What You'll Do

  • Follow nuclear equipment operational policies and procedures that ensure environmental safety.
  • Conduct surveillance testing to determine safety of nuclear equipment.
  • Monitor nuclear reactor equipment performance to identify operational inefficiencies, hazards, or needs for maintenance or repair.
  • Test plant equipment to ensure it is operating properly.
  • Apply safety tags to equipment needing maintenance.
  • Follow policies and procedures for radiation workers to ensure personnel safety.
  • Modify, devise, or maintain nuclear equipment used in operations.
  • Monitor instruments, gauges, or recording devices under direction of nuclear experimenters.
  • Perform testing, maintenance, repair, or upgrading of accelerator systems.
  • Warn maintenance workers of radiation hazards and direct workers to vacate hazardous areas.

Essential Skills

Operations Monitoring 3.88/5
Monitoring 3.75/5
Reading Comprehension 3.62/5
Active Listening 3.62/5
Critical Thinking 3.62/5
Quality Control Analysis 3.5/5
Active Learning 3.38/5
Writing 3.25/5
Speaking 3.25/5
Complex Problem Solving 3.25/5
Operation and Control 3.25/5
Troubleshooting 3.25/5

Career Fit Overview

Use this summary to sense whether the day to day rhythm and focus of this path line up with what energizes you.

Top passions

  • Maker: Building and fixing energizes you. You like tangible results and practical tools.
  • Organizer: Bringing order to data and processes satisfies you.
  • Analyst: Investigating problems and finding patterns keeps you engaged.

Common styles

Attention to Detail, Integrity, Dependability, Stress Tolerance, Adaptability/Flexibility

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Key Abilities

This career demands strong capabilities in the following areas:

Problem Sensitivity 4.0/5
Oral Comprehension 3.88/5
Written Comprehension 3.88/5
Information Ordering 3.88/5
Oral Expression 3.62/5
Inductive Reasoning 3.62/5
Perceptual Speed 3.62/5
Deductive Reasoning 3.5/5

Technologies & Tools

Data logging software Database software Linux Microsoft Access Microsoft Excel Microsoft Office software Microsoft operating system Microsoft PowerPoint Microsoft Windows Microsoft Word Spreadsheet software Structured query language SQL Supervisory control and data acquisition SCADA software VMware VMWare ESX Server Word processing software

Work Environment & Style

Common Styles for This Career

  • Attention to Detail (High importance: 4.86/5)
  • Integrity (High importance: 4.73/5)
  • Dependability (High importance: 4.47/5)
  • Stress Tolerance (High importance: 4.1/5)
  • Adaptability/Flexibility (High importance: 4.09/5)

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How to Become One

This career typically requires vocational school, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree. Some specialized training or certification may also be required.

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Also Known As

This career is known by many different job titles across industries. Here are all the variations:

Accelerator Operator Accelerator Technician Auxiliary Operator Cell Support Operator Electric Systems Operator Energy Systems Operator Equipment Operation Instructor Equipment Operator Facilities Operator Gamma Facilities Operator Gamma Operator Hot-Cell Technician Licensed Nuclear Operator Non Licensed Operator Non-Licensed Nuclear Equipment Operator (NLO) Non-Licensed Nuclear Plant Operator (NLO) Non-Licensed Operator (NLO) Nuclear Auxiliary Operator Nuclear Equipment Operator (NEO) Nuclear Fuel Enrichment Technician Nuclear Fuel Processing Technician Nuclear Monitoring Technician Nuclear Operations Specialist Nuclear Plant Equipment Operator (NAPEO) Nuclear Power Plant Process Control Worker Nuclear Reactor Technician Nuclear Station Operator Nuclear Technician Operation Specialist Operations Technician Radiation Protection Technician Radiochemical Technician Radioisotope Production Operator Systems Operator Test and Research Reactor Operator