RCNET ACAD 08-006 Crosswalk: 1.2 Core Curriculum - Basic Systems Knowledge

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 Basic Systems Knowledge section (ACAD 08-006 1.2) covers "... general systems and components associated with a nuclear power plant."

Documents associated with ACAD 08-006 1.2 include fourteen PowerPoint presentations, two documents of lesson plans, and four documents of instructor notes. 

This material covers, more specifically: the basic operation of the following subsystems: chemical and volume control (PWR), circulating water, condensate, containment, containment spray, control rod drive mechanism, emergency core cooling systems, emergency power, environmental monitoring, feedwater, main steam, off-gas (BWR), post-accident sampling, pressurizer (PWR), radiation monitoring, reactor coolant, reactor water cleanup (BWR), recirculation (BWR), residual hear removal/shutdown cooling, and suppression pool (BWR). 

For orientation purposes Primary Systems.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 1.2 Basic Systems Knowledge (24 files 143.6 MB)

• Instructor Notes
  • Condensate and Feedwater Systems Instructor Notes (Condensate and Feedwater Systems Instructor Notes.docx 214 KB)
  • Main Steam System Instructor Notes (Main Steam System Instructor Notes.rtf 3.2 MB)
  • Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program (Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program.doc 1.6 MB)
  • Reactor Coolant System Instructor Notes (Reactor Coolant System Instructor Notes.docx 221 KB)
• Lesson Plans
  • Chemical and Volume Control Systems Lesson Plan (Chemical and Volume Control Systems_Lesson Plan.rtf 3.3 MB)
  • Primary Systems (Primary Systems.doc 16.9 MB)
• Presentations
  • Boiling Water Reactor Systems (Boiling Water Reactor Systems.ppt 16.7 MB)
  • Chemical and Volume Control System (Chemical and Volume Control System.ppt 9.5 MB)
  • Introduction to BWR Systems (Introduction to BWR Systems.ppt 8.3 MB)
  • Main Circulating Water & Condensate Systems (Main Circulating Water & Condensate Systems.ppt 766 MB)
  • Main Steam System (Main Steam System.ppt 1.9 MB)
  • Nuclear Plant Systems (Nuclear Plant Systems.ppt 7.9 MB)
  • Off-Normal and Emergency Response (Off-Normal and Emergency Response.pptx 448 KB)
  • Overview of Nuclear Plant Systems (Overview of Nuclear Plant Systems.ppt 17 MB)
  • Plant Chemistry (Plant Chemistry.ppt 807 KB)
  • Plant Status (Plant Status.pptx 21.1 MB)
  • Post Accident Sampling (Post Accident Sampling.pptx 186 KB)
  • Pressurized Water Reactor Systems (PWR Systems.ppt 1.2 MB)
  • Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program (Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program.ppt 9.4 MB)
  • Power Plant Science-Residual Heat and Reactor Operation (Residual Heat & Reactor Operation.pptx 22.9 MB)