John Telford

Qualified as a contamination worker, qualified monitor, and drape catch worker to perform radiological work.

Qualified as a fuel handler to safely handle, identify, and verify nuclear material. Responsible to ensure that fuel handling limits and nuclear safety rules are satisfied.

Performed punching operations to perform hydrogen remediation operations on sealed containers.

Performed probing operations on control and coolant channels to gather data for examinations.

Performed milling operations to section fuel for examinations testing.

Built, disassembled, and shipped ATR test assemblies in shielded shipping containers.

Maintained qualifications through written tests, oral boards, and rigorous training on nuclear fission, factors of reactivity, double casualty criterion, principles of good nuclear work, key elements of nuclear safety, fuel handling limits, alarms and casualty response, verification methods, inventories, and lessons learned from nuclear accidents.

Update electronic records for nuclear material in the local accountability system.

Perform operations within the local accountability system to move, section, receive, ship, and modify records of nuclear material.

Perform independent verifications and certification of data entered into the local accountability system.

Work with nuclear engineers to modify attributes of different types of nuclear material to ensure nuclear safety limits are satisfied and desired information is tracked and retained.

Train fuel handler technicians on aspects of nuclear safety in relation to the use of the local accountability system.