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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

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Tasks for “Nuclear Monitoring Technicians”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

Radiological assessment display and control system RADACS
Gamma waste assay system GWAS
RESRAD
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