ABR leadership held a webinar and Q&A last week to share information about the Board’s recent decision to discontinue including Authorized User-Eligible (AU-E) designations on ABR certificates issued after December 31, 2023. The recording of that session is available here. A condensed version can be found here. To allow time for our candidates to adjust,…

The end of this year will mark the completion of three full years since the successful launch of Online Longitudinal Assessment (OLA) for all ABR specialties. While we celebrate its many benefits, we continue to evaluate opportunities to improve OLA and its overall fit in the Continuing Certification (MOC) process.   OLA has proved to…

The ABR recently informed the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) of the board’s intent to discontinue including Authorized User-Eligible (AU-E) designations1 on ABR certificates issued after December 31, 2023.   ABR certification has never been a prerequisite to becoming an NRC Authorized User. The NRC and its agreement states provide a straightforward application process for documenting…