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Nuclear Power Fundamentals is the vital course for those who are entering or working in the rejuvenated nuclear power industry. Nuclear power is having a renaissance due to a confluence of factors including global warming, the cost and supply reliability of oil, issues involving coal and greenhouse gases, and the safety record and superb operational performance of nuclear units. Those factors and the improved political climate have resulted in many utilities filing applications for combined construction and operating licenses for new nuclear power plants. Understanding the technology and operations of a nuclear facility can assist employees and service providers, such as vendors, attorneys, and contractors, in comprehending the nuclear energy system.
This course will review the status of nuclear power in the US and throughout the world. It addresses the events and forces that have influenced, and continue to influence, commercial nuclear power. Participants will understand how we got to where we are today, including the reasons for the long period of dormancy in the nuclear power industry. Significant industry events will be discussed including Three Mile Island and Chernobyl. Pressurized and boiling water reactor systems will be reviewed. The changes in both the political and environmental landscapes and the Energy Policy Act of 2005 which are all critical to the nuclear renaissance will be addressed. Additional topics include the nuclear fuel cycle, the uranium enrichment and reprocessing controversies, radioactive wastes including spent nuclear fuel storage, spent fuel transportation, and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s set of performance indicators demonstrating excellent operations. Lastly, to better understand how reactors generate power we will explore the nuclear force and binding energies and fissile vs. fertile nuclear materials. This course will help personnel involved in the nuclear energy industry to have a clear understanding of nuclear power and the challenges of tomorrow.
Topics will include:
- Issues concerning the resurgence of nuclear energy
- The history of nuclear power and its development
- Nuclear events that impacted the nuclear industry
- Energy Policy Act of 2005
- The Global Nuclear Energy Partnership (GNEP)
- Designs and functions of PWRs and BWRs
- Generation III and IV reactor designs
- Nuclear power and the environment
- The nuclear fuel cycle and some nuclear physics
- The future for nuclear power
Who Should Attend - All new employees whose job requires a working knowledge of nuclear power
- Personnel in the energy industry that are newly assigned to nuclear generation
- Employees who need a job-related understanding of the history, structure, purpose, and application of nuclear power
- Public affairs and public relations personnel who need an understanding of nuclear energy
- Executives and managers who require general instruction in nuclear power including nuclear plant designs, construction, operations, regulatory reporting, radiation protection, the nuclear fuel cycle, and industry history
- Managers and engineers with new responsibilities in nuclear power
- Suppliers and vendors involved in the procurement cycle for new and existing nuclear plants
- Attorneys and paralegals whose work is directly or indirectly involved with nuclear energy
Learning Outcomes - Review the historical events, technical issues, and industry challenges that have shaped the nuclear power industry to where it is today
- Describe why the nuclear power industry has been dormant for the past 20 years
- Examine the impact of the confluence of global warming and energy security on the future of nuclear power
- Discuss the pivotal topics critical to the nuclear power renaissance
- Identify factors impacting the nuclear power industry today, including the changing political and environmental perspectives on nuclear power
- List which utilities have applied for combined construction and operating licenses and where those proposed new plants will be located
- Recognize the safety standards required by CNSC and the NRC and the safety culture transformation of the industry that was heavily influenced by TMI
- Analyze the changes in the nuclear power regulatory environment that are important to the success of the nuclear power renaissance
- Demonstrate a technical understanding of the pressurized water reactor and boiling water reactor technologies
- Examine the safety performance record of the nuclear power industry
- Identify and discuss the components that make up the nuclear fuel cycle
- Recognize the critical issues of enrichment, radioactive wastes, spent nuclear fuel transportation, and proliferation concerns
- Review the basic concepts of nuclear physics to better understand the power behind nuclear power
What Past Attendees Have Said "The Nuclear Power Fundamentals course solidified my knowledge of the nuclear power plant and the nuclear power industry. Everybody in the nuclear business should attend this course."
- Engineering Configuration Control Manager, Mitsubishi Nuclear Energy Systems
"Well structured and very informative course on most aspects of nuclear power. Must do for anyone coming into the industry."
- Mechatronic Project Engineer, ANSTO
"Extensive information and comprehensive summary of basic knowledge of the nuclear power industry."
- International Product Manager, HALFEN GmbH
"I would recommend an EUCI conference to anyone in the nuclear industry!"
- Research Analyst, Ux Consulting
"As a non-technical person in the nuclear industry, with less than one year at my current position, I found the speaker and material to be very effective and informative. I walked away with relevant knowledge I did not have before attending the course."
- Administrator, INPO Requirements for Successful Completion of Program Participants must sign in/out each day and be in attendance for the entirety of the course to be eligible for continuing education credit. Instructional Methods PowerPoint Presentations will be used in this course Continuing Education Credits: EUCI is authorized by IACET to offer up to 1.0 CEUs for this program.
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