ML19308C059
| ML19308C059 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Crane  |
| Issue date: | 03/14/1977 |
| From: | BABCOCK & WILCOX CO. |
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| ML19308C058 | List: |
| References | |
| TASK-TF, TASK-TMR PROC-770314, NUDOCS 8001200035 | |
| Download: ML19308C059 (8) | |
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" COLD" LICENSE TRAI;;I!C PROGRAM i
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PURPOSE This progran is intended to prepare a power plant operator to become a licensed Reactor Operator or Senior Reactor Operator under the provision of Section 55.25(b) and (c) of 10 CFR, Part 55.
APPLICABILITY The Cold License training program is required for all candidates for Reactor Operator or Senior Reactor Operator license for each new nuclear power plant.
Depending upon the qualifications of individual candidates uho have had pre-vious nuclear power plant operating experience, portions of this program may be waived by the USNRC on a case-by-case basis for specific individuals.
PROGRAM The " cold" license training program consists of five (5) parts, and they are normally completed in order. The specific parts are:
Part I Basic Nuclear Theory (12 weeks)
Part II Nuclear Power Plant Operation Observation (8 weeks)
Part III Babcock & Wilcox Nuclear Power Plant Simulator Operation (8 weeks)
Part IV Nuclear Steam Supply Systems (4 k;cks)
Part V On-The-Job Experience Part I A course of classroom study and laboratory experience presenting the basics of physics, mathematics, heat transfer, fluid flow, reactor physics, pool reactor operation, and health physics as related to nuclear power plant operations.
Part II Operational experience gained in actually being involved with operation of a commercial nuclear power plant.
Fart III Nuclear Power Plant operational experience gained operating a Babcoch &
Kilcox type nuclear power plant simulator. At the end of this part, simulated ! RC examination consisting of written and oral examination at the Reactor Operator and the Senior Reactor Operator 1cvel (for designated personnel) cud an operating enamination en the nuclear power plant siinula tor vill be given.
Certification for cold license eligibility will be based on the results of this examination.
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Part IV The presentation o'f the design details of the specific nuclear steam supply and how operating systems accomplish their functions.
Part V On-the-job experience, gained while operating their own plant during the test programs and writing operating and test procedures.
The specific details of each of these programs ar'c contained in the follow-ing sections.
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PART I - BASIC NUCLEAR
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Duration
- 12 Weeks Class Size:
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Location
- Lynchburg and/or Site and Lynchburg PURPOSE
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To provide the prospective nuclear power plant operators with no previous nuclear training uith a basic foundation in nuclear engineering, reactor theory, and nuclear physics so that the student will be prepared to pursue later parts of instruction covering nuclear power plant operations.
APPLICABILITY High Schaol graduate or equivalent with demonstrated aptitude in mathematics and physics.
Part A - Lecture Series 10 Weeks Lynchburg or Site Student Contact Subject Hours Atomic Physics Atomic nature of matter, nuclear characteristics of the elements, fundamental particles and rays, radioactivity and decay, induced nuclear reactions.
60 Reactor Physics Terminology, fission process and chain reactions, ptoperties of neutrons, multiplication factors, criticality, flux cnd power, reactor dynamics, reactivity, and reactivity co-efficients.
90 Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow Thermal properties of bodies, gases, vapors, transmission of heat by conduction and convection, viscosity, pressure, liquids in motion, steam and compressed liquid tables, ex-pansion of gases and vapors, application to reactor design.
60 Introduction to Nuclear Instrumentation Radiation detectors, principles of operation, radiaLion detector types, pulse-type neutron detectors, integrating detectors, detector design factors, ion current reasure-ment, scales and counters, typical systems.
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BASIC NUCLEAR Student Contact Subject U urs Shielding Functional requirements, sources of radiation, materials and shielding types of various radiations, shielding geometry, principles of shield design.
30 Health Physics and Radiation Safety Health Physics practices, biological effects of radiation, radiation units and dosages, exposure levels, review of 30 federal regulations.
TOTAL 300 Part B Critical Facility Laboratory 2 Weeks Lynchburg Group Size six (6) students Trainees will operate the B&W Nuclear Training Reactor in at least three different core configurations and will get a minimum of ten startups eachl Additional laboratory experience will be provided in health physics and inst rumentation. Areas covered during the laboratory portion will include:
Control Rod Calibration Increase Multiplication With Rods Increase Multiplication With Fuel Power Distribution Measurements Detection Systems Basic Health Physics Reactivity Effacts
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PART 11 - PRACTICAL OPERATING EXPERIENCE l
l Trainees / Class - 8 Weeks /40 Hours Per Week Duration Class Size: Groups of six (6) studenta per instructor.
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APPLICABILITY Personnel without previous nuc1 car control room experience who have com-pleted Part I or are exempt from Part I.
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PURPOSE Familiarize personnel with the operation of a cocmcrcial nuclear power plant under supervision of full time B&W instructor.
DESCRIPTION This program is a familiarization phase designed to satisfy US!!RC require-ments concerning practical experience and to provide the trainee witti an insight into actual operations and procedures in an operating nuclear power plant.
The full-time B&W instructor will schedule instruction, validate and sign off preplanned program check-lists, generate necessary documentation and generally ensure that the trainees become familiar with operations within 4
and outside of the control room of the designated operating nuclear power plant.
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PART III - NUCLEAR POWER PLANT SIMULATOR OPF. RATION i
I Duration 6 Weeks j
Clacn Size: Groups of three (3) Students Location Babcock & Wilcox Training Center Sinulator Control. Experience---100 Hours (minimum)
PURPOSE This part provides the har.ds-on experience with a full-scale Babcock &
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operate a Dabcock & Wilcox Nuclear Steam Supply System. This part when combined with Part II training provides operational experience required to meet the requirements expressed in USNRC Regulations, Title 10, Part 55, Paragraphs 55.25 (b) and (c).
APPLICABILITY Trainees who are candidates for " cold license" and who have completed, Parts I and II or have been exempted from these parts by prior experience.
Exemptions are granted on a case-by-case basis by the USNRC Operator Licensing Branch.
DESCRIPTION The course consists of three (3) parts:
review of basic Babcock & Wilcox Nuclear Steam Supply Systems, Reactor Physics, and an introduction to the simulator systems (2 weeks), simulator operation (5 weeks) and certifica-tion examination (1 week).
The trainees will be instructed in groups of three in the control room where each trainee will operate the simulator at each of the three operating positions. Approximately one-third (1/3) of the time will be spent as Shift Supervisor, Control Operator, and Assistant Control Operator.
Ihe Certification Examination that will be given closely parallels the methodiand content of USNRC Operator and Senior Operator licensing examina-tions.
SUMMARY
HOURS Lecture 110 Simulator Operation 100 Supervised Study 70 Certification Examinations and Review 40 TOTAL 320
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t s-PART IV - NUCLEAR STEAM SUPPLY SYSTEMS gy Duration 4 weeks s
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24 students Lynchburg, Virginia, or Owner's facilities.
Location PURPOSE To provide the instruction in equipment, configuratiri, and systems in-stalled in a specific Babcock & Wilcox Nuclear c' _am Supply installation to prepare the student to become an operator.
DESCRIPTION The, course consists of four weeks of classroom instruction by qualified lecturers. Each day of instruction will consist of six one-hour lectures separated by a one-half hour study and discussion period or the lunch break of one hour. The course has been constructed to provide the student that amount of detailed system and component knowledge necessary to pro-gress to become a nuclear power plant operator. The course will cover those systems and components provided by Babcock & Wilcox or for which Babcock & Wilcox has design responsibility.
In general, the following systems and components will be covered :
Reactor Vessel and Internals l
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Control Rod Drive System Reactor Coolant Pumps and Motors Once-Through Steam Generator Make-up System Chemical Addition System Decay Heat Removal System Reactor Building Spray System Spent Fuel Cooling System Engineered Safeguard Systems Secondary Plant Systems General Fuel Handling Non-Nuclear Instrumentation Nuclear Instrumentation Integrated Control System Reactor Protection System Engineered Safeguard Features Actuation System In-Core Instrumentation Safety Analysis Basic Water Chemistry ta" ~,,
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a PART V - ON-Tile-JOP. TRAINING Duration
- Approximately ten months Class Size:
24 Students Location
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DESCRIPTION A resident on-site B&W Training Coordinator knowledgeable in design and
,~ operation of the nuclear plant will assist the plant superintendent in I
! establishing an effective program during this final phase of operating f
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The B&W Training Coordinator will tailor the standard Babcock & Wilcox site training plan to suit the requirements of your particular plant.
Ilis rerpunalbilities will include:
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Training Planning 2.
Scheduling 3.
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Evaluations 5.
Reports 6.
Reviews and preparation for USNRC " cold" license examinations 7.
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