Nuclear Monitoring Technicians
Collect and test samples to monitor results of nuclear experiments and contamination of humans, facilities, and environment.
- Tasks
- 16 tasks14 core, 2 supplemental
- Family
- Life, Physical & Social ScienceOne of its 66 occupations
- Code
- 19-4051.02SOC 2018: 19-4051
What the work is made of
14 core tasks and 2 supplemental, each quoted as published, with the survey it came from.
Core: central to the jobSupplemental: done by some, not all
- Task 1. Brief workers on radiation levels in work areas.Core taskTask 20539Rated by 115 people who do the job, July 2014
- Task 2. Calculate safe radiation exposure times for personnel using plant contamination readings and prescribed safe levels of radiation.Core taskTask 7597Rated by 114 people who do the job, July 2014
- Task 3. Monitor personnel to determine the amounts and intensities of radiation exposure.Core taskTask 7599Rated by 114 people who do the job, July 2014
- Task 4. Inform supervisors when individual exposures or area radiation levels approach maximum permissible limits.Core taskTask 7600Rated by 115 people who do the job, July 2014
- Task 5. Provide initial response to abnormal events or to alarms from radiation monitoring equipment.Core taskTask 7598Rated by 118 people who do the job, July 2014
- Task 6. Determine intensities and types of radiation in work areas, equipment, or materials, using radiation detectors or other instruments.Core taskTask 7602Rated by 116 people who do the job, July 2014
- Task 7. Instruct personnel in radiation safety procedures and demonstrate use of protective clothing and equipment.Core taskTask 7601Rated by 116 people who do the job, July 2014
- Task 8. Collect samples of air, water, gases, or solids to determine radioactivity levels of contamination.Core taskTask 7603Rated by 115 people who do the job, July 2014
- Task 9. Analyze samples, such as air or water samples, for contaminants or other elements.Core taskTask 20540Rated by 119 people who do the job, July 2014
- Task 10. Determine or recommend radioactive decontamination procedures, according to the size and nature of equipment and the degree of contamination.Core taskTask 7605Rated by 118 people who do the job, July 2014
- Task 11. Set up equipment that automatically detects area radiation deviations and test detection equipment to ensure its accuracy.Core taskTask 7604Rated by 115 people who do the job, July 2014
- Task 12. Prepare reports describing contamination tests, material or equipment decontaminated, or methods used in decontamination processes.Core taskTask 7612Rated by 119 people who do the job, July 2014
- Task 13. Place radioactive waste, such as sweepings or broken sample bottles, into containers for shipping or disposal.Core taskTask 20541Rated by 114 people who do the job, July 2014
- Task 14. Decontaminate objects by cleaning with soap or solvents or by abrading with wire brushes, buffing wheels, or sandblasting machines.Core taskTask 7606Rated by 115 people who do the job, July 2014
- Task 15. Enter data into computers to record characteristics of nuclear events or to locate coordinates of particles.Supplemental taskTask 7610Rated by 118 people who do the job, July 2014
- Task 16. Calibrate and maintain chemical instrumentation sensing elements and sampling system equipment, using calibration instruments and hand tools.Supplemental taskTask 7608Rated by 118 people who do the job, July 2014
Where this comes from
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How we copy and credit sources- Published byO*NET 29.0, U.S. Department of LaborEmployment and Training Administration
- ClassificationStandard Occupational Classification 2018, 19-4051
- LicenseCC BY 4.0Free to copy and reuse, with credit
- Changed by usNothing.
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