RCNET ACAD 08-006 Crosswalk: 4.20 Chemistry Technicians - Water Chemistry Fundamentals

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 4.20) focuses on explaining and applying the concepts related to water chemistry fundamentals.

Documents associated with ACAD 08-006 4.20 include nine PowerPoint presentations.

This material covers, more specifically: the terms, units, definitions, and basic concepts for the following topics: atomic structure and nomenclature; acid-base relations; elements, compounds and ions; the Periodic Table of Elements; salts, solutions, and solubility; oxidation and reductions; chemical equilibrium; valence and chemical combination; units of measure in chemistry; normality; molarity; mixtures and solutions; the properties of water; and more. 

For orientation purposes ChemistryFundamentals.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. 

4.20 Water Chemistry Fundamentals (10 files, 22 MB)

• Chemistry and Radcon (ChemistryandRadcon.ppt 2.5 MB)
• Plant Chemistry Control (Chemistrycontrol.ppt 2.2 MB)
• Fundamentals of Chemistry (ChemistryFundamentals.ppt 2.3 MB)
• Cooling Towers and Aired Cooled Condensers (CoolingTowersandAirCooledCondensers.ppt 5.4 MB)
• Fundamentals of Corrosion (FundamentalsofCorrosion.ppt 1.6 MB)
• Plant Chemistry (PlantChemistry.ppt805 KB)
• Plant Chemistry Overview (PlantChemistryOverview.ppt 3.1 MB)
• Water Treatment (Water_Treatment.ppt 4.1 MB)
• Water Grades (Watergrades.pptx 103 KB)