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832A Radiac Technician

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Overview

A Radiac Technician performs organizational or intermediate level maintenance on radiac equipment aboard a tender or at a radiac repair facility. This technician follows procedures that conform to federal standards for protection against radiation hazards.

Core Skills

  • Organizational and intermediate radiac equipment maintenance
  • Radiation hazard protection procedure compliance

Civilian Career Paths

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Nuclear Technicians

Radiac equipment maintenance and adherence to radiation protection procedures provide a foundation for nuclear equipment safety and testing work.

How to prepare: Target openings involving radiation instrumentation and ask employers what plant-specific equipment testing training they provide.

What the civilian work involves
  • Follow nuclear equipment operational policies and procedures that ensure environmental safety.
  • Conduct surveillance testing to determine safety of nuclear equipment.
  • Test plant equipment to ensure it is operating properly.

Occupational Health and Safety Technicians

Experience maintaining radiac equipment under radiation protection procedures is relevant to workplace radiation hazard testing.

How to prepare: Take a community college safety course covering hazardous materials and safety regulations to broaden beyond radiation protection; technicians typically enter with at least a high school diploma and receive on-the-job training.

What the civilian work involves
  • Test workplaces for environmental hazards, such as exposure to radiation, chemical or biological hazards, or excessive noise.

Notes & Sources

  • Verified duties cover radiac repair facility work, not nuclear reactor operation or plant-wide surveillance testing.
Evidence for this guidance (4 documents)
  1. NAVPERS 18068F Vol II (NEOCS, Jul 2026 edition): NEC 832A

    [1] NEC entry "832A - Radiac Technician"; cached text line 21791; NAVPERS 18068F Vol II, 2026-07 edition

    Supports: Organizational and intermediate radiac equipment maintenance, Radiation hazard protection procedure compliance, Nuclear Technicians (O*NET 19-4051.00), Occupational Health and Safety Technicians (O*NET 19-5012.00)

  2. O*NET: Nuclear Technicians

    [2] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

    Supports: Nuclear Technicians (O*NET 19-4051.00)

  3. O*NET: Occupational Health and Safety Technicians

    [3] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

    Supports: Occupational Health and Safety Technicians (O*NET 19-5012.00)

  4. Bureau of Labor Statistics: Occupational Health and Safety Specialists and Technicians

    [4] How to Become One: Education, Training, Work Experience; page dated 2026-08-27, retrieved 2026-09-23

    Supports: Occupational Health and Safety Technicians (O*NET 19-5012.00)

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