RCNET ACAD 08-006 Crosswalk: 4.17 Chemistry Technicians - Decontamination

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 off 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: 
This section of Discipline-Specific Curriculum for Chemistry Technicians (ACAD 08-006 4.17) focuses on explaining and applying the concepts related to decontamination.

Documents associated with ACAD 08-006 4.17 include one lesson plan and four power point presentations. The 24-page Contamination Control Lesson Plan "provides guidance for an entire lesson with references to the ACADs addressed, texts and resources and PowerPoint presentation, along with instructor slide notes and scenario problems for students to answer as assessment of learning."

Specific objectives covered in this section are "proper procedures and techniques for personnel, equipment, clothing and area decontamination" and "proper procedures and techniques for personnel, equipment, clothing and area decontamination." Topics covered include respiratory protection, types and forms of contamination, decontaminating clothing and skin, hot particles, and more. 

For orientation purposes ContaminationControlLessonPlan.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. 

4.17 Decontamination (6 files, 19.2 MB)

• Contamination Control, Decontamination, Respiratory Protection (Contamination_Control,_Decontamination_Respiratory_Protection.pptx 1.7 MB)
• Contamination Control (ContaminationControl.ppt 8.3 MB)
• Contamination Control Lesson Plan (ContaminationControlLessonPlan.doc 457 KB)
• Protection Against Radiation (Protection_Against_Radiation.ppt 8.2 MB)
• Radiological Safety & Response (Radiological_Safety_&_Response 622 KB)