RCNET ACAD 08-006 Crosswalk: 1.1.9 Core Curriculum - Reactor Plant Protection

Program Description:
This material was published by the Regional Center for Nuclear Education and Training (RCNET) as part of a comprehensive crosswalk that links objectives of ACAD 08-006 with GP Strategies ABC Material, NUCP Surveyed Material, NANTeL resources, EPRI resources, web resources, and published material available to all RCNET partners. These accredited utility training programs are based of training and qualification guidelines (ACADs) published by the National Academy for Nuclear Training. 

ACAD 08-006 is the Uniform Curriculum Guide for Nuclear Power Plant Technician, Maintenance, and Nonlicensed Operations Personnel Associate Degree Programs and includes five main curriculum areas: Core Curriculum, Discipline-Specific Curriculum for Nonlicensed Operators, Discipline-Specific Curriculum for Radiological Protection Technicians, Discipline-Specific for Chemistry Technicians, and Discipline Specific for Maintenance Personnel. 
 
Contents: 
The Core Curriculum is divided into three sections: Fundamentals, Basic Systems Knowledge, and Basic Components Knowledge. This Reactor Plant Protection section of Fundamentals (ACAD 08-006 1.1.9) covers "... basic concepts related to reactor plan protection."

Documents associated with ACAD 08-006 1.1.9 include twelve PowerPoint presentations, five documents of supporting materials, and one document of instructor notes. 

This material covers, more specifically: administrative controls and procedural concepts, automatic reactor plant protection concepts, defense in depth, fission product barriers, and limiting conditions for operation. Materials also cover summarizing basic information about major industry operating experience including: Three Mile Island Nuclear Station accident, Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant accident, Salem Generating Station turbine blade throw, Idaho Falls stuck rod accident, and the Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station event. 

For orientation purposes Reactor Coolant System Instructor Notes.pdf is included as a separate attachment and offers a sample of the type of material included in this curriculum. 

Below is a list of the files contained within the .zip attachment. The size of each file is included in parenthesis. 

ACAD 08-006 1.1.9 Reactor Plant Protection (22 files 205.6 MB)

• Instructor Notes
  • Reactor Coolant System Instructor Notes (Reactor Coolant System Instructor Notes.docx 221 KB)
• Presentations
  • Core Radiological Instructions (Core Radiological Instructions.ppt 448 KB)
  • Fire Detection and Protection System (Fire Detection & Protection System.ppt 117.1 MB)
  • Fire Protection System (Fire Protection System.pptx 30.5 MB)
  • History of Nuclear Technology Reactor Designs (History of Nuclear Technology Reactor Designs.pptx 6.5 MB)
  • Nuclear Plant Systems (Nuclear Plant Systems.ppt 7.9 MB)
  • Off-Normal and Emergency Response (Off-Normal and Emergency Response.pptx 448 KB)
  • Plant Status (Plant Status.pptx 21.1 MB)
  • Post Accident Sampling (Post Accident Sampling.pptx 186 KB)
  • Protection Against Radiation (Protection Against Radiation.ppt 8.2 MB)
  • Pressurized Water Reactor Systems (PWR Systems.ppt 1.2 MB)
  • Reactor Protection Systems (Reactor Protection Systems.pptx 356 KB)
  • Reactor Regulating Systems (Reactor Regulating Systems.ppt 5.4 MB)
• Supporting Material
  • The Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Fire of 1975 and the History of NRC Fire Regulations (browns ferry fire.pdf 2.3 MB)
  • Overview of Reactor Vessel Head Degradation (Davis-besse.pdf 128 KB)
  • Systems Failure Case Studies: Supercritical (Idaho falls.pdf 179 KB)
  • Nuclear Regulatory Commission (Nuclear Regulatory Commission.docx 234 KB)
  • Regulatory Guide RG 1.115, Protection Against Turbine Missiles (Salem generating plant turbines.pdf  3.1 MB)