Job Description

Position Specific Description

NextEra Energy at Plant Turkey Point is now hiring Temporary Radiation Protection Technicians to provide necessary support for the ISFSI project, begininng March 2021- September 30th 2021.

Qualified professionals must hold ANSI 18.1- 3.1 certification. Weekly Per Diem provided.

Job Overview

Minimum requirements for job:

* An ANSI qualified health physics technician shall have a minimum of 6000 hours (PSL) or 5000 hours (PTN) of health physics experience (junior or senior level) in commercial nuclear power plants, of which, a maximum of 50 hours per week may be accumulated in any single year. Related education, training and experience may be credited as defined below.
* Equivalent health physics technician experience for decontamination technician experience in commercial nuclear power plants may be credited at a rate of no more than 0.5 hours/hour worked up to a maximum of 1000 hours credit
* A Navy ELT qualification is equivalent to 5000 hours of commercial health physics technician experience
* Shipyard experience in health physics (108 qualification) is credited on a four hour basis up to a maximum of 5000 hours. Shipyard hours cannot be accumulated at a rate of more than 50 hours per week.
* An associate degree in a related technical field or a bachelors of science degree is equivalent to 2000 hours of commercial health physics technician experience.
* One year of training is equivalent to 500 academic hours
* Or completes the JR RPT program

Accountabilities:

* The Radiation Protection Technologist-Nuclear is responsible for performing and documenting the following:
* Area radiation surveys (beta and gamma)
* Area contamination surveys (fixed and smearable for beta, gamma and alpha)
* Area and breathing zone air sampling
* Area posting
* Radioactive material labeling
* Surveying, tagging and release of clean material from the Radiation Controlled Area (RCA)
* Job coverage in accordance with plant instructions and Radiation Work Permits
* Writing Radiation Work Permits
* Maintaining Radiological Emergency Plan equipment and supplies as well as the regular inventory of the material
* Providing support for the movement of Radioactive material within the RCA
* Implementation of the Respiratory Protection Program to include maintenance and issuance of the equipment
* Decontamination of contaminated personnel
* Issue, service, calibrate, and perform minor repairs on radiation detection instruments and equipment
* Responsible for shipping and receiving radioactive material and radioactive waste processing and shipping
* Perform surveys and documentation for receipt of new fuel and spent fuel handling and shipping
* Perform or direct decontamination activities
* Maintain health physics supplies inventory
* Monitor radioactive laundry so as to return to service
* Control of radiography operations
* The Radiation Protection Technologist reports to a Health Physics Supervisor or a General Maintenance Leader when working as a member of a Composite Crew

Required Qualifications

Technician Occup Sel Sys Test passed

Preferred Qualifications

Fork Lift Operator Certification
NRRPT Certification