How do they match: Nuclear Technicians

  • Equipment Operation Instructor
  • Equipment Operator
  • Facilities Operator
  • Gamma Facilities Operator
  • Non-Licensed Nuclear Equipment Operator
  • Nuclear Equipment Operator
  • Nuclear Plant Equipment Operator
  • Test and Research Reactor Operator

  • 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.
  • Calculate equipment operating factors, such as radiation times, dosages, temperatures, gamma intensities, or pressures, using standard formulas and conversion tables.
  • Communicate with accelerator maintenance personnel to ensure readiness of support systems, such as vacuum, water cooling, or radio frequency power sources.
  • Conduct surveillance testing to determine safety of nuclear equipment.
  • Determine or recommend radioactive decontamination procedures, according to the size and nature of equipment and the degree of contamination.
  • Follow nuclear equipment operational policies and procedures that ensure environmental safety.
  • Identify and implement appropriate decontamination procedures, based on equipment and the size, nature, and type of contamination.
  • Measure the intensity and identify the types of radiation in work areas, equipment, or materials, using radiation detectors or other instruments.
  • Modify, devise, or maintain nuclear equipment used in operations.
  • 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 up equipment that automatically detects area radiation deviations and test detection equipment to ensure its accuracy.
  • Test plant equipment to ensure it is operating properly.
  • Warn maintenance workers of radiation hazards and direct workers to vacate hazardous areas.

  • Calibrate scientific or technical equipment.
  • Inspect equipment to ensure proper functioning.
  • Maintain laboratory or technical equipment.
  • Maintain work equipment or machinery.
  • Set up laboratory or field equipment.