Nuclear Monitoring Technicians

Tasks Include:

• Calculate safe radiation exposure times for personnel using plant contamination readings and prescribed safe levels of radiation.
• Inform supervisors when individual exposures or area radiation levels approach maximum permissible limits.
• Monitor personnel to determine the amounts and intensities of radiation exposure.
• 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.
• Instruct personnel in radiation safety procedures and demonstrate use of protective clothing and equipment.
• Determine intensities and types of radiation in work areas, equipment, or materials, using radiation detectors or other instruments.
• Set up equipment that automatically detects area radiation deviations and test detection equipment to ensure its accuracy.

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