Senior RPO Technician

DTE is one of the nation’s largest diversified energy companies. Our electric and gas companies have fueled our customer’s homes and Michigan’s progress for more than a century. And as Michigan’s largest source of renewable energy, we’re creating a cleaner, healthier environment to power our future. We’re also serving communities beyond Michigan, where our affiliated businesses offer renewable energy, emission control technologies, and energy services to industries in 19 states.
 

But we’re more than a leading energy company... and working at DTE is more than just a job. At DTE, we take great care of each other and our customers, and we use our energy to be a force for growth and prosperity in our communities.  When you join us, you’ll be part of a team that welcomes, recognizes, and celebrates differences and values everyone’s health, safety, and wellbeing.  Are you ready to make that kind of difference? Bring your energy to DTE. Together, we can achieve great things.
 

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Job Summary:

Apply technical knowledge in support of personnel safety assurance, plant systems operability/reliability, which includes radiation protection and environmental-related activities; the installation of plant design changes, work planning and performance in radiation fields and the conduct of independent safe and reliable manner, in accordance with regulatory requirements.

Note: This is not an all-inclusive list of duties, and other tasks may be assigned as appropriate by RP Supervision. This is a multi-trade classification. The following is a list of Radiation Protection Organizational departments that have represented employees which are included in this job description are Radiation Protection Operations, Radiation Protection Instruments, and Radiological Health

Key Accountabilities  
• Perform recurring functions (including sampling, data collection, counting, data analysis and writing reports) for: ALARA/Dosimetry/Radiation Protection.
• Evaluate plant conditions, including the use, installation or calibration of various survey and test equipment and collecting, documenting, and organizing survey and test results; perform surveillances.
• Perform trend and problem analyses on the performance or plant systems, equipment or conditions; prepare detailed reports on plant processes or performance, noting when conditions are out of specified limits.
• Coordinate/prioritize scheduled and requested work for the group in support of plant operations; serve as lead tech or backshift group supervisor; administer on-the-job training and mentor other technicians.
• Support field implementation of 10CFR regulatory requirements in support of radiation protection or environmental mandates; generate and maintain quality and other regulatory required records.
• Develop and revise applicable discipline specific technical procedures and work instructions.
• Maintain laboratory supplies and equipment inventories and order replacement parts when necessary.
• As assigned, participate in Emergency Response Organization; respond to call-in's for emergent plant support.

Radiation Protection Operations

- Meet the experience and training criteria specific in ANSI N18.1 “American National Standard for Selection and Training of Nuclear Power Plant Personnel: for Radiation Protection Technicians.
- Evaluate station radiological conditions, perform and document radiological surveys, analysis of radiological contamination and airborne conditions
- Support the work of other station departments in radiological areas; perform job coverage in support of plant operation and maintenance, assuring RWP requirements are maintained
- Post and de-post Radiological hazards
- Operate dosimetry management system
- Respond to Electronic Dosimetry alarms, perform Dosimetry evaluations
- Perform DAC hour and Neutron dose tracking
- Control access to High Radiation, locked High Radiation, and Very High Radiation areas.
- Respond to radiation alarms and radiation events
- Provide access control to the RRA
- Support Radwaste shipping and processing
- Perform release of liquid and solid samples, tools, and equipment from RRA
- Respond to personnel contamination events, decontaminate, survey, document, and perform follow-ups as required
- Evaluate planned work and schedules to include radiological coordination (Fermi plan of the day (P.O.D.))
- Develop and maintain RWP’s and ALARA Reviews.
- Issue respiratory protection equipment
- Source Control for License and Exempt Radioactive Sources
- Set up and use of remote telemetry systems
- Operate robot used for LHRA and HRA entries
- Responsibility for upkeep of Emergency Kits (RERP, Ambulatory, etc.)

Radiation Protection Instrument

- Meet the experience and training criteria specific in ANSI N18.1 “American National Standard for Selection and Training of Nuclear Power Plant Personnel: for Radiation Protection Technicians
- Calibrate survey instruments used by qualified technicians
- Maintain/repair instruments used by qualified technicians
- Implement and maintain procedures for plant equipment (D1100 and D2100) as well as radiation monitoring equipment used by all technicians
- Calibrations of plant Process Radiation Monitors (D1100 and D2100 systems) including troubleshooting and repair
- Maintain remote telemetry systems
- Responsibility to maintain effluent sampling capabilities as a back up to Chemistry
- Repair and maintenance of plant camera equipment as well as installation in plant
- Maintenance of RP Instruments database
- Qualified to perform OJT/TPE of equipment
- Maintenance of robot used for LHRA and HRA entries
- Calibration, maintenance and repair of gamma spectroscopy systems and radiation counting equipment
- Set up and use or remote telemetry
- Operate robot used for LHRA and HRA entries
- Responsibility for upkeep of Emergency Kits (RERP, Ambulatory, etc.)

Radiological Health

- Meet the experience and training criteria specific in ANSI N18.1 “American National Standard for Selection and Training of Nuclear Power Plant Personnel: for Radiation Protection Technicians
- Personnel dosimetry issuance and exposure evaluations
- Process dosimetry dosimetry and perform exposure evaluations
- TLD Receipt and Testing inspection
- Maintain and operate TLD reader and TLD irradiator
- Collection, Processing and Reporting personnel dose records
- Various sampling as required per the Radiological Environmental Monitoring program
- Land use census for environmental monitoring
- Packaging and shipment of environmental samples
- Maintain OSHA mandated SCBA repair certifications
- Maintain emergency use and routine use respiratory protection equipment
- Perform quantitative respirator fit test
- Maintain breathing air equipment and cylinders
- Perform corporate SCBA maintenance/inspections
- Perform whole body counting and maintain the whole body counting equipment
- Bioassay sample collection and processing

QUALIFICATIONS

- Associates degree or 2 years technical credits toward a Bachelor's degree or HS/GED and relevant military training and experience or completion of an INPO approved Radiation Protection Technical Training Program.
- 5 years in nuclear power plant activities with 2 years of work experience as a radiation protection technician, and completion of 100% of on-the-job training and qualification requirements (specified in the established/approved progression schedule) for progression to the Sr. Technician.
- Coaches, counsels, trains, and directs or manages or schedules work flow and productivity measures.
- Knowledgeable of nuclear power plant operations and computerized applications and software programs.
- Working knowledge of environmental, nuclear and other applicable regulatory requirements.
- Working knowledge or measuring devices, mechanical equipment, precision and non-precision instruments and tools, rigging/lifting, shop equipment, blueprints/drawing/schematics, and business unit safe work practices.
- Analyzes and solves problems, evaluates trends and recommends corrective actions and improvements.
- Responds to requests for service and assistance; prioritizes tasks; handles information flow; treats others with respect and consideration; attentive to detail and accuracy; supports safety programs.

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