Course overview

Radiation Protection Expert

The overarching radiation protection training.

Locatie
Petten
Uren
20 days
Salaris
€ 8.645,00
Start
Next available startdate: 10/29/2025

Radiation Protection Expert

The RPE course (formerly known as Level 3), educates you to be a radiation protection expert at the level of coordinating expert. After this course you are well-equipped to:
  • Estimate radiation risks and communicate those
  • Apply for Dutch nuclear licenses and to comply with them
  • Draft and assess radiation risk assessment (RRA)
  • Adequately respond in case of an incident with radiation
  • And more!
The diploma is mandatory for:
  • Radiation protection experts
  • Managers of, or those who are responsible for, radionuclide laboratories
  • Clinical physicists
  • Radiation physicians
Are you a reactor plant operator? A specialised expert? Or do you want to deepen your knowledge of this field? Then this course is very suitable for you!
3-in-1 Training
After this training you will also fulfil the requirements for:
  • Radiation protection officer (RPO) dispersible radioactive substances level B
  • Radiation protection officer (RPO) accelerator level B

Required prior knowledge


NRG recommends a preliminary education at HBO level (bachelor level), preferably in a technical field. You will also need a good basic knowledge of mathematics and physics. Besides contact hours, you will spend about 20 days on self-study.

Program


  • Atomic and nuclear physics
  • Radioactive decay and types of ionising radiation
  • Interaction of ionising radiation with matter
  • Detection
  • Biological effects
  • Dosimetry and dosimetric quantities
  • Laws and regulations
  • Practical radiation protection
  • Communication
  • Radiation Risk Assessment and Nuclear Energy Act license application 
  • Ethics


Refresher course mathematics


The following mathematical skills are required for this course:

  • Logarithmic arithmetic
  • Integrating exponentials 
  • Differential calculus
  • Statistics

If you want to refresh your knowledge, sign up for a mathematics refresher course. This course takes two mornings, after which you will be ready to become a radiation protection expert.

Want to know more? Contact us

NRG PALLAS Academy

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Available start dates

October 2025

Startdate
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January 2026

Startdate
20 January Check schedule
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Refresher course mathematics

If you want to refresh your knowledge, sign up for a mathematics refresher course. This course takes two mornings, after which you will be ready to become a radiation protection officer.

Learning outcomes of the course

The course adheres to the standards of the course as set by the Dutch government. These standards can be found in Appendix 5.1, section C of the “regulation on basic safety standards for radiation protection [Dutch law]