How do they match: Nuclear Technicians

  • Nuclear Power Plant Process Control Worker

  • 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.

  • Adjust controls of equipment to control particle beam movement, pulse rates, energy or intensity, or radiation, according to specifications.
  • Apply safety tags to equipment needing maintenance.
  • Communicate with accelerator maintenance personnel to ensure readiness of support systems, such as vacuum, water cooling, or radio frequency power sources.
  • Monitor nuclear reactor equipment performance to identify operational inefficiencies, hazards, or needs for maintenance or repair.
  • Perform testing, maintenance, repair, or upgrading of accelerator systems.
  • Set control panel switches to route electric power from sources and direct particle beams through injector units.
  • Warn maintenance workers of radiation hazards and direct workers to vacate hazardous areas.