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Job Description

Collect and test samples to monitor results of nuclear experiments and contamination of humans, facilities, and environment.

Job Details

The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 19-4051.02

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Nuclear Monitoring Technicians”.

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Tasks for “Cathodic Protection Technician”

Determine intensities and types of radiation in work areas, equipment, or materials, using radiation detectors or other instruments.
Brief workers on radiation levels in work areas.
Confer with scientists directing projects to determine significant events to monitor during tests.
Inform supervisors when individual exposures or area radiation levels approach maximum permissible limits.
Determine or recommend radioactive decontamination procedures, according to the size and nature of equipment and the degree of contamination.
Immerse samples in chemical compounds to prepare them for testing.
Provide initial response to abnormal events or to alarms from radiation monitoring equipment.
Decontaminate objects by cleaning with soap or solvents or by abrading with wire brushes, buffing wheels, or sandblasting machines.
Collect samples of air, water, gases, or solids to determine radioactivity levels of contamination.
Place radioactive waste, such as sweepings or broken sample bottles, into containers for shipping or disposal.
Prepare reports describing contamination tests, material or equipment decontaminated, or methods used in decontamination processes.
Calibrate and maintain chemical instrumentation sensing elements and sampling system equipment, using calibration instruments and hand tools.
Enter data into computers to record characteristics of nuclear events or to locate coordinates of particles.
Calculate safe radiation exposure times for personnel using plant contamination readings and prescribed safe levels of radiation.
Monitor personnel to determine the amounts and intensities of radiation exposure.
Instruct personnel in radiation safety procedures and demonstrate use of protective clothing and equipment.
Set up equipment that automatically detects area radiation deviations and test detection equipment to ensure its accuracy.
Analyze samples, such as air or water samples, for contaminants or other elements.
Operate manipulators from outside cells to move specimens into or out of shielded containers, to remove specimens from cells, or to place specimens on benches or equipment work stations.

Related Technology & Tools

Portal monitors
Atmosphere supplying respirators
Thermoluminescent dosimeters
Contamination probes
Air purifying respirators
Radiological detectors
Desktop computers
Liquid scintillation counters
Digital spectrum analyzers
Geiger-Muller counters
Cryostats
Airline respirators
Multichannel analyzers
Digital signal analyzers
Alpha/beta counting systems
Tritium/Noble gas monitors
Nuclear moisture/density gauges
Portable data collectors
Gamma ray detectors
Neutron dose-rate meters
Whole body counters
Cryogenic microcalorimeters
Pressure demand respirators
Air sampling devices
Neutron detectors
Sodium Iodide NaI scintillation detectors
Portable spectroscopes
Protective coveralls
Electron microscopes
Digital ratemeters
Alpha air monitors
Personal computers
Portable survey radiation meters
Self-contained breathing apparatus
Gamma ray spectrometers
Area gamma monitors
Ionization chambers
Neutron spectrometers
Protective gloves
Protective shoe covers
Dose rate monitors
Alpha/beta surface contamination monitors
Proportional counters

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Microsoft Office
Microsoft Excel
Radiological assessment display and control system RADACS
Gamma waste assay system GWAS
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