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N76Z Nuclear Propulsion Plant Maintenance Supervisor: Radiological Controls

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Overview

A nuclear propulsion plant maintenance supervisor oversees radiological maintenance on Naval Nuclear Propulsion Plants. The supervisor directs this work at the organizational and depot levels and within nuclear capable repair activities.

Core Skills

  • Organizational and depot radiological maintenance oversight

Civilian Career Paths

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First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers

Supervising organizational and depot radiological maintenance in nuclear propulsion plants directly supports maintenance-supervision work in nuclear facilities and repair organizations.

How to prepare: Prepare a work-history summary showing the radiological maintenance activities and repair settings you supervised, then compare it with nuclear-facility maintenance supervisor openings.

What the civilian work involves
  • Inspect, test, and measure completed work, using devices such as hand tools or gauges to verify conformance to standards or repair requirements.
  • Monitor employees' work levels and review work performance.

Nuclear Monitoring Technicians

Radiological maintenance supervision in nuclear propulsion plants provides relevant context for radiation-monitoring work, although the verified duties do not establish hands-on monitoring experience.

How to prepare: Compare your documented experience with technician duties in exposure calculations and personnel monitoring to identify topics for targeted radiation-protection training.

What the civilian work involves
  • Brief workers on radiation levels in work areas.
  • Calculate safe radiation exposure times for personnel using plant contamination readings and prescribed safe levels of radiation.
  • Monitor personnel to determine the amounts and intensities of radiation exposure.

Notes & Sources

Evidence for this guidance (3 documents)
  1. NAVPERS 18068F Vol II (NEOCS, Jul 2026 edition): NEC N76Z

    [1] NEC entry "N76Z - Nuclear Propulsion Plant Maintenance Supervisor - Radiological Controls"; cached text line 9015; NAVPERS 18068F Vol II, 2026-07 edition

    Supports: Organizational and depot radiological maintenance oversight, First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers (O*NET 49-1011.00), Nuclear Monitoring Technicians (O*NET 19-4051.02)

  2. O*NET: First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers

    [2] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

    Supports: First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers (O*NET 49-1011.00)

  3. O*NET: Nuclear Monitoring Technicians

    [3] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

    Supports: Nuclear Monitoring Technicians (O*NET 19-4051.02)

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