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Reed Research Reactor

If you are an incoming Reed student and interested in joingin the training program, please visit our Incoming Students page. 

A Forty-Hour Course at The Reed Research Reactor

Radiation Safety Officer Training
Next Class: July 15 - 19, 2024


Course Goal Course Content
Who Should Attend?
 Course Materials
Registration Directions & Hotels
Reed College Reactor has been offering this class every year since 1996.

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 40 hour requirements of 10CFR33.15(b)(2).

Some classes are math based, and a scientific calculator is strongly recommended.

All students receive an electronic copy of the lecture notes, and links to free, online versions of the chart of the nuclides and a scientific calculator. It is strongly encouraged that students buy their own phsyical copy of the chart of the nuclides.

Google Drive will be used to access all course materials in the online course. Zoom will be used for the virtual lectures. A gmail account will be required to access the Google Drive, and a Zoom account will be required due to Reed's security settings.


Course Content

Tentative RSO Course Schedule:

RSO Schedule 2021

The course lasts 1 week, Monday to Friday.
Each day runs from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM.

Who Should Attend?

Radiation Safety Officers, Assistant Radiation Safety Officers, and others who work with radioactive materials

Course Materials

Provided:

  • Electronic course manual
  • Lecture slides and recorded lectures
  • Videos of hands-on labs
  • Course Certificate (upon passing the final exam)

Registration

You are invited to register using the RSO Course Registration Form. 

Registration Fee (includes electronic course materials): $1500
When you register, you will be prompted to select a payment option, credit card or check. Please do not actually pay us until we send you an invoice; your spot is reserved once you submit the registration form.
Paying with a credit card means paying via our online webpage; we will send you a payment link with the invoice. We will not accept credit card information over the phone, email, or mailed to us. If you need an alternative way to pay that isn't by check or online credit card, please let us know and we will put you in contact with Reed's Business Office. 

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.