Station Nuclear Engineer Applications offers the student an opportunity to interface with Westinghouse experts in the various areas of the station nuclear engineer’s day-to-day job. Instructors for this portion of the course are from various Westinghouse divisions.
Core control is studied in depth. The operational aspects of nuclear engineering are addressed. Each student has the opportunity to inspect and observe the operation of refueling equipment.
Core physics testing is taught in-depth. During this period, the student receives hands-on experience with the reactivity computer. This course also includes demonstrations of various plant transients on the full-scope SNUPPS simulator.
Applicable to: PWR.
Course Schedule:
- Core Control and Performance: Technical Specifications Basis – Core Design Report and Applications – Load Follow and Xenon Transients – Estimated Critical Position Errors – Operational Core Analysis Package.
- Refueling Operations: Observation of Refueling Equipment Operation – Fuel Inspection – Fuel Repair – Refueling Topics.
- Physics Testing: Reactivity Computer – Low-Power Tests – Power Ascension Tests – Reload Start-up Test Program.
- Codes: Code Theory TOTE, FOLLOW, INCORE – Code Application INCORE – Operational Core Analysis Package.
- Fuel Management: Fuel Rod Design – Fuel Management – Fuel Performance – Failed Fuel Detection – Future Trends in Core Design – Reload Safety Analysis.
- Operation: Severe Accidents – Nuclear Instrumentation Response during Accident Conditions – OTDT, OPDT and NI Setpoints – Inadequate Core Cooling Monitoring System – Core Damage.
