Senior RPO Technician

Job Summary

Apply technical knowledge in support of personnel safety assurance, plant systems operability/reliability, which includes radiation protection and environmental-related activities; the installation of plant design changes, work planning and performance in radiation fields and the conduct of independent safe and reliable manner, in accordance with regulatory requirements.

Note:

This is not an all-inclusive list of duties, and other tasks may be assigned as appropriate by RP Supervision. This is a multi-trade classification. The following is a list of Radiation Protection Organizational departments that have represented employees which are included in this job description are Radiation Protection Operations, Radiation Protection Instruments, and Radiological Health.

• Perform recurring functions (including sampling, data collection, counting, data analysis and writing reports) for ALARA/Dosimetry/Radiation Protection.
• Evaluate plant conditions, including the use, installation or calibration of various survey and test equipment and collecting, documenting, and organizing survey and test results; perform surveillance.
• Perform trend and problem analyses on the performance or plant systems, equipment or conditions; prepare detailed reports on plant processes or performance, noting when conditions are out of specified limits.
• Coordinate/prioritize scheduled and requested work for the group in support of plant operations; serve as lead tech or backshift group supervisor; administer on-the-job training and mentor other technicians.
• Support field implementation of 10
  
  CFR regulatory requirements in support of radiation protection or environmental mandates; generate and maintain quality and other regulatory required records.
• Develop and revise applicable discipline specific technical procedures and work instructions.
• Maintain laboratory supplies and equipment inventories and order replacement parts when necessary.
• As assigned, participate in Emergency Response Organization; respond to call-in's for emergent plant support.

• Meet the experience and training criteria specific in ANSI N18.1 “American National Standard for Selection and Training of Nuclear Power Plant Personnel: for Radiation Protection Technicians”.
• Evaluate station radiological conditions, perform and document radiological surveys, analysis of radiological contamination and airborne conditions.
• Support the work of other station departments in radiological areas; perform job coverage in support of plant operation and maintenance, assuring RWP requirements are maintained.
• Post and de‑post radiological hazards.
• Operate dosimetry management system.
• Respond to electronic dosimetry alarms, perform dosimetry evaluations.
• Perform DAC hour and neutron dose tracking.
• Control access to high radiation, locked high radiation, and very high radiation areas.
• Respond to radiation alarms and radiation events.
• Provide access control to the RRA.
• Support radwaste shipping and processing.
• Perform release of liquid and solid samples, tools, and equipment from RRA.
• Respond to personnel contamination events, decontaminate, survey, document, and perform follow‑ups as required.
• Evaluate planned work and schedules to include radiological coordination (Fermi plan of the day (P.O.D.).
• Develop and maintain RWP’s and ALARA reviews.
• Issue respiratory protection equipment.
• Source control for license and exempt radioactive sources.
• Set up and use of remote telemetry systems.
• Operate robot used for LHRA and HRA entries.
• Responsibility for upkeep of Emergency Kits (RERP, Ambulatory, etc.).

• Meet the experience and training criteria specific in ANSI N18.1 “American National Standard for Selection and Training of Nuclear Power Plant Personnel: for Radiation Protection Technicians”.
• Calibrate survey instruments used by qualified technicians.
• Maintain/repair instruments used by qualified technicians.
• Implement and maintain procedures for plant equipment (D1100 and D2100) as well as radiation monitoring equipment used by all technicians.
• Calibrations of plant Process Radiation Monitors (D1100 and D2100 systems) including…