Tips for Entry
Read Nuclear News (https://www.ans.org/pubs/magazines/nn) and Health Physics Journal (https://journals.lww.com/health-physics/pages/default.aspx) to learn more about the field.
Visit the Health Physics Society's brochure on careers in health physics: https://hps.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/what_is_hp_brochure.pdf.
Learn more about the fundamentals of nuclear energy by visiting this Web site, https://nei.org/fundamentals.
Join the American Nuclear Society and the Health Physics Society to access networking and mentoring opportunities, members-only job listings, continuing education classes, and other resources.
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