As a radiation protection technician, your duties focus on monitoring radiological emissions and exposure. In this career, you usually work in a nuclear plant or another facility where there is a danger of radiation exposure. Your responsibilities are to evaluate the facility and current practices, which includes measuring the current level of radioactive emissions. Based on your analysis, you suggest and implement safety measures to protect plant employees and members of the public. A radiation protection technician can also be part of the response team during a radioactive leak or spill or plan for the proper disposal of radioactive materials.