How do they match: Nuclear Monitoring Technicians

  • 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.
  • Brief workers on radiation levels in work areas.
  • Calculate safe radiation exposure times for personnel using plant contamination readings and prescribed safe levels of radiation.
  • Collect samples of air, water, gases, or solids to determine radioactivity levels of contamination.
  • Decontaminate objects by cleaning with soap or solvents or by abrading with wire brushes, buffing wheels, or sandblasting machines.
  • Inform supervisors when individual exposures or area radiation levels approach maximum permissible limits.

  • Measure radiation levels.
  • Prepare operational reports.
  • Record research or operational data.