What is Radiation Protection and Why is it Important in Nuclear Power Plants?

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I work in Radiation Protection at a US nuclear power plant as the radiation detection instrument coordinator.

Graduated from Purdue University with a B.S. in Health Physics and a minor in Nuclear Engineering.
 
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