Clay Benton

Background

About Clay Benton

I have had the honor of working the commercial nuclear power industry for the past 33 years, working at both a Pressurized Water Reactor (PWR) and Boiling Water Reactor (BWR). I spent 28 years at Waterford 3 SES in the New Orleans area. Then I contracted for a few years before taking a position at Dresden Clean Energy Center, which is the oldest commercial nuclear power plant in the US. During my years at Waterford, my department was responsible for all Chemistry and environmental activities on the plant site, including Secondary System and Cooling Water Chemistry, Radiochemistry, Radioactive Effluents and Environmental services. Prior to retirement, I was the Programs Supervisor and responsible for oversight of all staff and the programs they maintained. I began as a technician, then shift technician and lab coordinator. I moved over to Training for about 7 years, then came back to the department as a first line supervisor. At Dresden, I was a Senior Chemist in charge of the reactor water chemistry and associated programs for approximately 2 years.