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TerraPower Health Physicist I in Everett, Washington
TITLE: Health Physicist 1 LOCATION: Everett, WA, USA TerraPower is a nuclear technology company based in Bellevue, Washington with a laboratory in Everett, WA. At its core, the company is working to raise living standards globally through a more affordable, secure and environmentally friendly form of nuclear energy along with innovations in medical isotopes to improve human health. In 2006, TerraPower originated with Bill Gates and a group of like-minded visionaries who evaluated the fundamental challenges to raising living standards around the world. They recognized energy access was crucial to the health and economic well-being of communities and decided that the private sector needed to take action and create energy sources that would advance global energy deployment. TerraPower's mission is to be a world leader in new nuclear technologies, while developing innovators and future leaders in the nuclear field. As a result, the company's activities in the fields of nuclear energy and related sciences are yielding significant innovations in the safety and economics of nuclear power, hybrid energy and medical applications - all for significant human health benefits. TerraPower is seeking to hire highly motivated and forward-thinking professionals who are interested in focusing on advanced nuclear reactor research and development and influencing change within the nuclear power landscape and bringing forward the critical production of medical isotopes. Health Physicist 1 The Health Physicist 1 is a junior health physicist position that provides support to the TerraPower Radiation Safety Officer and performs day-to-day functions of the Radiation Safety Program. Responsibilities: * Administer various programs of the Radiation Safety Program i.e. dosimetry, waste, emissions, bioassay, radiation generating equipment, air sampling, shipping, training, etc. * Review usage of radiological instrumentation for proper application. * Review and assist the RSO in establishing dose limits and ALARA controls. * Ability to apply principles and practices of health physics. * Analyze data - qualitative and quantitative. * Review and provide professional judgement for radiation and radioactive material hazards. * Perform contamination and exposure rate surveys. * Perform routine inspections of laboratory and radiological conditions. * Deploy and collect airborne monitoring equipment and filters. * Provide operational radiation safety support and serve as points of contact for TerraPower radiation workers. * Ensure TerraPower radiological activities are complaint with TerraPower policies. * Provide daily operational/laboratory support to ensure appropriate instruments and equipment are functional and adequate to support TerraPower operations. * Review, survey, and complete shipments of Class 7 Radioactive Material including receipt inspections. * Purchase, maintain, and calibrate radiological instruments. * Assist in maintaining inventory and supplies of health physics materials and equipment. * Perform and direct decontamination as necessary. * Effectively communicate radiation protection requirements to personnel. * Provide radiation safety training and instrumentation training to TerraPower radiation workers. * Follow, review, and update standard operating procedures. * Observe work practices for ALARA practices and implementation of controls. * Perform other tasks and duties as specified by the TerraPower Radiation Safety Officer. Key Qualifications and Skills * B.S. degree in Radiation Protection, Radiological/Health Science, or a related technical discipline is desired. Or a high school diploma with 8 years' experience in a health physics technician position. Or an associate degree with 4 years' experience in a health physics technician positi