The 4 day Westinghouse Ovation^TM Engineering Training Course will prepare the successful student to teach the Ovation^TM system software in order to operate plant systems, using the Ovation^TM control system, in accordance with plant procedures and vendor technical manuals using all appropriate Human Performance tools.  This course is designed as a train-the-trainer course and is intended for Operations Instructors. No previous experience with the Ovation^TMSystem is necessary, although knowledge of the plant systems being controlled may be helpful. This program can be taught on several different versions of the Ovation^TM platform.

This course is intended for operations instructor personnel that have no previous experience with the Ovation^TM control system, and is designed to provide students with the knowledge and experience necessary to understand operation and tools available in the Ovation^TM applications. The training program is offered using a combination of student-centered classroom presentations and hands-on learning, using a Westinghouse-supplied Ovation^TM training system.

This course is taught at the utility site using the site specific application loaded on the Westinghouse training system. In order to load the site specific control software, the SWIL testing software must be released to the customer prior to conducting this training.

The Westinghouse Ovation^TM Operations Training Course is four (4) days (32 hours) in length. Since hands-on learning is an integral part of the course, the maximum number of students should be held to ten (10) or fewer.

Although Westinghouse does not grant an Ovation^TM qualification to utility personnel for this training, many utilities, at their discretion, use successful completion of this course to grant a qualification.

This training can be conducted on several versions of Ovation.  Please contact us for details.

Applicable to: PWR, BWR, AP1000

The following is a high level, typical daily outline of the Westinghouse Ovation^TM 3.6 Operations System Training Course. This daily schedule may vary due to student backgrounds and class pace.

 Day 1

• Integrated Overview – The purpose of the Ovation^TM System in the nuclear power plant
• Ovation^TM architecture – workstations, communications, controllers, modules
• Ovation^TM Operator Applications – Alarm Display, Graphics Display, Signal Diagrams, Trend Displays, Error Log, Point Information, Point Review, Ovation^TM System Viewer, Historical Review, and Online Help

 Day 2

• Operator Applications lab exercise
• Ovation^TM hardware overview
• Communication flow in Ovation^TM and its importance (loss of communication OE)
• Ovation^TM Database – data transmission, point characteristics, types of point records, point alarming, point quality and status

 Day 3

• Using Ovation^TM as a control system
• Plant specific control overview
• Plant specific graphics
• Navigating within and between Ovation^TM applications

 Day 4

• Plant sensors to Ovation^TM output – putting together the pieces
• Course Review
• Written exam - A written examination will be used to test each student’s understanding of the system. The examination questions are based on the learning objectives used in the course.