Low to No Risk

8

Moderate Risk

4

High Risk

4

Extreme Risk

2

• 2Provide initial response to abnormal events or to alarms from radiation monitoring equipment.
• 1.2Instruct personnel in radiation safety procedures and demonstrate use of protective clothing and equipment.
• 2.7Determine intensities and types of radiation in work areas, equipment, or materials, using radiation detectors or other instruments.
• 1Determine or recommend radioactive decontamination procedures, according to the size and nature of equipment and the degree of contamination.
• 2.5Calibrate and maintain chemical instrumentation sensing elements and sampling system equipment, using calibration instruments and hand tools.
• 1.4Confer with scientists directing projects to determine significant events to monitor during tests.
• 2.5Brief workers on radiation levels in work areas.
• 2Place radioactive waste, such as sweepings or broken sample bottles, into containers for shipping or disposal.

42.1% of Nuclear Technicians tasks can be automated with AI or robotics