| Job Title |
Reactor Operator, Test-and-research |
| Job Description |
Controls Operation Of Nuclear Reactor To Create Fissionable
Materials Used For Research Purposes, Study Structure Of Atoms,
And Determine Properties Of Materials: Positions Fuel Elements
(uranium) And Object To Be Irradiated In Position In Reactor
Core, Using Slave Manipulators. Installs Instrumentation Leads
In Core To Measure Operating Temperature And Pressure In Reactor
Working From Mockups, Blueprints, And Wiring And
Instrumentation Diagrams. Activates Reactor And Inserts Object
To Be Irradiated Into Rabbit (pneumatic) Tube, Beam Hole, Or
Irradiation Tunnel According To Size Of Object And Nature Of
Experiment. Monitors Instruments At Console And Reactor Panels
To Control Chain Reaction, Following Directions Of Nuclear
Experimenters. Calculates Applicable Limits Of Operating
Factors, Such As Temperature And Pressure, Using Standard
Formulas, And Adjusts Controls To Maintain Operating
Conditions, Such As Power Level, Airflow And Waterflow,
Temperature, And Radiation And Neutron Levels In Reactor Within
Operating Limits. Records Data, Such As Type Of Material
Irradiated, Exposure Time, Pile Atmospheric Conditions, And
Position Of Control Rods In Core. Disassembles Reactor Parts,
Such As Core Plug (shield) And Control Rods, Using Crane And
Handtools. Lifts Spent Fuel Elements And Irradiated Objects
From Core, Using Extension Tool, And Drops Them Through Chute
Into Canal For Recovery Of Fissionable Material. May Work As
Member Of Team And Alternate Between Operating Reactor Controls
And Monitoring Instruments, Gauges, And Other Recording Devices
In Control Room.
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