This course provides an excellent opportunity for professionals new to the industry to connect with other engineers from Westinghouse facilities in the U.S. and Sweden, other U.S. utilities, and industry experts.
This course is hybrid and includes approximately 5 days of online learning followed by 5 days of in-person discussion, instructor-based training, and 3 walkthroughs. Technical experts instruct and provide a comprehensive overview of Westinghouse’s PWR and BWR nuclear design processes.
Topics:
- Nuclear Safety Culture. Defense in Depth / Acceptance Criteria.
- PWR Systems Overview. PWR Reload Process / Internal Interfaces. PWR Fuel Overview. Reactivity Management Performance Indicator. PWR ND Design Codes. PWR Thermal/Hydraulic Design. PWR Fuel Rod Design. Criticality Overview. PWR Non-LOCA Analysis. PWR LOCA Analysis. PWR CRA Analysis. Reactor Theory. Peaking Factors. PWR Fuel Management. PWR Fuel Economics. Setpoints Overview. Fuel Design Overview. Fuel Performance and Monitoring Overview.
- Licensing Requirements and Process. US Regulatory Overview. Non-US Regulatory Overview. US Customer Overview. Reload Project Management Overview. Software Development Process Overview.
- AP1000 Overview. PWR Non-9272 Combustion Engineering.
- BWR Systems Overview. BWR Fuel Overview. BWR Design Codes & Internal Interfaces. BEACON Core Monitoring System Overview. ATF, ADOPT Overview.
Tours:
- Waltz Mill – Outage Control Center.
- Blairsville – Specialty Metals Plant.
- AP1000 Simulator.
