Professional Development Hours

We are proud to offer Professional Development Hours (PDHs) to individuals who attend sessions at ANS conferences; participate in ANS courses or webinars; or who author papers, articles, or books that are published by ANS. PDHs are only awarded for activities that maintain, improve, or expand technical and nuclear-industry skills and knowledge. This service is free for ANS conference, webinar, and course registrants and ANS authors.

We will provide PDH certificates upon request; however, it is ultimately the responsibility of the individual to maintain their own records. If the individual is audited, it is their responsibility to produce documentation that they have achieved the requisite number of PDHs and that all PDHs are applicable to the specific state board.

ANS Courses

PDHs will be provided to individuals who participate in ANS courses. The number of PDHs provided will correspond with the number of hours provided in the course description. For example, the Nuclear Licensing & Regulation Certificate Course will provide 16 hours, and the in-person Nuclear 101 Certificate Course will provide 32 hours.

For certificate courses, the PDHs will be included on the certificate. For non-certificate courses, course participants should contact askanything@ans.org if they wish to request PDH confirmation.

PDHs that are earned from ANS courses may fulfill the PDH requirement for Certified Nuclear Professional (CNP) certification or recertification.

ANS Webinars

PDHs will be provided for live attendance at an ANS webinar. Most webinars offer 1 (one) PDH. To receive a certificate, please notify askanything@ans.org with the following information:

Full name of individual
Title of webinar
Date of webinar
Email address for certificate

ANS will email the individual a certificate within 30 days after the request is received.

PDHs that are earned from ANS webinars may fulfill the PDH requirement for Certified Nuclear Professional (CNP) certification or recertification.

Authors of Papers, Articles and Books

Individuals who author full papers, articles, or book chapters can receive up to four (4) PDHs; co-authors may receive one (1) PDH. Individuals who write or edit a book can receive up to eight (8) PDHs.

ANS expects the individual to show proof of publication to his/her governing board as evidence of PDH completion in lieu of a certificate from ANS; however, a certificate from ANS can be generated if requested. To receive a certificate, please notify askanything@ans.org with the following information:

Full name of individual
Title of publication
Date of publication
Source of publication
Number of PDHs claimed (maximum 8 per publication)
Email address for certificate

ANS will email the individual a certificate within 30 days after the request is received.

PDHs that are earned from writing can be applied to Certified Nuclear Professional (CNP) recertification as follows:

Up to four (4) credits for each article or book chapter that is published during the renewal period and addresses nuclear topics covered by the CNP exam outline.
One (1) credit for co-authoring an article or book chapter that is published during the renewal period and addresses a nuclear topic covered by the CNP exam outline.
Up to eight (8) credits for authoring a book that is published during the renewal period and covers topics on the CNP exam.

Reviewers of Papers, Articles, and Books

Individuals who review full papers, journal articles, or books (1 PDH per article) that are published by ANS can receive up to 6 PDHs in a 12-month period. To receive a certificate, please notify askanything@ans.org with the following information:

Full name of individual
Title of publication
Date of publication
Statement of work
Number of PDHs claimed (maximum 2 per publication)
Email address for certificate

ANS will email the individual a certificate within 30 days after the request is received.

Conference Technical Sessions

PDHs will be provided to individuals for attending conference sessions, for either one day or the full conference, at a rate determined by the conference programming. Individuals who want to receive PDHs for attending ANS technical sessions must submit the following information to askanything@ans.org:

Full name of individual
Name of conference
Dates of conference attendance and the number of hours of sessions you are claiming
Email address for certificate

Requests must be received no later than six months after the conference concludes.Please use "Professional Development Hours (PDHs)" as your subject line.

Certificates will be emailed to the requesting individual within 45 days following receipt of the request.

PDHs that are earned from ANS conferences may fulfill the PDH requirement for Certified Nuclear Professional (CNP) certification or recertification.