled condensers. (seems one of the fans slung a blade off, and now all blades and hubs and related hardware will be changed) As of day before yesterday, there were 6 people of my original crew of 46 still there. For all practical purposes, the plant is finished, except for the condenser fans, which will be replaced by an Austrian company.

When I was in Hobbs on this job, there was a newspaper headline something to the effect that "2nd Enrichment Facility Approved", but I have no details at all on that, and whether or not it was an expansion of the current facility that going up in Eunice.

One thing's for sure though. THERE IS NOT MUCH IN EUNICE, and for that matter, IN HOBBS!!! I'm very proud to be gone from there, although I will say, I made a helluva lot of money while there.

Good day to all!!

Jack

By showmewelder (*)

Date 09-05-2008 15:50

what didnt happen bud???

By dbigkahunna (****)

Date 09-06-2008 02:24

The second enrichment plant. It went to Idaho. There is supposed to be some radiation waste processing in Andrews County, but this will be more major civil work than welding.
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