Manager, Radiation Protection and Chemistry

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Job Summary

This position is accountable for managing all aspects of Radiation Protection and Chemistry in conformance with regulations, commitments, industry and company standards. This role ensures activities are completed in accordance with standardized company fleet practices, policies and procedures. The manager maintains or drives radiation protection and chemistry programs to minimize worker and public dose and the spread of contamination.

This position is also accountable for managing all aspects for asset preservation at the station. Control and implement programs for plant chemistry, radiochemistry, solid/liquid/gaseous effluent control, and environmental compliance (e.g. perform primary chemistry control, perform radiochemical analysis, chemical treatment of closed cooling systems IAW EPRI Guidelines), Develop and maintain procedures related to chemistry and environmental, Manage data (e.g. record, store and trend chemistry parameters),Interface with regulatory bodies on chemistry issues (e.g. all EPA permit maintenance/state interfaces) and control of chemicals as maintained by the Chemical Control Program.

Responsible for the 5 Year Dose Reduction Plan and the Source Term Reduction Plan

Job Description

Key Accountabilities

• Responsible for maintaining open communications and responsive coordination with all other station organizations, EH Nuclear, regulators and site management for effective implementation of the Radiation Protection Program.
• Direct, control and coordinate the activities of the Radiation Protection section to meet station performance metrics.  Ensure activities are completed in accordance with standardized EH Nuclear fleet practices, policies and procedures. Ensures satisfactory performance and qualification of assigned personnel; develops assigned personnel. Provides leadership and strategic focus for staff.  Accountable for training, qualification, and performance of section personnel.
• Responsible for providing leadership and direction to ensure that the Company is in full compliance with applicable regulatory requirements regarding radiation safety.  
• Provide support for station operations and maintenance activities. Responsible for oversight of personnel and public dose monitoring and reporting.  Ensures the preparation and adequacy of personnel exposure records, bioassay samples and radiation protection and contamination surveys to assure plant personnel radiation exposure is kept as low as reasonably achievable (ALARA).
• Ensure the timely preparation and maintenance of records and reports concerning radiation and radioactive material as required by Federal, State and Local agencies. Participate in industrial committees as the Company representative in Health Physics.
• Responsible for working with assigned Fleet Manager to establish and implement standardized radiological protection processes across EH Nuclear and to implement the Company's related strategic initiatives as identified in the EH Nuclear Business Plan.
• Direct compliance with the Company's Quality Assurance Program, the plant's administrative requirements, radiological control procedures and various codes, standards, and regulatory guides to which radiological activities must be performed.
• Controls radioactive source material, provides oversight of radioactive waste management and transportation, and manages the respiratory protection program including respiratory equipment maintenance.
• Responsible for oversight of the radiation monitoring survey equipment program.
• Responsible for Radiation Protection initial and continuing training programs in accordance with Nuclear Academy for Nuclear Training Accreditation standards.
• Responsible for outage coordination with vendors & contractors and for working with the fleet peer group and resource sharing activities related to supporting fleet outages. 
• Implement the station chemistry program as it relates to all chemistry, environmental and effluent surveillance, controls and operations.  Coordinate the development, review and approval of procedures and work instructions for the Chemistry Section.
• Responsible for providing leadership and direction for all aspects of the water chemistry and environmental compliance at assigned nuclear station.
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