Faculty

Learn From Practitioners, Not Textbooks

Every NDA instructor has worked on real nuclear decommissioning projects. No academics. No theory-only lecturers. Professionals who have done the work — and can teach it.

Decades of Combined Field Experience

The Nuclear Decommissioning Academy course is built on the curriculum Larry Boing developed and refined over more than four decades — updated, expanded, and taught by the same practitioners who shaped the field.

Guest instructors are selected for their depth of field experience and their ability to translate complex regulatory and technical topics into practical, immediately applicable knowledge.

Lawrence E. "Larry" Boing, Lead Instructor & Course Director

Lawrence E. "Larry" Boing

Lead Instructor & Course Director

Nuclear Decommissioning Academy

Project ManagementSite CharacterizationWaste ManagementInternational Technical Assistance

Larry Boing brings more than 43 years of nuclear decommissioning experience spanning project management, characterization, waste management, technology application, and international technical assistance. Recently retired from Argonne National Laboratory, he now leads the Nuclear Decommissioning Academy.

During his career at Argonne, Larry developed and directed the Facility Decommissioning Training Course, which graduated more than 2,900 professionals from 69 countries. He has extensive experience supporting the IAEA and major U.S. and international decommissioning programs. The NDA Decom Training Course is the continuation and expansion of that work.

Credentials & Expertise

  • 43+ Years Nuclear Decommissioning Experience
  • Recently Retired, Argonne National Laboratory
  • IAEA Technical Assistance
  • 2,900+ Professionals Trained Worldwide
Mark H. Kirshe, Guest Instructor

Mark H. Kirshe

Guest Instructor

ReNuke Services, Inc.

Radioactive Waste ManagementEnvironmental RemediationNuclear Business DevelopmentDecommissioning Strategy

Mark Kirshe brings more than four decades of nuclear industry experience, with extensive involvement in decommissioning, radioactive waste management, environmental remediation, and nuclear business development.

His career includes senior roles with Nuclear Energy Services, Chem-Nuclear, Duratek, and EnergySolutions, as well as work supporting new reactor and small modular reactor development and siting.

Credentials & Expertise

  • 40+ Years Nuclear Industry Experience
  • VP & Chief Marketing Officer, ReNuke Services
  • Radioactive Waste Management Specialist
  • SMR Development & Siting Experience
Dustin G. Miller, CHP, RRPT, Guest Instructor

Dustin G. Miller, CHP, RRPT

Guest Instructor

TerranearPMC

Radiation ProtectionMARSSIM CharacterizationFinal Status SurveysDecommissioning Planning

Dustin Miller is a Certified Health Physicist with more than 20 years of experience in nuclear decommissioning and radiological services, including decommissioning planning, radiation protection, and MARSSIM characterization.

His project experience spans reactor, cyclotron, research, and other nuclear facilities, with expertise in final status surveys, environmental monitoring, radiation detection instrumentation, and project management.

Credentials & Expertise

  • Certified Health Physicist (CHP)
  • Registered Radiation Protection Technologist (RRPT)
  • MARSSIM Final Status Survey Expert
  • Director of Radiological/Nuclear Services, TerranearPMC
Lesley T. Cusick, Guest Instructor

Lesley T. Cusick

Guest Instructor

Independent Consultant

Community EngagementRegulatory StrategiesProgram & Project PlanningReal Property Transfer

Lesley T. Cusick brings DOE experience and more than seven years of private-sector energy and environmental consulting, with deep expertise in community engagement for technical projects, contamination cleanup, beneficial reuse planning, and the regulatory process for D&D.

Her project experience includes developing the regulatory strategy for NHPA compliance as an ARARs for the D&D of the Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant; leading the real property lease and transfer processes that established the ETTP Reindustrialization Program as the DOE model for site reuse; and nuclear licensing lead roles for low-level radioactive waste disposal facility projects in the Southeast and Midwest. She has presented more than a dozen papers at the Waste Management Symposium, including the 2025 superior paper "When Tools Can Be Obstacles — Mistaking Communication Tools with Meaningful Community Engagement" and the 2020 superior paper "Social License to Operate."

Credentials & Expertise

  • Community Engagement & Regulatory Strategy Specialist
  • DOE & Private-Sector Energy/Environmental Experience
  • Portsmouth GDP, ETTP, Oak Ridge Y-12 Project Experience
  • 12+ Papers at Waste Management Symposium
Joseph E. "Joe" Carignan, Guest Instructor

Joseph E. "Joe" Carignan

Guest Instructor

Carignan & Associates, LLC

Project ManagementCost EstimatingRisk ManagementDecommissioning Planning

Joe Carignan has more than 40 years of nuclear experience spanning Navy nuclear operations, commercial reactor startup and operations, training, and decommissioning.

For more than 24 years he has provided training and consulting in project management, planning, cost estimating, risk management, and environmental health and safety, supporting numerous domestic and international decommissioning projects including work with the IAEA.

Credentials & Expertise

  • 40+ Years Nuclear Experience
  • President, Carignan & Associates, LLC
  • IAEA Training & Consulting
  • Navy Nuclear Operations Background

Teaching Philosophy

How We Teach

Case Studies From Real Projects

Every topic is anchored in actual decommissioning projects — what worked, what didn't, and what the regulations required.

Small Class Size

Limited enrollment means instructors know every participant. Questions get answered. Discussions go deep.

Current Regulatory Landscape

Course content is updated before each session to reflect the latest NRC guidance, rulemaking, and industry developments.

Certificate Examination

Optional written examination on Day 3 tests mastery of course content. Passing earns the NDA Decommissioning Certificate.

Ready to Learn From the Best?

Register for the December 2026 course at the Golden Nugget, Las Vegas. Enrollment is limited to ensure quality instruction.