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Nuclear Power Reactor Operators

Tools and Technology


Tools Include:

  • Air compressors
  • Air samplers or collectors (Air monitoring equipment)
  • Respirators (Air purifying respirators)
  • Air samplers or collectors (Air sample collection equipment)
  • Gamma counters (Area gamma monitors)
  • Generator control or protection panels (Automatic control systems)
  • Nuclear reactor control rod systems (Control rod drives)
  • Desktop computers
  • Nuclear fuel rod (Fuel handling systems)
  • Generator control or protection panels (Generator control panels)
  • Leak testing equipment (Leak detection equipment)
  • Level sensors or transmitters (Level transmitters)
  • Hot cell remote handling equipment (Master-slave manipulators)
  • Nuclear fuel element failure detection systems (Nuclear plant hazard alarm systems)
  • Nuclear reactor control rod systems (Nuclear reactor control rod operation systems)
  • Personal computers
  • pH meters (pH testers)
  • Digital camcorders or video cameras (Pipe camera inspection systems)
  • Dosimeters (Pocket dosimeters)
  • Two way radios (Portable two way radios)
  • Radiation detectors (Portal monitors)
  • Gas turbine control panels (Power plant turbine control panels)
  • Footwear covers (Protective shoe covers)
  • Dosimeters (Radiation monitoring instruments)
  • Radiation detectors (Radiation survey meters)
  • Protective coveralls (Safety coveralls)
  • Protective gloves (Safety gloves)
  • Nuclear reactor earthquake instrumentation (Seismic monitoring instruments)
  • Radioactive waste disposal systems (Spent fuel handling machines)
  • Air exhausters (Ventilation systems)
  • Borescope inspection equipment (Video borescopes)
  • Conductivity meters (Water conductivity testers)
  • Ion exchange equipment (Water deionization equipment)
  • Water pumps (Water recirculation pumps)
  • Water samplers
  • Water softening accessories (Water softeners)

Technologies Include:

  • Data base user interface and query software
  • Data logging software
  • Microsoft Access
  • Plant information data entry software
  • Spreadsheet software
  • Microsoft Excel



The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet291)

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