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Application for Succession of Operators October 2017 <br /> • Assembled and performed measurements with the following detectors: GM detectors, <br /> NaI detectors,Ion Chambers,Surface Barrier detectors,gas flow proportional counters, <br /> BF3 neutron detectors,High Purity Germanium detectors,Thermoluminescent <br /> dosimeters,and Fricke solution dosimetry <br /> Radiation Chemistry with laboratory: <br /> • Studied the chemistry of the actinide series, with an emphasis on uranium <br /> • Learned environmental sampling and sample preparation procedures <br /> • Performed radiochemical analysis using the following methods: Ion exchange column, liquid <br /> scintillation counting,and radium measurements by radon emanation method <br /> Aerosols: <br /> • Learned the fundamentals of aerosol characteristics,important for air sampling <br /> • Performed sampling in the laboratory with an Aerodynamic Particle Sizer <br /> Practicum at Los Alamos National Lab: <br /> • Actively participated in a simulated exercise to cut a contaminated pipe in a glove bag <br /> while wearing full Tyvek suit with respirator <br /> • Participated in a table top exercise simulating a response to a fire at a radioactive waste <br /> disposal site <br /> 24 <br />