How do they match: Nuclear Monitoring Technicians

  • Radiation Control Specialist
  • Radiation Control Technician
  • Radiation Monitor
  • Radiation Protection Monitor
  • Radiation Protection Specialist
  • Radiation Protection Technician
  • Radiation Technician
  • Chemical Radiation Technician

  • 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.
  • Determine intensities and types of radiation in work areas, equipment, or materials, using radiation detectors or other instruments.
  • Inform supervisors when individual exposures or area radiation levels approach maximum permissible limits.
  • Instruct personnel in radiation safety procedures and demonstrate use of protective clothing and equipment.
  • Monitor personnel to determine the amounts and intensities of radiation exposure.
  • Provide initial response to abnormal events or to alarms from radiation monitoring equipment.
  • Set up equipment that automatically detects area radiation deviations and test detection equipment to ensure its accuracy.

  • Measure radiation levels.