What You'll Do

  • Calculate safe radiation exposure times for personnel using plant contamination readings and prescribed safe levels of radiation.
  • Provide initial response to abnormal events or to alarms from radiation monitoring equipment.
  • Monitor personnel to determine the amounts and intensities of radiation exposure.
  • Inform supervisors when individual exposures or area radiation levels approach maximum permissible limits.
  • Instruct personnel in radiation safety procedures and demonstrate use of protective clothing and equipment.
  • Determine intensities and types of radiation in work areas, equipment, or materials, using radiation detectors or other instruments.
  • Collect samples of air, water, gases, or solids to determine radioactivity levels of contamination.
  • Set up equipment that automatically detects area radiation deviations and test detection equipment to ensure its accuracy.
  • Determine or recommend radioactive decontamination procedures, according to the size and nature of equipment and the degree of contamination.
  • Decontaminate objects by cleaning with soap or solvents or by abrading with wire brushes, buffing wheels, or sandblasting machines.

Essential Skills

Active Listening 3.88/5
Critical Thinking 3.88/5
Monitoring 3.88/5
Reading Comprehension 3.75/5
Operations Monitoring 3.75/5
Speaking 3.5/5
Judgment and Decision Making 3.38/5
Instructing 3.25/5
Writing 3.12/5
Mathematics 3.12/5
Science 3.12/5
Learning Strategies 3.12/5

Career Fit Overview

Use this summary to understand the kind of profile this role rewards. It helps you judge whether this career looks like a stronger match than your current role, a nearby move worth exploring, or a broader path to compare more seriously.

Top passions

  • Maker: Building and fixing energizes you. You like tangible results and practical tools.
  • Organizer: Bringing order to data and processes satisfies you.
  • Analyst: Investigating problems and finding patterns keeps you engaged.

Common styles

Attention to Detail, Dependability, Cautiousness, Stress Tolerance, Integrity

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Key Abilities

This career demands strong capabilities in the following areas:

Problem Sensitivity 4.12/5
Oral Comprehension 4.0/5
Oral Expression 4.0/5
Deductive Reasoning 4.0/5
Inductive Reasoning 4.0/5
Written Comprehension 3.88/5
Near Vision 3.88/5
Written Expression 3.75/5

Technologies & Tools

AVEVA InTouch HMI Connectivity software Gamma waste assay system GWAS Google Compute Engine (GCE) Microsoft Azure software Microsoft Excel Microsoft Office software Microsoft Outlook Microsoft PowerPoint Microsoft Windows Microsoft Windows Server Microsoft Word Oracle Java Radiological assessment display and control system RADACS RESRAD Structured query language SQL Supervisory control and data acquisition SCADA software Word processing software

Work Environment & Strengths

Common Strengths for This Career

  • Attention to Detail (High importance: 5.0/5)
  • Dependability (High importance: 4.95/5)
  • Cautiousness (High importance: 4.91/5)
  • Stress Tolerance (High importance: 4.73/5)
  • Integrity (High importance: 4.7/5)

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How to Become One

This career typically requires vocational school, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree. Some specialized training or certification may also be required.

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Also Known As

This career is known by many different job titles across industries. Here are all the variations:

Cathodic Protection Technician Chemical Radiation Technician Decontaminator Health Physics Technician (HP Tech) Instrumentation Control Specialist Laboratory Control Specialist Metallographic Technician Nuclear Chemistry Technician Nuclear Control Technician Nuclear Technician Nuclear Worker Technician Radiation Control Specialist Radiation Control Technician (Radcon Technician) Radiation Monitor Radiation Protection Monitor Radiation Protection Specialist (RP Specialist) Radiation Protection Technician (RPT) Radiation Technician Radiochemical Technician Systems Protection Technician

Career Fit FAQs

Is this career a good fit for me

This page shows the role itself. To see personal fit, use the assessment to compare your interests, motivations, and strengths against this career and against the role you are in now.

Can this help if I want to stay in my field

Yes. Many people use career pages like this to compare nearby roles in the same field and see whether they need a full switch or a better-fit version of the work they already know.

What should I compare first

Start with the daily tasks, the preparation level, and the work-style signals on this page. Then use the assessment to see whether this role looks like a stronger fit than your current role or just a different title.