Document: NUREG-0800
Document ID: 49a0a1b8-7ac0-48d6-881a-1c6e94dd2437
Document Type: srp
Title: TRAINING FOR NON-LICENSED PLANT STAFF
Source: NUREG-0800
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML0523/ML052350062.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
Chapter: 13
Section ID: 13.2.2
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including elementary calculus Reactor physics; chemistry, and materials 13.2.2-8 Rev. 0 - July 1981 Reactor thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, and heat transfer Electrical engineering, including reactor control theory These areas of knowledge should .be taught at the college level and would be equivalent to about 60 semester hours. Although a college graduate engineer would have many of these subjects and more that would not be essential, some engineers might be deficient in a few of these specific areas, e.g., reactor physics. B. Training i. Reactor Operations Training The STA should be trained in the details of the.design, function, arrangement, and operation of the plant systems. This training is necessary to assure that the meaning and significance of instrument readings and the effect of control actions are known. A graduate engineer not previously licensed or trained as an operator or senior characteristic. ii. Transient and Accident Response Training In addition to the training in normal operations, anticipated transients, and accidents presently required of operators and senior operators, the shift technical advisor should be trained to recognize and react to a wide range of unusual situations including multiple equipment failures and operator errors. This training should not be limited to written procedures or specific accident scenarios, but should include the recognition of symptoms of accident conditions such as complex transient responses or inadequate core cooling and possible corrective actions. The purpose of this training is to broaden the ability for prompt recognition of and response to unusual events, not to modify the instinctive, rapid procedural response to transients and accidents provided by reactor operators. The training is required in recognition of.the fact that real accidents inherently are initiated and accompanied by unusual and unexpected events. The training is also to emphasize the need to focus on the essential parameters that