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TASK
Nuclear Monitoring Technicians
ID
work_science/nuclear_monitoring_technicians
Type
TASK
Children
16
Child Nodes (16)
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Brief workers on radiation levels in work areas.
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Calculate safe radiation exposure times for personnel using plant contamination readings and prescribed safe levels of radiation.
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Monitor personnel to determine the amounts and intensities of radiation exposure.
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Inform supervisors when individual exposures or area radiation levels approach maximum permissible limits.
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Provide initial response to abnormal events or to alarms from radiation monitoring equipment.
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Determine intensities and types of radiation in work areas, equipment, or materials, using radiation detectors or other instruments.
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Instruct personnel in radiation safety procedures and demonstrate use of protective clothing and equipment.
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Collect samples of air, water, gases, or solids to determine radioactivity levels of contamination.
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Analyze samples, such as air or water samples, for contaminants or other elements.
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Determine or recommend radioactive decontamination procedures, according to the size and nature of equipment and the degree of contamination.
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Set up equipment that automatically detects area radiation deviations and test detection equipment to ensure its accuracy.
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Prepare reports describing contamination tests, material or equipment decontaminated, or methods used in decontamination processes.
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Place radioactive waste, such as sweepings or broken sample bottles, into containers for shipping or disposal.
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Decontaminate objects by cleaning with soap or solvents or by abrading with wire brushes, buffing wheels, or sandblasting machines.
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Enter data into computers to record characteristics of nuclear events or to locate coordinates of particles.
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