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name, description
| name | description |
|---|---|
| radiation-protection-technician | Occupational skill for the role 'radiation protection technician' (also: radiation protection planning technician, radiological protection technician, radiation protection monitoring technician, radiation protection expert, nuclear plant radiation monitor, nuclear plant radiation technician). Use when the user asks for typical radiation protection technician work such as: Brief workers on radiation levels in work areas.; Analyze samples, such as air or water samples, for contaminants or other elements.; Place radioactive waste, such as sweepings or broken sample bottles, into containers for shipping or disposal. |
Radiation Protection Technician
Radiation protection technicians monitor radiation levels in buildings and facilities to ensure compliance with health and safety standards, and to prevent dangerous elevations in the radiation level. They take measures to minimise radiation emissions, and to prevent further contamination in the event of radiation pollution, by developing radiation protection plans, in particular for nuclear plants and facilities.
Core workflow
- Brief workers on radiation levels in work areas.
- Analyze samples, such as air or water samples, for contaminants or other elements.
- Place radioactive waste, such as sweepings or broken sample bottles, into containers for shipping or disposal.
- Calculate safe radiation exposure times for personnel using plant contamination readings and prescribed safe levels of radiation.
- Provide initial response to abnormal events or to alarms from radiation monitoring equipment.
- Monitor personnel to determine the amounts and intensities of radiation exposure.
- Inform supervisors when individual exposures or area radiation levels approach maximum permissible limits.
- Instruct personnel in radiation safety procedures and demonstrate use of protective clothing and equipment.
How to use this skill
- Read references/profile.md for the occupation profile and scope.
- Consult references/tasks.md for the full task and activity inventory.
- Check references/skills.md for essential vs. optional competences.
- Check references/tools.md for the software commonly used in this role.
- See references/ai-skills.md — matched external AI agent skills (per-source attribution).
Key competences (essential)
- calculate exposure to radiation
- develop hazardous waste management strategies
- develop radiation protection strategies
- ensure compliance with radiation protection regulations
- hazardous waste treatment
- hazardous waste types
- health, safety and hygiene legislation
- instruct employees on radiation protection
- metrology
- monitor nuclear power plant systems
- monitor radiation levels
- nuclear reprocessing
- perform risk analysis
- radiation protection
- radioactive contamination
Hot technologies
- Structured query language SQL
- Microsoft Azure software
- Microsoft Outlook
- Oracle Java
- Microsoft Office software
- Microsoft Windows
- Microsoft Windows Server
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Word
Hot technologies
Top tools from 47 gated job ads (see references/market.md, as of 2026-07-19):
- Microsoft Excel — 6 %
Sources: ESCO v1.2.1 (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/184e59d7-5646-4fe4-9059-46867ff09574), ONET 30.3 (19-4051.02). See manifest.json for licensing/attribution.*