Intern Radiation Protection

APS•TONOPAH, AZ

6d•Onsite

About The Position

The Radiation Protection Intern is a temporary, nine-month program providing broad work experience in radiation protection tasks of limited scope and complexity. Interns rotate through work assignments, particularly during outages, and learn the duties and responsibilities of various radiation protection tasks under the guidance of supervisors and assigned mentors to help inform career decisions. They complete training on industry-related topics, designated Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) courses, the Junior Fundamentals exam (RPFUN1), and designated Radiation Protection Standardized Task Evaluations (STE) within the first three months. The role supports field and/or work-site activities at Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station. Interns are expected to uphold the Palo Verde safety culture, work effectively with teams and other work groups, adapt to changing tasks and environments, communicate clearly, and demonstrate a strong desire to learn. Any PVNGS employee may be called upon to serve in the Emergency Response Organization or support a refueling or short-notice outage; these are conditions of employment. The position also requires compliance with applicable nuclear, security, physical, psychological, export-control, and fitness-for-duty requirements.

Requirements

High school graduate or GED.
At least 18 years of age.
Current Arizona resident.
Must be able to satisfy applicable NRC, security, physical, and psychological requirements to work within the protected area.
For Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station openings, applicants must be a U.S. person under applicable U.S. Export Control Laws.

Nice To Haves

Basic math and high school algebra skills.
Good communication and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

Rotate through radiation protection work assignments, especially during outages.
Learn and perform radiation protection tasks under the guidance of supervisors and assigned mentors.
Complete training on industry-related topics, designated EPRI courses including the Junior Fundamentals exam (RPFUN1), and designated RP Standardized Task Evaluations within the first three months.
Follow Palo Verde safety practices, including participating in pre-job briefings, reporting unsafe conditions, using PPE and ALARA strategies, and avoiding injury and contamination.
Work cooperatively with teams and other work groups to achieve safety and quality goals.
Adapt to changing assignments, responsibilities, environments, and expectations; attend training and scheduled duties.
Communicate clearly, maintain open communication with mentors, and use required communication practices such as the phonetic alphabet and three-legged communications.
Maintain professionalism, use self-checking, avoid security violations, follow the “Do It Right The First Time” philosophy, and use appropriate tools, including hand tools.
Demonstrate willingness to learn, ask questions, listen to direction, and arrive on time for assigned duties.
Be available to serve as an Emergency Response Organization member and support refueling or short-notice outages if called upon.
Comply with applicable Fitness for Duty testing and reporting requirements.