Radioactive Waste Compliance Specialist

Standard Nuclear, Inc.; Oak Ridge (TN); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental & Vision Insurance

Health Savings Account

Disability and Life Insurance

401(k) Plan

Paid Time Off and Holidays

Job summary

Standard Nuclear, Inc. seeks a Hazardous Waste Specialist to manage and ship radioactive, hazardous, and other waste across operations.

You will characterize waste, package and label materials, review data, and coordinate shipments in accordance with environmental, transportation, radiological, and site requirements. Collaborating with Operations, EH&S, Radiological Controls, labs, transporters, and disposal sites, you will maintain records, resolve acceptance issues, and support safe field

Qualifications

• Must have high school diploma or equivalent; associate or bachelor’s degree preferred in Environmental Science, Chemistry, Health Physics, Engineering or related fields.
• 2–5 years of experience in hazardous or radioactive waste management, environmental compliance, regulated transportation, or treatment, storage, and disposal operations.
• Working knowledge of RCRA hazardous waste requirements, DOT hazmat regulations, hazardous waste manifests, and radioactive material shipping practices.
• Advanced Radioactive Maintenance Shipper Certification is required.
• DOT 49 CFR Part 172 Subpart H training is required.
• Hands-on experience with waste characterization, packaging, labeling, inspections, waste profiles, manifests, shipping papers, and recordkeeping.

Responsibilities

• Identify, characterize, package, label, store, and disposition radioactive, hazardous, mixed, universal, and non-hazardous waste.
• Evaluate data and results to support waste determinations and waste codes.
• Develop waste profiles and determine treatment, recycling, or disposal pathways.
• Conduct field walkdowns and inspections of storage and shipment areas.
• Support waste minimization, recycling, spill response, and corrective actions.
• Prepare shipments with proper packaging, labeling, and documentation.

Skills

Waste characterization

Shipment coordination

Regulatory compliance

Documentation

Education

Associate or bachelor's degree in Environmental Science or related

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Office

Waste tracking databases

Job description

Standard Nuclear, Inc. seeks a Hazardous Waste Specialist to manage and ship radioactive, hazardous, and other waste across operations.

You will characterize waste, package and label materials, review data, and coordinate shipments in accordance with environmental, transportation, radiological, and site requirements. Collaborating with Operations, EH&S, Radiological Controls, labs, transporters, and disposal sites, you will maintain records, resolve acceptance issues, and support safe field