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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 “Radiation Protection Specialist (RP Specialist)”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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