Course

Course Summary
Credit Type:
Exam
ACE ID:
NRRT-0001
Organization's ID:
Each exam has it's own designation number
Location:
Multiple locations, Exam Location Form available
Length:
4 hours
Dates Offered:
Credit Recommendation & Competencies
Level Credits (SH) Subject
Lower-Division Baccalaureate 3 Radiation Fundamentals
Lower-Division Baccalaureate 3 Radiation Monitoring
Lower-Division Baccalaureate 3 Radiological Safety and Response
Lower-Division Baccalaureate 3 Radioactive Materials Handling
Lower-Division Baccalaureate 12 Radiological Clinical Education
Lower-Division Baccalaureate 3 Radiobiology
Lower-Division Baccalaureate 3 Radiation Physics
Upper-Division Baccalaureate 3 Radiation Dosimetry
Description

Objective:

The 150 (five answer) "multiple-choice" type exam covers broad-based radiation protection knowledge of accelerators; university health physics programs, medical health physics, power reactors, government radiological facilities, radioactive waste disposal, transportation of radioactive material, radiation protection fundamentals, and regulatory requirements.

Skills Measured:

The emphasis of the role delineation performed by the NRRPT was on identifying the specific elements of knowledge essential to effectively perform those tasks which the hypothetical "5-year, minimally qualified" RPT would be capable of performing. Knowledge elements in task analysis are typically defined in three categories:

• Systems knowledge: This category includes the types of knowledge that one needs for the operation of various components that form specific systems. (For example: the knowledge of a scintillation detection system's general components, or the knowledge of reactor or radiography system fundamentals.)
• Academic knowledge: This category specifies the academic or classroom knowledge needed to perform a task as well as to understand why it is being performed. (For example: the knowledge of interactions of radiation with matter, and the knowledge of internal deposition pathways.)
• Administrative knowledge: This category includes regulations and standards. (For example: the knowledge of Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and Environmental Protection Agency requirements relevant to radiation protection, and national and international consensus standards on dosimetry and related health physics practices.)
Instruction & Assessment
Supplemental Materials