Radiation protection technician vs senior radiation protection technician

Differences between radiation protection technician and senior radiation protection technician duties and responsibilities

Radiation protection technician example responsibilities.

• Utilize sandblaster, mig welding and various hand and power tools
• Assist in giving ALARA briefs for routine and high risk activities.
• Practice radiation protection techniques to minimize radiation to patient and staff (ALARA).
• Survey plant areas, personnel and equipment for radiation and contamination levels during plant outage.
• Perform installation and maintenance of GPS systems on excavators, dredging units, and cappers.
• Instrument source check and issuance to qualify workers for use inside and out of the RCA.
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Senior radiation protection technician example responsibilities.

• Free releasing equipment and materials from the RCA.
• Conduct briefings of high-risk radioactive work and maintain full regulatory compliance with ALARA principles.
• Ensure proper NRC procedures for radiation detection and contamination for all areas of the reactor facility during re-fueling shutdown.
• Provide ALARA support to track individual radiation exposure and total exposure receive for specific tasks and methods to reduce exposure to workers
• Maintain respiratory equipment by performing monthly quality checks in accordance with OSHA requirements.
• Review of survey data to ensure compliance with 10 CFR 835, RADCON procedures and pre-establish MARSSIM protocols.