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AI for Reactor Operators

Robert MacKelfresh

By Robert MacKelfresh

Founder, Automation Squad

Operate or control nuclear reactors. Move control rods, start and stop equipment, monitor and adjust controls, and record data in logs. Implement emergency procedures when needed. May respond to abnormalities, determine cause, and recommend corrective action.

Nuclear Power Reactor Operators · O*NET 51-8011.00 · Job Zone 3 · sourced from the U.S. Department of Labor occupation database

Automation coverage

7 of 12tools on this list have an AI solution available today

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The tools this job actually uses

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  • Microsoft Accesshot
  • Microsoft Azure softwarehot
  • Microsoft Excelhot
  • Microsoft Office softwarehot
  • Microsoft Power Automatehot
  • Microsoft Power BIhot
  • Microsoft PowerPointhot
  • Microsoft SharePointhot
  • Structured query language SQLhot
  • Data logging software
  • Outage management system OMS
  • Plant information data entry software

What this job involves

19 documented tasks, most important first. Showing 19.

  1. Operate nuclear power reactors in accordance with policies and procedures to protect workers from radiation and to ensure environmental safety.
  2. Adjust controls to position rod and to regulate flux level, reactor period, coolant temperature, or rate of power flow, following standard procedures.
  3. Develop or implement actions such as lockouts, tagouts, or clearances to allow equipment to be safely repaired.
  4. Direct reactor operators in emergency situations, in accordance with emergency operating procedures.
  5. Respond to system or unit abnormalities, diagnosing the cause, and recommending or taking corrective action.
  6. Monitor all systems for normal running conditions, performing activities such as checking gauges to assess output or the effects of generator loading on other equipment.
  7. Monitor or operate boilers, turbines, wells, or auxiliary power plant equipment.
  8. Record operating data, such as the results of surveillance tests.
  9. Implement operational procedures, such as those controlling start-up or shut-down activities.
  10. Note malfunctions of equipment, instruments, or controls and report these conditions to supervisors.
  11. Participate in nuclear fuel element handling activities, such as preparation, transfer, loading, or unloading.
  12. Authorize maintenance activities on units or changes in equipment or system operational status.
  13. Supervise technicians' work activities to ensure that equipment is operated in accordance with policies and procedures that protect workers from radiation and ensure environmental safety.
  14. Dispatch orders or instructions to personnel through radiotelephone or intercommunication systems to coordinate auxiliary equipment operation.
  15. Authorize actions to correct identified operational inefficiencies or hazards so that operating efficiency is maximized and potential environmental issues are minimized.
  16. Review and edit standard operating procedures.
  17. Direct the collection and testing of air, water, gas, or solid samples to determine radioactivity levels or to ensure appropriate radioactive containment.
  18. Conduct inspections or operations outside of control rooms as necessary.
  19. Direct measurement of the intensity or types of radiation in work areas, equipment, or materials.
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