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Florida Power & Light · 3 weeks ago

Radiation Protection Technician - Nuclear Special Crew

Florida City, FL

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

4+ years exp

Florida Power & Light Company is the largest electric utility in the U.S., providing reliable energy to nearly 12 million Floridians. They are seeking a Radiation Protection Technician to perform radiation surveys, contamination surveys, and support the movement of radioactive materials at their Turkey Point Nuclear Plant.

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Responsibilities

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

Qualification

Health Physics ExperienceRadiation Detection InstrumentsRadiation Work PermitsFork Lift Operator CertificationNRRPT Certification

Required

Technician Occup Sel Sys Test passed

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

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 bachelor's 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

Preferred

Fork Lift Operator Certification

NRRPT Certification

Company

Florida Power & Light

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Florida Power & Light Company (FPL), a subsidiary of NextEra Energy, Inc.

Founded in 1925

Florida, New York, USA

5001-10000 employees

https://www.fpl.com/

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