The topics include:
• radiochemistry fundamentals
• RCS metallurgy
• RCS corrosion mechanisms
• RCS chemistry environments
• corrosion products formation
• RCS pH chemistry
• RCS oxygen and oxygen ingress sources as it relates to the transport of corrosion products
• fission types and sources
• neutron distribution of fast and slow neutrons, fission yields and fission decay chains
• Letdown System Clean up general flow and components
• resin properties and structure
• decontamination factor and measurement
• fuel defects, the types of defects and effect on radionuclides
• Fuel Reliability Indicator (FRI) purpose and calculation
• RCS chemical conditions during Start Up and Shutdown
• PWR steam generator corrosion and corrosion mechanism
• factors that influence corrosion
• secondary cycle conditions and corrosion control
• impurities influence on corrosion
• water and steam properties as they relate to steam generation
• Steam Generator characteristics
• amines usage, properties of amines, and affects of amines within the system
• pH monitoring program through amines
• water and steam cycle real time measurements
• hideout and hideout returns occurrence, measurement, calculation and trending.
On-line summaries are included in the course material
On-line examinations are administered
Course equivalency: 5 days
