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About the role
This role is based in Oak Ridge, TN and involves work across office, laboratory, manufacturing, waste storage, and controlled environments.
What they're looking for
- Identify, characterize, package, label, store, and disposition radioactive, hazardous, mixed, universal, and non-hazardous waste
- Evaluate processes, safety data sheets, analytical results, sampling data, and radiological survey information to support waste determinations and waste codes
- Develop waste profiles, verify Waste Acceptance Criteria, and determine appropriate treatment, recycling, or disposal pathways
- Conduct field walkdowns and inspections of accumulation areas, storage locations, containers, and shipment staging areas
- Support waste minimization, recycling, spill response, and corrective action activities
- Prepare radioactive and hazardous materials for shipment, including container selection, packaging, labeling, and contamination controls
More about this role
Standard Nuclear is fueling America’s nuclear renaissance at industrial scale. Our mission is to deliver the essential building blocks of nuclear power—enabling cost-effective, safe, and secure energy for the world.
The Hazardous Waste Specialist supports the safe, compliant management and shipment of radioactive, hazardous, mixed, universal, and non-hazardous waste across Standard Nuclear’s operations.
This hands-on role performs waste characterization, packaging, labeling, documentation, inspection, shipment coordination, and disposition activities in accordance with applicable environmental, transportation, radiological, and site requirements.
The position works closely with Operations, EH&S, Radiological Controls, laboratories, transporters, and disposal facilities to maintain accurate records, resolve waste acceptance issues, and support safe field execution.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Waste Characterization & Management
- Identify, characterize, package, label, store, and disposition radioactive, hazardous, mixed, universal, and non-hazardous waste.
- Evaluate processes, safety data sheets, analytical results, sampling data, and radiological survey information to support waste...
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