Nuclear Monitoring Technicians: Career & Application Guide

What do nuclear monitoring technicians do?

Collect and test samples to monitor results of nuclear experiments and contamination of humans, facilities, and environment.

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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.
Monitor personnel to determine the amounts and intensities of radiation exposure.
Inform supervisors when individual exposures or area radiation levels approach maximum permissible limits.
Provide initial response to abnormal events or to alarms from radiation monitoring equipment.
Determine intensities and types of radiation in work areas, equipment, or materials, using radiation detectors or other instruments.
Instruct personnel in radiation safety procedures and demonstrate use of protective clothing and equipment.
Collect samples of air, water, gases, or solids to determine radioactivity levels of contamination.
Analyze samples, such as air or water samples, for contaminants or other elements.
Determine or recommend radioactive decontamination procedures, according to the size and nature of equipment and the degree of contamination.

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