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A nuclear technician already meets 30% of what the power plant control room operator role asks for. The move turns on 15 required skills not yet in the profile.
30%
72/ 100
1 Share of the power plant control room operator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the nuclear technician profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.
Why this move works
A power plant control room operator role treats 7 of its required skills as things a nuclear technician already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- electric generators
- electrical power safety regulations
- monitor automated machines
- monitor electric generators
- resolve equipment malfunctions
- respond to electrical power contingencies
What stands in the way is 15 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 13 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A power plant control room operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a nuclear technician background worth leading with.
- already held respond to nuclear emergencies assisting and caring
- already held monitor electric generators constructing
- already held arrange equipment repairs management skills
- already held respond to electrical power contingencies working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held nuclear energy engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held electric generators engineering, manufacturing and construction
All 13 carried skills, including the 7 the power plant control room operator role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 32 missing skills fall into 8 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.
- required, not held power plant instrumentation required
- required, not held electric current required
- required, not held electronics required
- optional, not held natural gas optional
- optional, not held smart grids systems optional
- optional, not held automation technology optional
- optional, not held electricity optional
- optional, not held electricity consumption optional
- optional, not held fossil fuels optional
- optional, not held mechanics optional
- required, not held conduct inter-shift communication required
- required, not held coordinate remote communications required
- required, not held write production reports required
- optional, not held coordinate electricity generation optional
- optional, not held react to events in time-critical environments optional
- required, not held adapt energy distribution schedules required
- required, not held close circuit breaker required
- required, not held maintain power plant machinery required
- optional, not held read electricity meter optional
- optional, not held maintain electrical equipment optional
- required, not held monitor equipment condition required
- required, not held monitor gauge required
- optional, not held oversee power equipment operation optional
- optional, not held test procedures in electricity transmission optional
- required, not held ensure compliance with safety legislation required
- required, not held wear appropriate protective gear required
- optional, not held ensure safety in electrical power operations optional
- required, not held manage emergency procedures required
- optional, not held develop strategies for electricity contingencies optional
- optional, not held supervise electricity distribution operations optional
2 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a power plant control room operator role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 adapt energy distribution schedules skill · sector specific
- 02 close circuit breaker skill · sector specific
- 03 conduct inter-shift communication skill · sector specific
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 13 skills that carry over
- already held electric generators knowledge
- already held electrical power safety regulations knowledge
- already held monitor automated machines skill
- already held monitor electric generators skill
- already held resolve equipment malfunctions skill
- already held respond to electrical power contingencies skill
- already held troubleshoot skill
- already held arrange equipment repairs skill
- already held ensure equipment maintenance skill
- already held maintain records of maintenance interventions skill
- already held nuclear energy knowledge
- already held perform minor repairs to equipment skill
- already held respond to nuclear emergencies skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
- required, not held use remote control equipment required
- optional, not held ensure compliance with electricity distribution schedule optional
17 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held coordinate electricity generation optional
- optional, not held develop strategies for electricity contingencies optional
- optional, not held natural gas optional
- optional, not held oversee power equipment operation optional
- optional, not held read electricity meter optional
- optional, not held smart grids systems optional
- optional, not held supervise electricity distribution operations optional
- optional, not held automation technology optional
- optional, not held electricity optional
- optional, not held electricity consumption optional
- optional, not held ensure compliance with electricity distribution schedule optional
- optional, not held ensure safety in electrical power operations optional
- optional, not held fossil fuels optional
- optional, not held maintain electrical equipment optional
- optional, not held mechanics optional
- optional, not held react to events in time-critical environments optional
- optional, not held test procedures in electricity transmission optional
30 held skills the power plant control room operator role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role avoid contamination skill
- not needed by the target role calculate exposure to radiation skill
- not needed by the target role calibrate precision instrument skill
- not needed by the target role contamination exposure regulations knowledge
- not needed by the target role ensure compliance with environmental legislation skill
- not needed by the target role ensure compliance with radiation protection regulations skill
- not needed by the target role ensure equipment cooling skill
- not needed by the target role fire prevention procedures knowledge
- not needed by the target role follow nuclear plant safety precautions skill
- not needed by the target role investigate contamination skill
- not needed by the target role liaise with engineers skill
- not needed by the target role maintain electromechanical equipment skill
- not needed by the target role maintain hydraulic systems skill
- not needed by the target role maintain nuclear reactors skill
- not needed by the target role maintain test equipment skill
- not needed by the target role manage emergency evacuation plans skill
- not needed by the target role metrology knowledge
- not needed by the target role monitor disposal of radioactive substances skill
- not needed by the target role monitor nuclear power plant systems skill
- not needed by the target role monitor radiation levels skill
- not needed by the target role nuclear reprocessing knowledge
- not needed by the target role operate machine tools skill
- not needed by the target role pneumatics knowledge
- not needed by the target role radiation protection knowledge
- not needed by the target role radioactive contamination knowledge
- not needed by the target role technical drawings knowledge
- not needed by the target role use hand tools skill
- not needed by the target role use measurement instruments skill
- not needed by the target role use personal protection equipment skill
- not needed by the target role use testing equipment skill
10 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- required, not held power plant instrumentation required
- required, not held electric current required
- required, not held electronics required
- optional, not held natural gas optional
- optional, not held smart grids systems optional
- optional, not held automation technology optional
- optional, not held electricity optional
- optional, not held electricity consumption optional
- optional, not held fossil fuels optional
- optional, not held mechanics optional
How this record was compiled
Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.