Diploma in Applied Nuclear Science and Radiation Safety (Co-op and Non Co-op Version)
Ottawa, Canada
DURATION
2 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
Request application deadline
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2025
TUITION FEES
USD 8,678
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
Introduction
Learn how to survey, monitor, and control radiation exposure for a career in the nuclear industry.
The two-year Applied Nuclear Science and Radiation Safety Ontario College Diploma program is the only program of its kind in Canada. In this program, you learn to monitor radiation levels and implement preventive measures critical to ensuring the safety of employees and members of the public and providing for the protection of the environment.
Learn to effectively complete important tasks focusing on radiation safety, such as detecting and measuring radiation levels, mitigating contamination hazards, and providing guidance and information to personnel to control contamination and minimize radiation exposure.
Gain a theoretical and practical understanding of nuclear operations fundamentals, radiation detection, and measurement, waste management, decontamination procedures, and incident assessments. Learn how detection instrumentation operates and the proper techniques for detecting radiation and contamination. Your courses focus on regulatory frameworks and compliance with internationally accepted radiation protection principles.
Students also have the option to gain real-world experience through a paid co-operative education (co-op) work term (see Additional Information for more details). Please note that places in the co-op work term are subject to availability and academic eligibility. Please note admission to the co-op program does not guarantee a co-op placement.
Ideal Students
This program is well-suited for students who:
- Perform well both individually and in a team environment
- Possess strong critical thinking and analytical skills
- Use systematic approaches to problem-solve and to follow procedures
- Have an appreciation for precise and accurate work
- Possess excellent communication skills and interpersonal abilities
- Possesses strong mathematical skills
- Value the importance of and take responsibility for safety in the workplace
Admissions
Scholarships and Funding
Several scholarship options are available. Please check the college website for more information.
Curriculum
Level: 01
- Microcomputer Applications for Radiation Safety
- Human Performance
- Cooperative Education Readiness
- Mathematics for Radiation Safety
- Radiation Protection
- Instrumentation I
- Sciences for Understanding Radiation Theory
- Preparation for Work
Level: 02
- Communications I
- Fundamentals of Physics
- Radiological Regulations and Requirements
- Instrumentation II
- Contamination Control
- Site Systems and Work Planning
- Electrical Science and Systems
Level: 03
- Technical Communication
- Introduction to Health Physics
- Radiological Sampling Methodology
- Radiological Incident Assessment
- Science for the Nuclear Industry
Level: 04
- Reactor Chemistry
- Radiological Waste: Disposal, Storage and Decommissioning
- Nuclear Systems and Components
- Radiological Assessment and Scenarios
- Industry Safety Certificates
Program Outcome
Credential: Ontario College Diploma
The graduate has reliably demonstrated the ability to:
- Operate radiation detection and monitoring equipment, to accurately detect and measure radiation fields and contamination.
- Interpret and follow radiation safety plans and procedures consistent with current research, regulations and industry standards.
- Anticipate and assess radiological and operational hazards in order to recommend appropriate mitigation strategies and contingency plans for radiological protection and occupational safety.
- Respond to changing radiological conditions in accordance with regulatory requirements.
- Communicate radiation hazards and safety requirements to all levels of personnel.
- Assess the health risks attributed to internal and external radiological exposures.
- Resolve radiation protection issues through the application of scientific principles, to maintain or restore optimal safety for workers, the public and the environment.
- Promote Canadian Deuterium Uranium (CANDU) systems information, to support safe operations of the reactor and reactor systems.
- Calibrate radiological and industrial detection and safety systems to required specifications.
- Select and apply operational and radiological risk mitigation and contingency strategies to radiological work planning.
- Apply the principle of As Low As Reasonably Achievable (ALARA) to established national and international radiation protection standards.
- Identify and apply discipline-specific practices that contribute to the local and global community through social responsibility, economic commitment and environmental stewardship.
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
Graduates may find employment as contamination monitors, radiation protection technicians, radiation surveyors, health physics technicians, radiation safety officers,and NORMs technicians.
English Language Requirements
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