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Nuclear Monitoring Technicians: reported tasks and exploration worksheet

Collect and test samples to monitor results of nuclear experiments and contamination of humans, facilities, and environment.

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This source lists 16 tasks, including 14 marked Core and 2 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: 07/2014.

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Core · Task 20539 · 07/2014 · Incumbent

Brief workers on radiation levels in work areas.

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Core · Task 7597 · 07/2014 · Incumbent

Calculate safe radiation exposure times for personnel using plant contamination readings and prescribed safe levels of radiation.

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Core · Task 7599 · 07/2014 · Incumbent

Monitor personnel to determine the amounts and intensities of radiation exposure.

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Core · Task 7600 · 07/2014 · Incumbent

Inform supervisors when individual exposures or area radiation levels approach maximum permissible limits.

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Core · Task 7598 · 07/2014 · Incumbent

Provide initial response to abnormal events or to alarms from radiation monitoring equipment.

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Core · Task 7602 · 07/2014 · Incumbent

Determine intensities and types of radiation in work areas, equipment, or materials, using radiation detectors or other instruments.

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Core · Task 7601 · 07/2014 · Incumbent

Instruct personnel in radiation safety procedures and demonstrate use of protective clothing and equipment.

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Core · Task 7603 · 07/2014 · Incumbent

Collect samples of air, water, gases, or solids to determine radioactivity levels of contamination.

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Core · Task 20540 · 07/2014 · Incumbent

Analyze samples, such as air or water samples, for contaminants or other elements.

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Core · Task 7605 · 07/2014 · Incumbent

Determine or recommend radioactive decontamination procedures, according to the size and nature of equipment and the degree of contamination.

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Core · Task 7604 · 07/2014 · Incumbent

Set up equipment that automatically detects area radiation deviations and test detection equipment to ensure its accuracy.

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Core · Task 7612 · 07/2014 · Incumbent

Prepare reports describing contamination tests, material or equipment decontaminated, or methods used in decontamination processes.

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Core · Task 20541 · 07/2014 · Incumbent

Place radioactive waste, such as sweepings or broken sample bottles, into containers for shipping or disposal.

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Core · Task 7606 · 07/2014 · Incumbent

Decontaminate objects by cleaning with soap or solvents or by abrading with wire brushes, buffing wheels, or sandblasting machines.

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Supplemental · Task 7610 · 07/2014 · Incumbent

Enter data into computers to record characteristics of nuclear events or to locate coordinates of particles.

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Supplemental · Task 7608 · 07/2014 · Incumbent

Calibrate and maintain chemical instrumentation sensing elements and sampling system equipment, using calibration instruments and hand tools.

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