Focus Area: Training & Education

Description

NCSP “hands-on” courses are FREE to participants with no tuition fee.

CAUTION! When registering for a course please ensure that you are signing up for the course that best meets your needs and experience, by carefully reading the course descriptions below.

Exams will be given at the end of each course, where an 80% grade must be received in order to pass.

The One-week Managers course is designed for fissile material handlers, process supervisors, line managers and regulators with criticality safety responsibilities.

The Two-week Criticality Safety Engineers course is designed to meet the ANSI/ANS-8.26, "Criticality Safety Engineer Training and Qualification Program", requirement for hands-on experimental training.

This class is intended for new criticality safety professionals with a background in nuclear engineering, physics, mathematics, or related technical field. This course and course exam are difficult and are not designed or intended for fissile material handlers, process supervisors, line managers and regulators with criticality safety responsibilities.

Additionally, a variety of NCSP videos and training modules are available for self-study. See the "Resources" section below.

Available Courses


2025 Courses

Two-week courses are held in multiple locations. The first week takes place at NFO/NATM. The second week meets at NCERC (participants must have a Q clearance) or SNL (open to all participants).

One-week Managers/CSOs Course @ NCERC
  • Q clearance required
Mar 17–21, 2025 | Register Here
Dec 8–12, 2025 | Register Here

One-week Managers/CSOs Course @ SNL
Apr 14–18, 2025 | Register Here
Sep 8–12, 2025 | Register Here

Two-week CSE Course @ NFO/NATM and NCERC
  • Q clearance required
Jan 27–Feb 7, 2025 | Register Here
Aug 4–15, 2025 | Register Here

Two-week CSE Course @ NFO/NATM and SNL
Jan 27–Feb 7, 2025 | Register Here
Aug 4–15, 2025 | Register Here

Resources