Licensing with Disqualifying Conditions (Mental Health)
I aspire to one day be a reactor operator. If I can, maybe even a senior reactor operator.
Unfortunately, as a teen and young adult, I had a laundry list of mental health issues that are listed as disqualifying under 10 CFR 55 and in ANSI/ANS 3.4. I would like to avoid listing them here to avoid doxing myself. Some of them are pretty bad and I feel like the words "immediately disqualifying," "history of," and "ever" come up pretty quick.
I've seen mention of conditional licensing such as "no solo" qualifications, increased frequency of medical examinations, and compliance with prescribed medications. I don't know how common these accomodations are from the regulator or how likely a site is to recommend them, especially for someone attempting to enter operations as opposed to an existing licensee.
Does anyone here have any sober advice as to what I can expect if I attempt to tread this path? Are there any disqualifying conditions in an applicant's mental health history that cannot be mitigated regardless of how much time has passed? How does a current psych eval weigh against history so old that records no longer exist?
P.S. I'm well now, and I've been well for a long time. I was a dumb kid and I've grown up a lot since then. For a frame of reference, all of this stuff went down decades ago.