Entry Level Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant Jobs

Company: NextEra Energy

Requisition ID: 95823

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Position Specific Description

Florida Power & Light Co., a subsidiary of NextEra Energy Inc., is seeking Nuclear Radiation Protection Technician roles at their Turkey Point Nuclear Plant. This dual unit nuclear facility, located in beautiful Florida City, Florida, produces 100% carbon‑free energy. Please apply now to start your career in this exciting career path!

The Radiation Protection Technician job classification shall meet the requirements of the ANSI/AN-3.1-1978 "American National Standard for Selection and Training of Nuclear Power Plant Personnel". Radiation Protection Technician shall meet or exceed the experience requirements of ANSI/AN-1978, which states: "4.5.2 Technicians. Technicians shall have three years of working experience in their specialty of which one year should be related technical training."

The following guidelines should be used when evaluating technician resumes for compliance with ANSI-3.1 at PSL, ANSI 18.1: Minimum requirements for job: 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. Related education, training and experience may be credited as defined below. 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 an hour for hour basis up to a maximum of 5000 hours. Shipyard hours cannot be accumulated at a rate of more than 50 hours per week.

• 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
• 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
• Maintain health physics supplies inventory
• Monitor Radioactive laundry so as to return to service
• Control of Radiography operations

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Employee Group: Bargaining Unit

Employee Type: Full Time

Job Category: Nuclear Bargaining Unit

Organization: Florida Power & Light Company

Relocation Provided: No

Nearest Major Market: Miami

Job Segment: Power Plant Operator, Nuclear, Power Plant, Energy

NextEra Energy is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, age, national origin, religion, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetics, disability, protected veteran status or any other basis prohibited by law.

NextEra Energy provides reasonable accommodation in its application and selection process for qualified individuals, including accommodations related to compliance with conditional job offer requirements, consistent with federal, state, and local laws. Supporting medical or religious documentation will be required where applicable and permitted by applicable law. To request a reasonable accommodation, please send an e-mail to recruiting-coordinator.sharedmailbox@nexteraenergy.com, providing your name, telephone number and the best time for us to reach you.