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Radiation Technician
Position Overview:
Perform surveys, inspections, sample collections, and sample analysis in support of the Safety program at NFS. All work is done in accordance with written procedures. Most work involves a knowledge of mathematics and some chemistry.
Location:
On-site in Erwin, Tennessee.
Your Day to Day as a Radiation Technician:
- Perform contamination surveys – building, outside control, transition zones, etc.
- Collect and analyze stack samples.
- Inspect emergency eye wash fountains and safety showers.
- Perform personnel surveys.
- Inspect fire protection equipment.
- Calibrate air sampler and adjust flow meter rates.
- Inspect emergency lights.
- Survey respirator devices, assemble and maintain.
- Sample and analyze from sewer, ponds, streams, wells, etc.
- Analyze vegetation and soil samples.
- Collect and analyze IBM air samples.
- Measure toxic fumes.
- Perform contamination release surveys.
- Take high volume air samples.
- Perform noise level surveys.
- Make minor instrument repairs (such as hand monitors, PAC 4-G)
- Perform nasal smears and count.
- Perform shipping release surveys/labels, and recording of measurements.
- Inspect emergency shelter equipment.
- Perform routine dose rate surveys – beta/gamma.
- Perform response check and repair of hand monitors (replace face plates and batteries, cords, etc.).
- Set up and analyze results of portable air samplers.
- Change safety numbers and letters on plant safety bulletin board.
- Record data from instrumentation, requiring basic multiplication and division.
- Perform some lab analyses – environmental, stack sample, water, air samples.
- Check pH on water samples.
- Load and unload film badges.
- Weigh CO2 cylinders.
- Calibrate Air Sample Flow Meters.
- Perform calculations using addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division – usually calculated using a hand-held calculator.
Required Qualifications:
- High School Diploma
- One year of College Chemistry or may substitute one year of College Physics
Pay: $36.15
The starting rate for this position in Tennessee (US-TN) is $36.15 per hour. The total compensation package for this position may also include a full range of medical, retirement and/or other benefits. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided at such time the selected job candidate receives an offer of employment and are subject to a collective bargaining agreement.
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