A professional who decontaminates radioactive materials and equipment, using chemical solutions, and sandblasting machine. Responsibilities include:

• Reads contamination level, using radiation meter, and sorts contaminated items by size and radiation level, following specifications.
• Weighs out and mixes chemical solutions in tank according to prescribed formula, and heats solution, using steam hose.
• Immerses objects, such as pipes, motors, valves, hose, and containers, in solution for specified time, using hoist.
• Places smaller objects in sandblasting machine, using manipulators or protective gloves, and starts machine to remove greater proportion of contamination and reduce immersion time.
• Places hot (radioactive) waste, such as sweepings and broken sample bottles, into disposal containers to be processed for land or sea burial.
• Cleans objects having radiation count under specified amount, using cloth, soap, solvents, wire brush, and buffing wheel.
• Records type of material and equipment decontaminated and method used.
• May accompany coffins of waste to disposal area.
• May monitor radiation-exposed equipment, plant and hospital areas, and materials, using radiation-detector measuring instruments, such as portable gamma survey meter, Geiger counter, and alpha-beta-gamma survey meter.
• May determine method of decontamination according to size and nature of equipment, and degree of contamination.