AAHP Blogs

A nuclear renaissance is underway. That’s what the data shows. Just look at these projections. Global nuclear capacity will reportedly more than […]

For years, nuclear energy in the United States advanced in careful, incremental steps. Steady, but rarely fast. Projects took time, regulations were […]

When radiation is raised as a possible cause of cancer, people pay attention. And they should. Cancer is personal, and nuclear energy […]

About 40. That’s the number of Certified Health Physicists (CHPs) currently practicing in all of Canada. Four. Zero. “That’s it,” says Christopher […]

The headline drew plenty of attention: “Check your freezer: FDA expands recall on radioactive frozen shrimp.” That was from the Los Angeles […]

When Cindy Flannery, CHP, decided to pursue certification, it wasn’t for more take-home pay or career requirements. In the federal government, where […]

Most Certified Health Physicists (CHPs) don’t talk about the times they failed, especially when it comes to certification exams. But Richard Kice […]

Caption: Richard Kice participates in a radiological response exercise with his Bioenvironmental team at Nellis Air Force Base. The scenario involved a […]

Kaylie Hammersborg knows that becoming a certified health physicist (CHP) wasn’t a childhood dream for most. It was a chance discovery later […]

Charles “Gus” Potter’s story begins not with a grand plan but with gentle encouragement from his uncle, a professor at a small […]