This course is available June 1-12, 2026 and also September 14-25, 2026.

The 10 day Station Nuclear Engineer Applications Training Course concentrates on the core design process, core safety evaluation, and administrative/regulatory concerns in the first week, and in the second week of the course emphasizes nuclear engineering support for control room operations (there will be a significant amount of time spent in the simulator).

The course is 10 days (80 hours) in length. To provide interaction between students while maintaining individual attention from the instructor(s), the number of participants should be maintained between 8 and 24 individuals.

The by-the-seat course is presented at the Westinghouse site in Cranberry Twp, PA. This course may also include one day in Madison, PA at the Waltz Mill site.

Day 1

• Fuel Design and Analysis 
• Introduction to Technical Specifications and Core Operating Limits Report

Day 2

• Reactivity Control Technical Specifications 
• Power Distribution Technical Specifications 
• Incore Power Distribution Measurement Technology and Process

Day 3

• Reload Safety Analysis 
• Plant Support Calculations 
• Fuel Performance Operational Limits 

Day 4

• Fuel Performance Evaluation
• Reload Core Design Process

Day 5

• Estimated Critical Condition (ECC) and Shutdown Margin (SDM) Calculations 
• Inverse Count Rate Ratio (ICRR) Plotting 
• Reactivity Plan Development Exercise 
• Computerized Core Monitoring Systems

The second week of the course emphasizes nuclear engineering support for control room operations.

Day 6

• Core Load and Pre-Critical Testing 
• Low-Power Physics Testing

Day 7

• Fuel Inspection and Repair 
• Fuel Handling Equipment Operations 
• Refueling Operations 
• Reactivity Computer

Day 8 (Normally conducted at the SNUPPS control room simulator, located at the Waltz Mill Service Center near Madison, Pennsylvania)

• Control Room Operations – Controlled Approach to Criticality 
• Control Room Operations – Reactivity Control during Load Transients 
• Startup Testing Program 
• Power Ascension Testing 

Day 9

• Power Ascension Testing Continued 
• Computerized Core Monitoring Systems 
• BEACON™ Core Monitoring System 

Day 10

• Reactor Engineering 
• Odds and Ends 
• Core Control During Operations 
• Review 
• Written Examination