operator at hot cell laboratory (IMAGE)

DOE/Brookhaven National Laboratory

operator at hot cell laboratory

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A member of Brookhaven Lab's Medical Isotope Research and Production (MIRP) team in the new hot-cell area used for processing targets to make medical isotopes such as actinium-225. Operation of the robotic arms used to manipulate targets and perform chemical extractions requires excellent depth perception and hand-eye coordination.

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