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Packaging University
- Since 1986, the US Department of Energy (DOE) Packaging Certification Program (DOE PCP) developed and delivered courses in all aspects related to Type B and fissile material package certification.
Awarded
-
2022 W. Edwards Deming Outstanding Training Award - Agile Management
. Presented by the Graduate School USA to the University of Nevada at Reno and the U.S. Department of Energy’s Packaging Certification Program for their unique programs for the Graduate Certificate in Nuclear Packaging and the Graduate Certificate in Transportation Security and Safeguards
- link to Graduate School website (
https://www.graduateschool.edu/deming
).
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Course Schedule
- Listed below are the Packaging Certification Program (PCP) courses scheduled in FY25/26. Registration and course fee information will be emailed to RAMPAC subscribers (click
here
and follow the instructions to be added to the RAMPAC email list) and posted on this page when the registration websites are activated. Note to DOE/DOE Contractors: DOE PCP courses are an exempted event and therefore are not subject to the conference management approval and reporting process (see
Exemption approval for FY25 courses
).
Click on a Course title in the Table below to see the full course description, contact, and registration information. Click
here
to view all courses offered by the DOE PCP.
The courses listed with FY25 dates are offered for graduate credit by the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR). Courses listed beyond FY25 dates are pending approval for UNR credit. All students who wish to earn UNR credit must enroll using UNR’s normal websites and pay UNR fees before the first day of class. See
https://www.unr.edu/me/research/nuclear-packaging/nuclear-packaging-graduate-program
for additional information, including the enrollment manual. Note – These UNR fees are in addition to course fees listed.
Date (tentative)
Title (course fee)
Location
December 1-5, 2025
NP 703 – Management of SARP Preparation
($2,100 in-person or $1,650 virtual attendee)
Aiken, SC
January 12-16, 2026
NP 608 – Radioactive Material Package Operation and Leak Testing
($2,500 in-person or $0 for audit-no credit virtual attendee)
Aiken, SC
February 23-27, 2026
NP 658 – Use of Certified Type B and Fissile Packages
($2,750)
Lake Tahoe, NV
March 9-13, 2026
NP 607 – Radiation and Nuclear Criticality Analysis of RAM Packages
($2,500)
Oak Ridge, TN
April 8-15, 2026
NP 604 - Radioactive Material Packaging QC/QA: Part 1 Welding/NDE Quality Control, & Part 2 Software Quality Assurance
($2,100 total or $1,050 per Part)
Livermore, CA
April 20-24, 2026
NP 700 - ASME Pressure Vessel Code for Nuclear Transport and Storage
($2,500)
Lemont, IL
June 1-5, 2026
NP 632 – Fundamentals of NDA
($2,500)
Oak Ridge, TN
August 24-28, 2026
NP 730 – Fundamentals of Nuclear Safeguards
($2,500)
Oak Ridge, TN
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