Nuclear technician
Code 3111.10
Nuclear technicians function as aids to physicists and engineers in nuclear laboratories and power plants. They monitor the procedures to ensure safety and quality control, and maintain equipment. They also handle and control radioactive equipment and measure radiation levels to ensure safety.
Essential skills
Knowledge
- Degradación de materiales
- radioactive contamination
- technical drawings
- nuclear energy
- metrology
- pneumatics
- contamination exposure regulations
- fire prevention procedures
- radiation protection
Skills and competences
- liaise with engineers
- calculate exposure to radiation
- monitor radiation levels
- monitor nuclear power plant systems
- use personal protection equipment
- avoid contamination
- ensure compliance with environmental legislation
- ensure compliance with radiation protection regulations
- ensure equipment cooling
- investigate contamination
- maintain records of maintenance interventions
- operate machine tools
- maintain electromechanical equipment
- maintain nuclear reactors
- maintain hydraulic systems
- resolve equipment malfunctions
- follow nuclear plant safety precautions
- use testing equipment
Transversal competences
- calibrate precision instrument
- use hand tools
- respond to nuclear emergencies
- use measurement instruments
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This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission and the Mapha Taxonomy developed by OTIC SOFOFA (CC BY 4.0), in an adapted version. Group codes come from the ILO's ISCO-08. See sources and licences