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Career: Nuclear Equipment Operation Technicians
Job Description
Operate equipment used for the release, control, and utilization of nuclear energy to assist scientists in laboratory and production activities.
Job Tasks
Importance %age |
Task Description |
100
|
Follow policies and procedures for radiation workers to ensure personnel safety. |
48
|
Modify, devise, and maintain equipment used in operations. |
40
|
Submit computations to supervisors for review. |
38
|
Monitor instruments, gauges, and recording devices in control rooms during operation of equipment, under direction of nuclear experimenters. |
35
|
Warn maintenance workers of radiation hazards and direct workers to vacate hazardous areas. |
26
|
Calculate equipment operating factors, such as radiation times, dosages, temperatures, gamma intensities, and pressures, using standard formulas and conversion tables. |
14
|
Perform testing, maintenance, repair, and upgrading of accelerator systems. |
13
|
Set control panel switches, according to standard procedures, to route electric power from sources and direct particle beams through injector units. |
11
|
Communicate with accelerator maintenance personnel in order to ensure readiness of support systems, such as vacuum, water cooling, and radiofrequency power sources. |
10
|
Adjust controls of equipment in order to control particle beam movement, pulse rates, energy and intensity, or radiation, according to specifications. |
Work Activities
Importance %age |
Activity Description |
85
|
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
|
83
|
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
|
82
|
Processing Information
|
78
|
Controlling Machines and Processes
|
78
|
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
|
77
|
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
|
74
|
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
|
74
|
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
|
72
|
Handling and Moving Objects
|
72
|
Analyzing Data or Information
|
72
|
Documenting/Recording Information
|
71
|
Performing General Physical Activities
|
68
|
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
|
66
|
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
|
64
|
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
|
63
|
Getting Information
|
62
|
Coaching and Developing Others
|
61
|
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
|
60
|
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
|
52
|
Interacting With Computers
|
51
|
Thinking Creatively
|
50
|
Performing Administrative Activities
|
49
|
Scheduling Work and Activities
|
46
|
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
|
46
|
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
|
46
|
Training and Teaching Others
|
45
|
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
|
39
|
Developing and Building Teams
|
39
|
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
|
37
|
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
|
36
|
Developing Objectives and Strategies
|
35
|
Provide Consultation and Advice to Others
|
35
|
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
|
34
|
Assisting and Caring for Others
|
32
|
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
|
30
|
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
|
28
|
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
|
24
|
Staffing Organizational Units
|
24
|
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
|
17
|
Selling or Influencing Others
|
11
|
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
|