The Refueling Equipment Operations Training Course will prepare the successful student to operate four different refueling long-handled tools in accordance with plant procedures and vendor technical manuals using all appropriate Human Performance tools. This course is intended for refueling, operations, and maintenance personnel. No previous experience with fuel handling operations is required, although some background in refueling may be helpful.
Consistent with the Nuclearning® Educational Model, the Refueling Equipment Operations Training Course incorporates numerous student-centered learning activities to help the student learn and remember the concepts being studied. This approach puts the student at the center of the learning process making him an active participant in all learning activities. Specifically, the course incorporates instructor facilitated discussions, equipment demonstrations, and group work exercises. Many actual plant operational experience examples are used to provide reinforcement of the safe operation of refueling tools.
It is very difficult, in operating plants, to find opportunities to train on actual plant equipment. The Refueling Equipment Operations Training Course addresses this problem by using hands-on training equipment that is very similar to that found in the actual plant. This equipment provides the student with an invaluable opportunity to work on energized equipment in a safe, learning-friendly environment. In this environment, students can see the effect of tool manipulations, practice procedures, and troubleshoot problems while utilizing all of their human performance skills. The net result is the creation of a learning environment that is as similar to the plant as possible.
Day 1
- Course introduction
- Westinghouse F-Specs (5.0, 5.1)
- Manipulator crane
- Manipulator operation in D-Bay
Day 2
- Transfer system
- Rod cluster control assembly (RCCA) tool
- RCCA tool operation in D-Bay
- Transfer system operation in D-Bay
Day 3
- Burnable poison rod assembly tool
- Thimble plug tool
- Control rod drive shaft tool
- Burnable poison rod assembly tool in D-Bay
- Control rod drive shaft tool in D-bay
Day 4
- Spent fuel handling tool
- Irradiated specimen tool
- Spent fuel handling tool in D-Bay
- Irradiated specimen tool in D-Bay
- Written exam*
