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Nuclear Equipment Operation Technicians - 19-4051.01

O*NET-SOC Description

Operate equipment used for the release, control, or utilization of nuclear energy to assist scientists in laboratory or production activities.

Sample of Reported Job Titles

  • Nuclear Equipment Operator (NEO)
  • Nuclear Auxiliary Operator
  • Equipment Operator
  • Nuclear Plant Equipment Operator
  • Non-Licensed Nuclear Equipment Operator (NLO)
  • Non-Licensed Operator (NLO)
  • Operations Technician
  • Licensed Nuclear Operator
  • Non-Licensed Nuclear Plant Operator (NLO)
  • Nuclear Operations Specialist

SOC Occupation Groups

19-0000 Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
19-4000 Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians
19-4050 Nuclear Technicians
19-4051.00 Nuclear Technicians
19-4051.01 Nuclear Equipment Operation Technicians

Related Occupations

Tasks

  • Adjust controls of equipment to control particle beam movement, pulse rates, energy or intensity, or radiation, according to specifications.
  • Calculate equipment operating factors, such as radiation times, dosages, temperatures, gamma intensities, or pressures, using standard formulas and conversion tables.
  • Collect air, water, gas or solid samples for testing to determine radioactivity levels or to ensure appropriate radioactive containment.
  • Communicate with accelerator maintenance personnel to ensure readiness of support systems, such as vacuum, water cooling, or radio frequency power sources.
  • Decontaminate objects by cleaning them using soap or solvents or by abrading using brushes, buffing machines, or sandblasting machines.
  • Follow nuclear equipment operational policies and procedures that ensure environmental safety.
  • Follow policies and procedures for radiation workers to ensure personnel safety.
  • Identify and implement appropriate decontamination procedures, based on equipment and the size, nature, and type of contamination.
  • Measure the intensity and identify the types of radiation in work areas, equipment, or materials, using radiation detectors or other instruments.
  • Modify, devise, and maintain equipment used in operations.
  • Monitor instruments, gauges, and recording devices in control rooms during operation of equipment, under direction of nuclear experimenters.
  • Monitor nuclear reactor equipment performance to identify operational inefficiencies, hazards, or needs for maintenance or repair.
  • Perform testing, maintenance, repair, or upgrading of accelerator systems.
  • Prepare reports to communicate information such as contamination test results, decontamination results, or decontamination procedures.
  • Set control panel switches, according to standard procedures, to route electric power from sources and direct particle beams through injector units.
  • Submit computations to supervisors for review.
  • Warn maintenance workers of radiation hazards and direct workers to vacate hazardous areas.

Detailed Work Activities

  • communicate technical information
  • improve test devices or techniques in manufacturing, industrial or engineering setting
  • inspect facilities or equipment for regulatory compliance
  • modify electrical or electronic equipment or products
  • monitor equipment or machine operation to detect problems
  • operate industrial or nondestructive testing equipment
  • operate metal or plastic fabricating equipment/machinery
  • operate nuclear power equipment
  • operate precision test equipment
  • prepare technical reports or related documentation
  • read blueprints
  • read schematics
  • read technical drawings
  • record test results, test procedures, or inspection data
  • test equipment as part of engineering projects or processes
  • understand engineering data or reports
  • understand service or repair manuals
  • understand technical operating, service or repair manuals
  • use chemical testing or analysis procedures
  • use electrical or electronic test devices or equipment
  • use knowledge of materials testing procedures
  • use knowledge of metric system
  • use laboratory equipment
  • use precision measuring tools or equipment

Military Crosswalk Titles

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Apprenticeship Crosswalk Titles

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DOT Crosswalk Titles

  • Accelerator Operator
  • Gamma-Facilities Operator
  • Hot-Cell Technician
  • Radioisotope-Production Operator
  • Reactor Operator, Test-and-Research