| Job Title |
Chemical-radiation Technician |
| Job Description |
Tests Materials And Monitors Operations Of Nuclear-powered
Electric Generating Plant, Using Specialized Laboratory
Equipment And Chemical And Radiation Detection Instruments:
Collects Samples Of Water, Gases, And Solids At Specified
Intervals During Production Process, Using Automatic Sampling
Equipment. Analyzes Materials, According To Specified
Procedures, To Determine If Chemical Components And Radiation
Levels Are Within Established Limits. Records Test Results And
Prepares Reports For Review By Supervisor. Assists Workers To
Set Up Equipment And Monitors Equipment That Automatically
Detects Deviations From Standard Operations. Notifies Personnel
To Adjust Processing Equipment, Quantity Of Additives, And Rate
Of Discharge Of Waste Materials, When Test Results And
Monitoring Of Equipment Indicate That Radiation Levels, Chemical
Balance, And Discharge Of Radionuclide Materials Are In Excess
Of Standards. Carries Out Decontamination Procedures To Ensure
Safety Of Workers And Continued Operation Of Processing
Equipment In Plant. Calibrates And Maintains Chemical
Instrumentation Sensing Elements And Sampling System Equipment,
Using Handtools. Assists Workers In Diagnosis And Correction Of
Problems In Instruments And Processing Equipment. Advises Plant
Personnel Of Methods Of Protection From Excessive Exposure To
Radiation.
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