ASNT-IRRSP Exam Information and Outline
Industrial Radiography Radiation Safety Personnel (IRRSP)
Syllabus Update Checked on: November 10, 2026
ASNT-IRRSP Exam Syllabus & Study Guide
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- Exam Format
- Written radiation safety examination plus practical (hands-on) examination
- Fundamentals of Radiation Safety
- Characteristics of gamma and X-radiation
- Units of radiation dose and quantity of radioactivity
- Hazards of exposure; biological effects
- Radiation Detection Instruments
- Survey meters, pocket dosimeters, alarm ratemeters, personnel dosimetry
- Calibration and operational checks
- Radiographic Equipment
- Gamma cameras (exposure devices), source assemblies, guide tubes
- Equipment inspection and maintenance
- Regulations
- NRC 10 CFR Parts 19, 20, 21, 34 and 71; Agreement State rules
- Licence conditions, recordkeeping and reporting
- Safe Work Practices
- Time, distance and shielding; restricted area boundaries
- Inverse square law and half-value layer calculations
- Emergency Procedures
- Source disconnects and retrieval; overexposure response
- Transportation of Radioactive Materials