Radiation Protection Technician - Nuclear Special Crew

Job Overview

Minimum requirements for job:

• An ANSI qualified health physics technician shall have a minimum of 6000 hours (PSL) or 5000 hours (PTN) of health physics experience (junior or senior level) in commercial nuclear power plants, of which, a maximum of 50 hours per week may be accumulated in any single year. Related education, training and experience may be credited as defined below.
  • Equivalent health physics technician experience for decontamination technician experience in commercial nuclear power plants may be credited at a rate of no more than 0.5 hours/hour worked up to a maximum of 1000 hours credit
  • A Navy ELT qualification is equivalent to 5000 hours of commercial health physics technician experience
  • Shipyard experience in health physics (108 qualification) is credited on a four hour basis up to a maximum of 5000 hours.  Shipyard hours cannot be accumulated at a rate of more than 50 hours per week.
  • An associate degree in a related technical field or a bachelor’s of science degree is equivalent to 2000 hours of commercial health physics technician experience.
  • One year of training is equivalent to 500 academic hours
  • Or completes the JR RPT program

Accountabilities:

• The Radiation Protection Technologist-Nuclear is responsible for performing and documenting the following:
  • Area radiation surveys (beta and gamma)
  • Area contamination surveys (fixed and smearable for beta, gamma and alpha)
  • Area and breathing zone air sampling
  • Area posting
  • Radioactive material labeling
  • Surveying, tagging and release of clean material from the Radiation Controlled Area (RCA)
  • Job coverage in accordance with plant instructions and Radiation Work Permits
  • Writing Radiation Work Permits
  • Maintaining Radiological Emergency Plan equipment and supplies as well as the regular inventory of the material
  • Providing support for the movement of Radioactive material within the RCA
  • Implementation of the Respiratory Protection Program to include maintenance and issuance of the equipment
  • Decontamination of contaminated personnel
  • Issue, service, calibrate, and perform minor repairs on radiation detection instruments and equipment
  • Responsible for shipping and receiving radioactive material and radioactive waste processing and shipping
  • Perform surveys and documentation for receipt of new fuel and spent fuel handling and shipping
  • Perform or direct decontamination activities
  • Maintain health physics supplies inventory
  • Monitor radioactive laundry so as to return to service
  • Control of radiography operations
• The Radiation Protection Technologist reports to a Health Physics Supervisor or a General Maintenance Leader when working as a member of a Composite Crew

Required Qualifications

•  Technician Occup Sel Sys Test passed

Preferred Qualifications

•  Fork Lift Operator Certification
•  NRRPT Certification