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Nuclear Technicians: reported tasks and exploration worksheet
Assist nuclear physicists, nuclear engineers, or other scientists in laboratory, power generation, or electricity production activities. May operate, maintain, or provide quality control for nuclear testing and research equipment. May monitor radiation.
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This source lists 18 tasks, including 7 marked Core and 9 marked Supplemental. Labels and dates are retained below. Employers can combine or divide these responsibilities differently; explore the task itself before assuming it belongs in every version of the role.
Task source dates: 11/2020.
18 tasks shown
Core · Task 22308 · 11/2020 · Analyst - Transition
Follow nuclear equipment operational policies and procedures that ensure environmental safety.
Core · Task 22309 · 11/2020 · Analyst - Transition
Conduct surveillance testing to determine safety of nuclear equipment.
Core · Task 22310 · 11/2020 · Analyst - Transition
Monitor nuclear reactor equipment performance to identify operational inefficiencies, hazards, or needs for maintenance or repair.
Core · Task 22311 · 11/2020 · Analyst - Transition
Test plant equipment to ensure it is operating properly.
Core · Task 22312 · 11/2020 · Analyst - Transition
Apply safety tags to equipment needing maintenance.
Core · Task 22313 · 11/2020 · Analyst - Transition
Follow policies and procedures for radiation workers to ensure personnel safety.
Core · Task 22314 · 11/2020 · Analyst - Transition
Modify, devise, or maintain nuclear equipment used in operations.
Supplemental · Task 22315 · 11/2020 · Analyst - Transition
Monitor instruments, gauges, or recording devices under direction of nuclear experimenters.
Supplemental · Task 22316 · 11/2020 · Analyst - Transition
Perform testing, maintenance, repair, or upgrading of accelerator systems.
Supplemental · Task 22318 · 11/2020 · Analyst - Transition
Warn maintenance workers of radiation hazards and direct workers to vacate hazardous areas.
Supplemental · Task 22319 · 11/2020 · Analyst - Transition
Calculate equipment operating factors, such as radiation times, dosages, temperatures, gamma intensities, or pressures, using standard formulas and conversion tables.
Supplemental · Task 22320 · 11/2020 · Analyst - Transition
Measure the intensity and identify the types of radiation in work areas, equipment, or materials, using radiation detectors or other instruments.
Supplemental · Task 22321 · 11/2020 · Analyst - Transition
Communicate with accelerator maintenance personnel to ensure readiness of support systems, such as vacuum, water cooling, or radio frequency power sources.
Supplemental · Task 22323 · 11/2020 · Analyst - Transition
Identify and implement appropriate decontamination procedures, based on equipment and the size, nature, and type of contamination.
Supplemental · Task 22324 · 11/2020 · Analyst - Transition
Decontaminate objects by cleaning them using soap or solvents or by abrading using brushes, buffing machines, or sandblasting machines.
Supplemental · Task 22326 · 11/2020 · Analyst - Transition
Collect air, water, gas or solid samples for testing to determine radioactivity levels or to ensure appropriate radioactive containment.
Unspecified · Task 22327 · 11/2020 · Analyst
Determine or recommend radioactive decontamination procedures, according to the size and nature of equipment and the degree of contamination.
Unspecified · Task 22328 · 11/2020 · Analyst
Set up equipment that automatically detects area radiation deviations and test detection equipment to ensure its accuracy.
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