Nuclear Radiation Protection Technician 2 or Nuclear Radiation Protection Technician 3 - Robinson Nuclear Plant
801 duke energy progress
📍 hartsville south carolina united states🕐 10d ago🔗 workday
Job Description
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_“Depending upon the desired qualifications of the successful applicant, the hiring manager may elect to fill this position at a higher level within the job hierarchy”_
Radiation Protection Technician II or Radiation Protection Technician III
**Summary**
Radiation Protection Technicians are responsible for providing radiological protection of the work force during routine and post-accident conditions, including surveys, dose assessment, and conservative decision making.
**Responsibilities and Duties**
* Perform surveys of rooms and plant areas to document and identify changing radiological conditions
* Perform radiological job coverage of maintenance and operations activities to ensure regulatory and procedural requirements are met
* Brief Radiation workers on radiological hazards of the work area
* Calculate air sample results and evaluate radiological conditions against procedures, to ensure expected conditions have not been exceeded
* Participate in Emergency planning drills, including response to contaminated injured workers, fission barrier degradation scenarios, and releases of radiological hazards to the environment
* Participate in the stations corrective action program, to identify and correct conditions in the plant
* Implement regulatory required programs, such as radioactive material/waste shipping, instrumentation calibrations and source checks, and dosimetry issuance
**Basic/ Required Qualifications**
**Radiation Protection Technician II**
* Two year degree (Associate of Science) in radiation protection, or nuclear navy training, or equivalent education or training programs. A minimum of three years of experience in lieu of a degree
* Two years of experience in a radiation protection, chemistry or computer science career
**Radiation Protection Technician III**
* 2 yr. related associates degree or Navy Nuclear Power Program and ELT
* 1 year of experience in Radiation Protection / 1 year of technical related training
* 1 year of nuclear experience.
**Desired Qualifications**
* Associates degree from a college accredited by the Institute of Nuclear Power Operators (INPO)
* Bachelor's degree in Health Physics or a related field
* Navy ELT
* Certified by the National Registry of Radiation Protection Technicians
* Meets ANSI 3.1 requirements for a Power Reactor Radiation Protection Technician
* Demonstrated effective written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of customers in all levels of an organization
* Demonstrated effective analytical, problem solving, and decision-making skills
* Ability to deliver superior results within allocated time through effective prioritization, scheduling, planning and execution of assigned work
* Demonstrated the ability to work as part of a team, be a self-starter, exercise flexibility, and take personal responsibility for assigned accountabilities
* Demonstrated ability to adapt to changing processes, regulations, responsibilities, and work environments
**Specific Requirements:**
* Willing to relocate to within 75 minutes of nuclear plant in order to meet requirements of Emergency Response Organization (ERO) responsibilities which could include callouts with a defined response time to the site and an on-call duty rotation requiring the employee to be Fit for Duty.
* Must obtain Nuclear Unescorted Access Authorization
* Respiratory physical
* Ability to lift and carry 50 pounds
* Ability to meet RP essential job functions (climbing, lifting, pushing, pulling, ability to wear protective equipment, etc.)
* This role requires the use of weight rated equipment, (Ladders, Harness, etc) with max ratings ranging from 275lbs to 325lbs, in order to meet the essential functions of the job.
****Travel Requirements****
5-15%
### Relocation Assistance Provided (as applicable)
Yes
### Represented/Union Position
No
### Visa Sponsored Position
No. This is not a Visa Sponsored Position. This role requires the ability to work lawfully in the U.S. without employment-based immigration sponsorship, now or in the future.
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### Please note that in order to be considered for this position, you must possess all of the basic/required qualifications.
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