President’s Message, December 2020
I hope you are doing well. The CRPA board is working hard to provide “virtual” opportunities in the coming months. We will be hosting an event almost every month.
I hope you are doing well. The CRPA board is working hard to provide “virtual” opportunities in the coming months. We will be hosting an event almost every month.
Hello to all of our readers, and welcome to the end of 2020! It’s an understatement to say it’s been quite a year for everyone, for a multitude of reasons.
As you might know, I have a forensic science background so, for this president’s message, I have decided to go back to my roots.
Our first “summer of the pandemic” (and hopefully the last!) is coming to an end.
As you know by now, the CRPA annual conference has been cancelled and, with it, this year’s CRPA(R) exam.
Since the concepts of radiation protection deal largely with cause and effect, I decided to spend this Bulletin message exploring some early history of radiation protection.
Things are really, really different since the last editorial I wrote, aren’t they?
In this section of the Bulletin, we introduce a question or two similar to the questions on the CRPA(R) exam. / Dans cette section du Bulletin, nous présentons une ou deux questions similaires à celles qui se trouvent dans un examen d’agrément (A)ACRP.
Howdy, y’all. It’s early February here in South Texas, but the weather has been very spring-like, perhaps no more than five nights of below freezing temperatures for the entire “winter.” / Scott Nichelson, qui s’autoproclame membre de l’ACRP habitant le plus au sud de l’Amérique du Nord, vit au Texas.
Let’s chat about nuclear security. / Parlons sécurité nucléaire.
With spring right around the corner, thoughts turn to planning for summer. / Avec le printemps qui approche, nos pensées se tournent vers la planification estivale.