Radiation Protection Intern

Requisition ID # 155859 

Job Category: Administrative / Clerical 

Job Level: Individual Contributor

Business Unit: Generation

Work Type: Hybrid

Job Location: Avila Beach

 

 

 

 Radiation Protection Intern

Department Overview

The Radiation Protection (RP) Department is a regulatory mandated organization and is responsible for establishing and maintaining programmatic controls to ensure radiation safety for the Diablo Canyon Power Plant (DCPP) workforce and surrounding communities.  The RP Department has several programs; however, the primary ones include in-field support with RP Operations, Radwaste, ALARA and Exposure Reduction, Engineering, and Dosimetry.

 

Position Summary

The primary function of this position is to by ensuring compliance with applicable radiation safety procedures. The intern will work under the general technical direction of more experienced Nuclear Radiation Protection Engineers. The job is responsible for providing technical support for routine projects and programs, analyzing and trending data to identify adverse trends, researching industry guidelines and operating experience for proposed solutions, assisting in all aspects of procedure development and support of RP programs such as ALARA, temporary shielding, instrumentation, inter and external dosimetry, rad waste, rad material control, and radiological environmental monitoring.

 

PG&E is providing the hourly rate range that the company in good faith believes it might pay for this position at the time of the job posting. This compensation range is specific to the locality of the job. The actual hourly rate paid to an individual will be based on multiple factors, including, but not limited to, specific skills, education, licenses or certifications, experience, market value, geographic location, and internal equity. Although we estimate the successful candidate hired into this role will be placed towards the middle or entry point of the range, the decision will be made on a case-by-case basis related to these factors.​
 

The hourly rate for this position ranges from $19.56 to $29.81

 

Responsibilities

Durning the summer internship, the intern will assist with one or more work areas described below. All working areas will require direct supervision and mentoring.

 

ALARA planning and implementation: Responsible for long term exposure reduction strategies, outage planning, temporary shielding and technology, source term removal and mitigation, processes and procedures required to implement effective ALARA controls, and the metrics associated with monitoring an ALARA program.

 

RP instrumentation program: Responsible for planning and implementation of programs to support the field with instrumentation for routine operations such as surveys, job coverage, release of personnel and materials, remote monitoring, air sampling, and emergency response.

 

Internal and External dosimetry: Responsible for planning and implementing programs to measure, analyze, calculate and document internal and external occupational exposures at DCPP.

 

Radioactive Material Control: Responsible for providing technical support to the management of radioactive material and preventing the inadvertent release of that material to the public. This includes receipt and shipping of radioactive material, control of contaminated protective clothing, source control, and technical support for decontamination activities.

 

Radioactive Waste: Responsible for processing, packaging, storage, and shipping for both liquid and solid radioactive waste. This includes the radioactive waste minimization program, the Radwaste Classification Program and radioactive waste form Process Control Program.

 

Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program (REMP): Responsible for technical support for the area and environmental TLD program, Off Site Environmental Laboratory (OEL), and Ground Water Initiative.

 

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

Pursuing a bachelor’s degree in health physics, radiation protection, business analytics, data analytics, computer science, nuclear engineering or related technical discipline. Students must be returning to school in the Fall of 2024 continuing their education towards degree.

 

Desired Qualifications:

• 3.0 GPA or greater in both cumulative GPA and major GPA.
• Former internship experience in utilities, municipalities, construction, or nuclear generation.
• Ability to work in a team environment and support fellow team members.
• Strong problem solving and analytical skills. 
• Former PG&E internship experience.
• Strong communication skills, both oral and written