The Premier Facility Decommissioning Training Course
Built on Larry Boing's 30+ years of nuclear decommissioning training experience — the most comprehensive D&D course available, taught by practitioners with real-world project expertise.
Comprehensive Training Across Every Phase of Decommissioning
This intensive three-day course covers the full spectrum of nuclear decommissioning — from regulatory frameworks and site characterization through final status surveys and license termination. Taught by practitioners with real-world D&D project experience.
Regulatory Framework & Licensing
NRC regulations, license termination rules, and compliance requirements for D&D projects.
Site Characterization
Radiological surveys, sampling strategies, and data quality objectives for decommissioning sites.
D&D Techniques & Technologies
Decontamination methods, dismantlement strategies, and emerging technologies in the field.
Waste Management
Radioactive waste classification, packaging, transportation, and disposal pathways.
Cost Estimating & Project Management
Decommissioning cost models, funding assurance, and project scheduling best practices.
Health, Safety & Environmental
Radiation protection programs, ALARA principles, and environmental compliance during D&D.
Limited enrollment — reserve your seat early
Earn the Decommissioning Certificate
The Decommissioning Certificate program recognizes professionals who have demonstrated comprehensive knowledge of nuclear facility decommissioning. NDA's course replaces the Argonne National Laboratory Facility Decommissioning Course, carrying forward 30+ years of training excellence under Larry Boing's leadership.
Industry Recognition
Demonstrate your expertise to employers, regulators, and project stakeholders.
Career Advancement
Distinguish yourself in a specialized field with growing demand for qualified professionals.
30+ Years of Training Excellence
Earn a certificate backed by the same rigorous standards Larry Boing has developed and refined over more than three decades of nuclear decommissioning training.
Learn From Practitioners, Not Textbooks
Our instructors bring decades of hands-on experience from real nuclear decommissioning projects across the United States and internationally.
Larry Boing
Lead Instructor & Course Director
Nuclear Decommissioning Project Management & Regulatory Compliance
43+ years of nuclear decommissioning experience. Recently retired from Argonne National Laboratory where he directed the Facility Decommissioning Training Course, graduating 2,900+ professionals from 69 countries.
Dustin G. Miller, CHP, RRPT
Guest Instructor
Radiation Protection & Site Characterization
Certified Health Physicist with 20+ years in nuclear decommissioning, specializing in MARSSIM characterization, final status surveys, and radiation protection programs.
Lesley T. Cusick
Guest Instructor
Community Engagement & Regulatory Strategies
DOE and private-sector energy and environmental consultant specializing in community engagement for technical projects, regulatory strategy for D&D, and real property transfer. Author of 12+ papers at the Waste Management Symposium.
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The Nuclear Decommissioning Academy connects your organization with a highly targeted audience of nuclear industry professionals, project managers, regulators, and decision-makers.
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Secure Your Spot for December 2026
Four intensive days at the Golden Nugget on Fremont Street, Las Vegas. Space is limited — reserve your seat today.