Argonne National Laboratory

Experimental Operations and Facilities

Decommissioning Certificate Program

A new certification program being offered jointly by Argonne National Laboratory (Argonne) and Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU).

Purpose of the Decommissioning Certificate Program

The purpose of this Decommissioning Certificate Program is to provide a formal means to document that an individual has achieved a baseline level of training in the subject of facility/site decommissioning.

General Requirements

  • The program opened for registration on April 1, 2009.
  • Participants are not required to pre-register to participate in the program.
  • Upon completing two core/requisite training courses and one additional elective training course and when it has been verified by the Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU) program coordinators that these requirements have been met, the individual will be issued the Decommissioning Certificate.
  • The ORAU Decommissioning Certificate Program registrar will maintain a database of Decommissioning Certificates issued for the record. It is the participant’s responsibility to submit the TC completion certificates from each of the required training courses to the ORAU contact for inclusion in their tracking database for purposes of tracking completion of requirements for the certificate.

Eligible Participants:

  • Participation is open to any interested participants - domestic or foreign.
  • A technical background or other degreed educational background is highly recommended and would be very useful for participants in the program.
  • Fees are just those that would normally be charged for training course attendees. At this time, there are no additional administrative fees from either organization for administering this Decommissioning Certificate Program.

Requisite Courses

Participants must attend the two following core Training Courses (follow the links for details about the courses):

  1. Facility Decommissioning Training Course (offered by Argonne National Laboratory), and
  2. MARSSIM TC (offered by Oak Ridge Associated Universities).

It is recommended to first attend the Facility Decommissioning TC and then the MARSSIM TC.

More information on current ORAU course offerings listed below.

Elective Training Courses

Participants must select one elective course from the following TCs:

ORAU’s Professional Training Programs – Radiation Safety & Health Physics Training

2024 Course Listing

Classroom Health Physics Training

Applied Health Physics (full on-site course)

It is possible to split your attendance between two sessions. The training staff recommends completing the first two weeks and then return for the remaining three weeks if multiple sessions are required (e.g., two weeks in the spring, three weeks in the fall). Contact the PTP Registrar for more information.

AHP Blended Series – Course 4: Applied Health Physics – Laboratory Exercises I

(Prerequisites required: See AHP Blended)

AHP Blended Series – Course 5: Applied Health Physics – Laboratory Exercises II

(Prerequisites required: See AHP Blended)

Air Sampling for Radioactive Materials

(full on-site course)

Air Sampling for Radioactive Materials Blended Series - Laboratory Exercises

(Prerequisites required: See Air Sampling Blended)

Environmental Monitoring

(full on-site course)

Environmental Monitoring Blended Series – Laboratory Exercises

(Prerequisites required: See Environmental Monitoring Blended)

Gamma Spectroscopy
MARSSIM
Medical Radiation Safety Officer
Occupational Internal Dosimetry
Radiation Safety Officer
Site Characterization in Support of Decommissioning: Planning, Implementation, and Evaluation

PLEASE NOTE: The decision deadline for running a course is 30 days prior to the course start date. If there are not enough registrants at that time, the course will be canceled, so please REGISTER EARLY. If you are unable to register prior to the deadline, please contact the PTP Registrar for assistance.

Online Health Physics Training

AHP Blended Series – Course 1: Applied Health Physics I

Fundamental Concepts and Detector Technologies (See AHP Blended) – Register Now

AHP Blended Series – Course 2: Operational Health Physics I

Instrumentation Calibration, Preparation, and Use, Radiation in Industry, and External Dosimetry (Prerequisites required: See AHP Blended) – Register Now

AHP Blended Series – Course 3: Operational Health Physics II

Air Sampling, Internal Dosimetry, Neutrons, Decommissioning, Waste, Non-Ionizing, and Transportation (Prerequisites required: See AHP Blended) – Register Now

Air Sampling for Radioactive Materials

(This course can be completed independently or as part of a new blended Air Sampling for Radioactive Materials course) – Register Now

Environmental Monitoring

(This course can be completed independently or as part of a new blended Environmental Monitoring course) – Register Now

Health Physics Statistics

Register Now

Introduction to Radiation Safety

Register Now

MARSAME

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MARSSIM

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MARSSIM for Managers

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Medical Radiation Safety Officer

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Occupational Internal Dosimetry

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Radiation Safety Officer

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Site Characterization in Support of Decommissioning: Planning, Implementation, and Evaluation

Register Now

Customized Courses

If you wish to discuss developing a customized radiation safety or health physics training course for delivery at your site, contact Tonya Bernhardt at 865.241.6620 or tonya.​Bernhardt@​orau.​org.

ORAU-ANL Decommissioning Certificate Program

ORAU-ANL Decommissioning Certificate Program is a formal curriculum that documents that an individual has achieved a baseline level of training in the subject of facility/site decommissioning. For more information on how to obtain this certificate, please visit our website or contact the PTP Registrar.

For More Information:
View the PTP Course flyer