Radioactive Waste Shipper

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Job Summary

Job Description

Key Accountabilties:

• Receiving, packaging and shipping radioactive materials in compliance with applicable transportation regulations.
• Characterizing the shipment, selecting the appropriate packaging, determining the appropriate marking, labeling & placard, and preparing the required Department of Transportation (DOT) and Nuclear Regulatory Commission(NRC)documents for each shipment of radioactivematerial.
• Ensuring compliance with disposal facility certifications and licenses and acquiring vendor licensed shipping casks/containers and certifications.
• Establishing radioactive material shipping schedules and coordinating with Work Planning, Security, Maintenance, Nuclear Construction, Radiation Protection and Operations to meet shipment schedules.
• Developing and maintaining the radioactive material shipping program and procedures.
• Serving as the Subject Matter Expert (SME) for the development of radioactive material shipping training programs.
• Maintaining On the Job Training (OJT) and Task Performance Evaluation (TPE) qualifications
• Providing supervisory oversight of radiation technicians & maintenance workers performing the following job duties:
  • Receiving of radioactive materials
  • Receiving and being accountable for radioactive sources
  • Coordinating the sampling of highly radioactive material (e.g., resins and filters) from plant systems
  • Sampling radioactive waste streams for 10 CFR 61 compliance
  • Packaging, marking, labeling & placarding of radioactive material shipments
  • Management the outage radioactive material storage program, including seavan storage.
• Providing outage support and serving as the Radioactive Material Shipping Coordinator.
• Supporting the Corrective Action Program, as assigned.
• Performing Emergency Response Organization duties as assigned.

Education, Experience and Skills:

• High school diploma or GED AND a minimum of 3 years related professional-level experience in the nuclear industry required.
  • In lieu of the professional-level experience, an Associate's degree in a technical discipline AND a minimum of 3 years Radiation Protection experience in a commercial, Naval or Department of Energy (DOE) nuclear facility is required.
• Mustexhibita high degree of nuclear professionalism and nuclear safety conscious.
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office tools, including Excel, PowerPoint, Access and Word. Experience with SAP preferred.
• Strong written and oral communication skills,with the abilitytoadapttovaryingaudiences.
• Must residewithin site-specificEROresponsetime.

** Final pay grade/level will be determined based on skills, experience, and qualifications. **

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