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Nuclear health physics monitor (level 2)

Providing radiological monitoring services in the nuclear industry to protect people, plant and the environment from radioactive contamination.

Qualification level
2
Equivalent to GCSE.
Typical duration
24 months
Apprenticeship category
Engineering and manufacturing
Maximum funding
£13,000
Maximum amount government will fund
for apprenticeship training.
Skills
Skills an apprentice will learn
  • Comply with health and safety regulations and procedures. Challenge unsafe practices.
  • Follow work instructions. For example, risk assessments.
  • Follow standard operating procedures (SOPs).
  • Respond to changes in radiological conditions using safety management systems. For example, As Low As Reasonably Practicable principles (ALARP).
  • Comply with environmental and sustainability regulations and procedures. For example, identify and segregate resources for reuse, recycling and disposal.
  • Apply human performance and human factors nuclear culture.
  • Identification of radiation sources and materials.
  • Apply control measures taken with radiation sources and materials.
  • Select and use radiological protection monitoring instruments: for example, smear paper, hand-held radiation and contamination rate meters, installed and portable air samplers.
  • Carry out functional tests of radiation protection monitoring instrumentation using calibrated radioactive sealed sources.
  • Perform numerical calculations for radiological measurements with SI units.
  • Comply with emergency response plans: carry out critical incident monitoring, use forward control points (FCP) and access control points (ACP) to respond and recover from nuclear incidents.
  • Comply with legislative regulations and guidance: Ionising Radiation Regulations (IRR), Radiation (Emergency Preparedness and Public Information) Regulations (REPPIR).
  • Record radiation protection monitoring and survey results using required documentation.
  • Apply team working principles.
  • Communicate verbally with colleagues and managers using industry terminology.
  • Communicate in writing with colleagues and managers.
  • Use information technology and digital systems. Comply with GDPR and cyber security.
  • Carry out and record learning and development activities.
  • Follow equity, diversity and inclusion rules.

Full information on Nuclear health physics monitor (level 2) is available from the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education.

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