The topics include:
• radiochemistry fundamentals
• organization of the Chart of the Nuclides and usage
• reactor water samples and the standards
• ionizing radiation effects
• radiolytic gasses production and removal
• ambient temperature and low temperature Charcoal Systems
• the retention time for a charcoal delay system and conditions that affect holdup within the system
• water activation products and radionuclides
• nuclides observed in Main Steam Line activity
• BWR Offgas System components and their functions
• moisture carryover testing
• offgas production and measurement
• fission gasses produced and reporting
• fuel monitoring recommendations
• Offgas System and the Offgas Sampler and Monitor components
• recoil, diffusion and equilibrium releases of classic offgas analysis
• large defects effects and the fuel defect indicators
• classic types of releases with recent defects
• normalized release rate calculation and when iodines sampling
• equilibrium concentration of iodines determination
• effects of iodine carryover on release rate
• calculating iodine release rate using the normalized release rate for iodine formula
• how to determine the delay from fuel to sample point
• how sample delay is calculated
• iodine trending and how it is indicative of a fuel failure
• actions to be taken after the detection of a fuel defect and their significance
• alpha, beta and gamma particles interaction with matter
• detector instrument calibration types and factors of the calibration process
• efficiency calculation and requirements
• gamma ray detectors types and analysis of gamma ray peaks
• detector system components and their functions
• Groundwater Protection Initiative (GPI) inception, objectives and implementation.
On-line summaries are included in the course material
On-line examinations are administered
Course equivalency: 5 days
