Operate equipment used for the release, control, and utilization of nuclear energy to assist scientists in laboratory and production activities.

Other names for Nuclear Equipment Operation Technicians: Accelerator Operator, Auxiliary Operator, Gamma Facilities Operator, Hot-Cell Technician, Licensed Nuclear Operator, Non-Licensed Nuclear Equipment Operator (NLO), Non-Licensed Nuclear Plant Operator (NLO), Non-Licensed Operator (NLO), Nuclear Apprentice Plant Equipment Operator (NAPEO), Nuclear Auxiliary Operator, Nuclear Equipment Operator, Nuclear Plant Equipment Operator, Nuclear Power Plant Non-Licensed Operator, Nuclear Power Plant Operator, Nuclear Station Plant Equipment Operator, Radiation Protection Technician (RPT), Radioisotope Production Operator, Reactor Operator, Station Operator, Systems Operator, Test and Research Reactor Operator,

• Follow policies and procedures for radiation workers in order to ensure personnel safety.
• Modify, devise, and maintain equipment used in operations.
• Set control panel switches, according to standard procedures, in order to route electric power from sources and direct particle beams through injector units.
• Submit computations to supervisors for review.
• Calculate equipment operating factors, such as radiation times, dosages, temperatures, gamma intensities, and pressures, using standard formulas and conversion tables.
• Perform testing, maintenance, repair, and upgrading of accelerator systems.
• Warn maintenance workers of radiation hazards, and direct workers to vacate hazardous areas.
• Monitor instruments, gauges, and recording devices in control rooms during operation of equipment, under direction of nuclear experimenters.
• Write summaries of activities and record experimental data, such as accelerator performance, systems status, particle beam specification and beam conditions obtained.

• Air compressors
• Respirators
• Respirators
• Gamma counters
• Respirators
• Water purification equipment
• Radiation detectors
• Nuclear reactor control rod systems
• Cryostats
• Radiation detectors
• Frequency analyzers
• Frequency analyzers
• Eddy current examination equipment
• Diesel generators
• Radiation detectors
• Bridge cranes
• Hot cell remote viewing device
• Leak testing equipment
• Depth indicators
• Hot cell remote handling equipment
• Gas welding or brazing or cutting apparatus
• Metal inert gas MIG welding machinery
• Spectrometers
• Elevators
• Remote reading thermometers
• Personal computers
• Digital camcorders or video cameras
• Gas welding or brazing or cutting apparatus
• Dosimeters
• Two way radios
• Radiation detectors
• Pressure or steam cleaners
• Respirators
• Protective coveralls
• Protective gloves
• Footwear covers
• Radiation detectors
• Gamma counters
• Nuclear reactor earthquake instrumentation
• Respiration air supplying self contained breathing apparatus or accessories
• Radioactive waste disposal systems
• Ultrasonic examination equipment
• Ultrasonic examination equipment
• Vibration testers
• Borescope inspection equipment
• Videoscopes

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