# Nuclear Monitoring Technicians > Collect and test samples to monitor results of nuclear experiments and contamination of humans, facilities, and environment. - Code: 19-4051.02 (O*NET-SOC; SOC 2018 19-4051) - Family: [Life, Physical & Social Science](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations#family-19), one of its 66 occupations - Tasks: 16 tasks (14 core and 2 supplemental) - Page: https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/19-4051.02 - JSON: https://foundation.org.ai/data/tasks/19-4051.02.json ## What the work is made of 1. Brief workers on radiation levels in work areas. Core task · Task 20539 · Rated by 115 people who do the job, July 2014 2. Calculate safe radiation exposure times for personnel using plant contamination readings and prescribed safe levels of radiation. Core task · Task 7597 · Rated by 114 people who do the job, July 2014 3. Monitor personnel to determine the amounts and intensities of radiation exposure. Core task · Task 7599 · Rated by 114 people who do the job, July 2014 4. Inform supervisors when individual exposures or area radiation levels approach maximum permissible limits. Core task · Task 7600 · Rated by 115 people who do the job, July 2014 5. Provide initial response to abnormal events or to alarms from radiation monitoring equipment. Core task · Task 7598 · Rated by 118 people who do the job, July 2014 6. Determine intensities and types of radiation in work areas, equipment, or materials, using radiation detectors or other instruments. Core task · Task 7602 · Rated by 116 people who do the job, July 2014 7. Instruct personnel in radiation safety procedures and demonstrate use of protective clothing and equipment. Core task · Task 7601 · Rated by 116 people who do the job, July 2014 8. Collect samples of air, water, gases, or solids to determine radioactivity levels of contamination. Core task · Task 7603 · Rated by 115 people who do the job, July 2014 9. Analyze samples, such as air or water samples, for contaminants or other elements. Core task · Task 20540 · Rated by 119 people who do the job, July 2014 10. Determine or recommend radioactive decontamination procedures, according to the size and nature of equipment and the degree of contamination. Core task · Task 7605 · Rated by 118 people who do the job, July 2014 11. Set up equipment that automatically detects area radiation deviations and test detection equipment to ensure its accuracy. Core task · Task 7604 · Rated by 115 people who do the job, July 2014 12. Prepare reports describing contamination tests, material or equipment decontaminated, or methods used in decontamination processes. Core task · Task 7612 · Rated by 119 people who do the job, July 2014 13. Place radioactive waste, such as sweepings or broken sample bottles, into containers for shipping or disposal. Core task · Task 20541 · Rated by 114 people who do the job, July 2014 14. Decontaminate objects by cleaning with soap or solvents or by abrading with wire brushes, buffing wheels, or sandblasting machines. Core task · Task 7606 · Rated by 115 people who do the job, July 2014 15. Enter data into computers to record characteristics of nuclear events or to locate coordinates of particles. Supplemental task · Task 7610 · Rated by 118 people who do the job, July 2014 16. Calibrate and maintain chemical instrumentation sensing elements and sampling system equipment, using calibration instruments and hand tools. Supplemental task · Task 7608 · Rated by 118 people who do the job, July 2014 ## More in Life, Physical & Social Science - [Agricultural Technicians](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/19-4012.00): 26 tasks - [Animal Scientists](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/19-1011.00): 9 tasks - [Anthropologists and Archeologists](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/19-3091.00): 30 tasks - [Astronomers](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/19-2011.00): 17 tasks - [Atmospheric and Space Scientists](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/19-2021.00): 27 tasks - [Biochemists and Biophysicists](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/19-1021.00): 24 tasks - [Bioinformatics Scientists](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/19-1029.01): 20 tasks - [Biological Scientists, All Other](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/19-1029.00): no tasks listed - [Biological Technicians](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/19-4021.00): 17 tasks - [Biologists](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/19-1029.04): 21 tasks - 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