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RE: HP government work
After doing research
work in graduate school, I worked 6 years at a national lab (ORNL), then 15
years at a federal HQ (Navy/AEC under Rickover), then 27 years starting and
running a private technical corporation (MPR Associates), then 15 years
"retired."
I've concluded that
each type of employment offer special insights and advantages. And there
is particular merit in having some of each.
Ted
Rockwell
In a message dated 1/25/2003 8:03:27 AM Pacific
Standard Time, cofer@NETTALLY.COM writes:
As a representative of my state and as a volunteer with the
Conference of
Radiation Control Program Directors (CRCPD), I have been
able to contribute
to the development and revision of radiation control
regulations.
Ooo! I forgot this wonderful aspect of
the job. I have also served on committees with the CRCPD, as well as on
IMPEP teams throughout the country. The IMPEP program is the NRC program
responsible for oversight of Agreement States and NRC Regions. I have
visited the fine states of Mississippi, Tennessee and New York so far, and
learned a great deal about the variation in implementation of state radiation
protection programs. It is a wonderful opportunity to share knowledge and
experience. The experience provides insight into different HP perspectives
and priorities, as well as an overview of the variations in regulatory
law.
For either recent graduates, or for those with comparable,
documented experience, I honestly believe government experience can open a lot
of avenues and provide an entirely different perspective on what health physics
is about simply because of the wide-ranging situations one encounters in an
agency.
Barbara Hamrick