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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 Monitor”

Immerse samples in chemical compounds to prepare them for testing.
Inform supervisors when individual exposures or area radiation levels approach maximum permissible limits.
Instruct personnel in radiation safety procedures and demonstrate use of protective clothing and equipment.
Collect samples of air, water, gases, or solids to determine radioactivity levels of contamination.
Provide initial response to abnormal events or to alarms from radiation monitoring equipment.
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.
Decontaminate objects by cleaning with soap or solvents or by abrading with wire brushes, buffing wheels, or sandblasting machines.
Calibrate and maintain chemical instrumentation sensing elements and sampling system equipment, using calibration instruments and hand tools.
Analyze samples, such as air or water samples, for contaminants or other elements.
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.
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.
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.
Confer with scientists directing projects to determine significant events to monitor during tests.
Set up equipment that automatically detects area radiation deviations and test detection equipment to ensure its accuracy.
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

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

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