Radiological control technician implementing continuing training
The Westinghouse Hanford Company (WHC) has developed and is implementing a continuing training program for RCTs. This program was designed to meet the requirements of the DOE and Hanford Site Radiological Control Manual. The program is scheduled on a biennial (two year), six cycle format, where each cycle is seventeen weeks in length. This enables the technician to be in the classroom three times per year, for an average of four days each cycle. Content emphasis is placed on: academics review; lessons learned; new equipment and procedures; practical skills training; and oral board preparation. Academic reviews provide refresher training on core and site academics in both lecture and overview formats. During the first five cycles, an average of six lessons are presented. A preparatory exam is administered along with a quiz covering previous cycles. The sixth cycle is dedicated to an academic review of all previous lesson content, the final comprehensive exam, and the oral examination boards. In conjunction with continuing training, technicians receive additional company required training, providing a substantial cost savings to WHC. WHC employs approximately 300 RCTs.
- Research Organization:
- USDOE Assistant Secretary for Environment, Safety, and Health, Washington, DC (United States). Office of Health; USDOE Nevada Field Office, Las Vegas, NV (United States)
- OSTI ID:
- 45312
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-9304128-; ON: DE95004507; TRN: 95:001318-0014
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: Department of Energy (DOE) radiation protection conference, Las Vegas, NV (United States), 13-15 Apr 1993; Other Information: PBD: [1993]; Related Information: Is Part Of 1993 Radiation Protection Workshop: Proceedings; PB: 431 p.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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