RSO Training Course
A Forty-Hour Course at The Reed Research Reactor
Radiation Safety Officer Training
June 14-18, 2010
| Course Goal | Course Content |
| Laboratory Sessions | Who Should Attend? |
| What is Provided? | Registration |
| Directions & Hotels | About the Instructors |
Course Goal
This course is designed to provide the technical and practical knowledge to prepare someone to be a Radiation Safety Officer (RSO). While documentation and regulation are covered, the emphasis is on the practical skills necessary to properly perform the duties of RSO. The course concludes with a final exam.
This course is designed to meet the forty-hour requirements of 10CFR33.15(b)(2).
The Reed facility includes an operating TRIGA nuclear reactor, which will be used in some of the laboratory exercises.
Some classes are math based, and a scientific calculator will be given to each student to keep.
All students receive a copy of Herman Cember's Introduction to Health Physics and a copy of The Chart of the Nuclides
Three hours of college credit is available through Concordia University in Portland, Oregon for an additional fee of $250.
Course Content
Atomic StructureChart of the NuclidesRadioactive DecayModes of DecayDecay Formula Charged Particle InteractionsAlpha Uncharged Particle InteractionsGamma ShieldingDetectorsGas Filled Detectors Survey InstrumentsApplications |
Radiation ExposureUnits Radiation MonitoringFilm Badges Contamination ControlVentilation RadiopharmaceuticalsState and Federal RegulationsRegulatory Limits RSO DutiesRadioactive WasteEmergency Procedures |
Some of the Laboratory Sessions
| Measuring Radioactive Half-life Distance and Inverse Square Law Comparison of Different Instruments Practical Use of Portable Instruments Contamination Detection |
Decontamination Searching for Lost Source Radiopharmaceuticals Neutron Activation Analysis Using Dosimetry Survey Instrument Calibration |
Who Should Attend?
Radiation Safety Officers, Assistant Radiation Safety Officers, and others who work with radioactive materials
What is Provided for Each Course?
Course Manual
Course Certificate
A copy of Herman Cember's Introduction to Health Physics
A copy of The Chart of the Nuclides
Registration
You are invited to register by email by sending the below information to: reactor@reed.edu
Or you can mail the information to: Reed College Reactor, 3203 Southeast Woodstock Blvd., Portland, Oregon 97202-8199
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Registration Fee: $1400
3 hours of credit from Concordia University is $250 additional
Each day runs from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM.
The registration form may be downloaded in doc or pdf.
Directions and Hotel Information
Directions to Reed College can be found at Getting to Reed.
Information about hotels near Reed College is available at the Admissions Page.
About the Instructors
Stephen G. Frantz, CHP
Mr. Frantz has over 20 years of experience in the nuclear field. After getting his bachelors degree in Physics, he spent time as an engineering officer in the nuclear submarine service. He worked for Westinghouse Nuclear for five years, spent some time as a contractor, and most recently as an employee at Trojan nuclear power plant. He is a Certified Health Physicist and Radiation Protection Technologist. He is the Director of the Reed College Reactor Facility where he is a Senior Reactor Operator. He has taught this class every year since 1996.
Juliet W. Brosing, PhD
Dr. Brosing has over 20 years experience in radiation biology and nuclear science. She worked at Cancer Centers for her Ph.D. and postdoctoral research. She is a physics professor at Pacific University and spends her sabbaticals working as Associate Director at the Reed College Reactor Facility. She has taught this course since almost since its inception.
