ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND SAFETY SUPPORT

Pangea provides Health Physics Technicians and Radioanalytical Laboratory Technicians to support SAIC in oversight of remediation operations at the St. Louis FUSRAP sites located in St. Louis County, Missouri.

Laboratory technicians are responsible for sample preparation and analysis of air, water, and soil samples using a variety of analytical instrumentation, including high purity germanium (HPGe) detectors for gamma spectroscopy, alpha spectroscopy instrumentation, gas flow proportional counters, and kinetic phosphorescence analyzers (KPA). Health physics field technicians are responsible for collecting air samples, performing radiological surveys, and collection of soil and water samples to support remediation activities and at the various FUSRAP sites.

Pangea has provided up to 14 technicians to date on this subcontract. The contract requires that Pangea submit résumés of qualified candidates within two weeks of notification by the client of the need to fill a position. While not specifically required in the contract, Pangea has filled all positions to date within seven days of receiving notice from the customer for additional positions.

This contract specifies six discrete levels of technicians, ranging from entry-level positions to Senior Technicians with a minimum of three or more years experience in performing radiological protection functions at comparable project sites. Pangea has provided the client with appropriately qualified individuals. In fact, in all cases the client has been able to select the desired candidate from the first set of résumés submitted by Pangea.

In addition, Pangea has assisted its client, SAIC, by providing Radiological Control Technician (RCT) Training both for Pangea staff and several SAIC technicians. This training program consisted of a 30-hour class of instruction followed by administration of a final examination to document proficiency in the subject matter provided. Certification cards were issued to all candidates that successfully completed the examination.