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Chemistry/Radiation Protection Training

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• Titles of all evaluated learning experiences in the Chemistry/Radiation Protection Training section

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Titles, descriptions, and credit recommendations for all learning experiences recommended for college credit within the Chemistry/Radiation Protection Training section can be found below. To locate information on additional learning experiences, which have also been recommended for college credit, use the Organization Directory Page link above for a complete list of titles for all learning experiences or use the following links to go directly to other sections: 

Auxiliary Operator Training
Electrical Maintenance
General Courses
Instrumentation and Controls
Mechanical Maintenance
Reactor Operator/Senior Reactor Operator Training

Titles of all evaluated learning experiences in the Chemistry/Radiation Protection Training section

Analytical Chemistry (CHP-CHEM-INI-ANL-3-01)
BWR Chemistry (CHP-CHEM-INI-BWR-3-01)
Countroom Instrumentation (CHP-CHEM-INI-CRI-3-0)
Dosimetry Technician Qualification
Radiochemistry Review (CHP-CHEM-CT-RCM-3-01)

Descriptions and credit recommendations

Analytical Chemistry (CHP-CHEM-INI-ANL-3-01)
Location: Nine Mile Point Nuclear Learning Center, Oswego, NY.
Length: 24 hours (3 days); in addition, approximately 35 hours of supervised in-plant laboratory experience.
Dates: June 1991 - May 2001.
Objectives: Apply quality assurance concepts to analytical laboratory practices; discuss and utilize standard recommended safety procedures; prepare and standardize reagents; perform the following analyses: titrimetric chloride ion, conductivity, pH, silica, turbidity, total organic carbon, low level boron, chromate and dissolved oxygen; calibrate and perform preventative maintenance on a UV-VIS spectrophotometer; calibrate an organic carbon analyzer; perform analyses using specific ion electrodes, gas chromatography, and ion chromatography.
Instruction: Laboratory quality assurance; errors in measurement; statistical evaluation of data; safety guidelines; protective equipment; chemical safety; radiological precautions; reagent preparation; reagent standardization and storage; titration techniques; conductivity analyses; pH measurement; silica analysis; turbidimetric analysis; dissolved oxygen determinization; calibration and operation of UV-visible spectrophotometers, gas chromatographs, ion chromatographs, and organic carbon analyzers.
Credit recommendation: In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 2 semester hours (1 lecture, 1 laboratory) as Applied Analytical Chemistry (12/91) (5/96 revalidation).

BWR Chemistry (CHP-CHEM-INI-BWR-3-01)
Location: Nine Mile Point Nuclear Learning Center, Oswego, NY.
Length: 40 hours (1 week).
Dates: June 1991 - May 2001.
Objectives: Discuss basic plant system designs and basic BWR chemistry principles; cite the major mechanisms for corrosion processes and corrosion control methods; name the major sources of activity in a BWR and describe the principle pathways for release of fission products from the fuel; identify important variables in BWR mass balance equations and discuss the effects of changing system parameters on contaminant concentrations; discuss the different mechanisms for fission product release; perform calculations to determine release mechanisms, and summarize other fuel performance monitoring techniques.
Instruction: General overview of reactor water cleanup; condensate demineralizer; off-gas and rad waste systems; impact of plant design specifics; specifications and guidelines for BWR operation; chemistry monitoring techniques for low level impurities, metals, and organics; radiolysis effects; power plant material characteristics; corrosion principles; corrosion control and activity minimization; sources of BWR activity; activity buildup and migration; BWR mass balance applications; fission product release mechanisms; activity release calculations.
Credit recommendation: In the upper division baccalaureate degree category, 2 semester hours in Nuclear Engineering Technology (12/91) (5/96 revalidation).

Dosimetry Technician Qualification
Location: Nine Mile Point Nuclear Learning Center, Oswego, NY.
Length: Version 1: Approximately 120 hours; includes 60 hours of self-paced guided study and 60 hours of supervised in-plant laboratory experience. Version 2: Approximately 160 hours; includes 80 hours of self-paced guided study and 80 hours of supervised in-plant laboratory experience.
Dates: Version 1: February 1991 - December 1993. Version 2: January 1994 - May 2001.
Objectives: Version 1: Perform dosimetry irradiations using a panoramic irradiator; operate dosimetry software programs; perform calibration checks on self reading dosimeters; perform quality control checks on thermoluminescent dosimeters (TLD’s); operate a Panasonic 710A TLD reader; perform quality control checks, routine maintenance, and calibration on a Panasonic 710A TLD reader; prepare TLD’s for issuance; generate element correction factors on TLD’s; perform receipt testing of TLD’s; calculate dose equivalents from TLD data; resolve discrepancies on TLD readout; issue personnel dosimetry. Version 2: Operate a DS-50 calibrator; perform dosimetry irradiations using a panoramic irradiator; perform calibration checks on self reading dosimeters; perform periodic quality control checks on TLDs; operate the Panasonic 710A TLD reader; perform routine quality control checks, routine maintenance, and calibration of a Panasonic 710A TLD reader; prepare TLDs for reissue; generate element correction factors for the Panasonic UD-802-TLD badges; perform initial receipt testing of TLDs; calculate dose equivalent from TLD data.
Instruction: Version 1 or 2: Thermoluminescent dosimetry reader operation, maintenance and quality control; calibration and quality control checks of thermoluminescent and self-reading dosimeters; element correction factors; personnel dosimetry computer software systems; personnel dosimetry issuance; calculation of dose equivalents.
Credit recommendation: Version 1 or 2: In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 1 semester hour (laboratory) in Radiation Detection and Measurement (12/91) (5/96 revalidation). NOTE: The self-paced guided study was not evaluated in establishing this credit recommendation.

1. Radiochemistry Review (CHP-CHEM-CT-RCM-3-01)
2. Countroom Instrumentation (CHP-CHEM-INI-CRI-3-0)
Location: Nine Mile Point Nuclear Learning Center, Oswego, NY.
Length:1. 16 hours (2 days). 2. 67 hours (1 week); includes 3 hours of supervised laboratory experience and approximately 27 hours of supervised in-plant laboratory experience.
Dates: June 1991 - May 2001.
Objectives: Course 1: Discuss nuclear structure and properties; classify types of radiation; discuss characteristics of radiation; interpret nuclide decay schemes; calculate decay constants and activities; discuss nuclear equilibria, cite sources of activity in a BWR facility; discuss fission release mechanisms; state the relationship between isotopic buildup and plant conditions; discuss processes for removal of radioactivity from plant systems. Course 2: Discuss the basic theory of operation of radiation detectors and radiation detection systems including gas filled detectors, scintillation detectors, alpha counters, gamma well systems, semiconductor radiation detectors, and gamma spectroscopy systems; perform gross alpha, beta, and gamma analyses; perform source and background checks on a gross gamma counter; perform a gamma isotopic analysis.
Instruction: Course 1: Nuclide composition; radioactive decay processes; decay probability; half lives; activity; nuclear equilibria; interaction of radiation with matter; origin of radionuclides in reactor water; formation rates of activation products; fission yield curves; fission release mechanisms; iodine activity limits; fission gases; activity removal. Course 2: Ionization chamber detectors; proportional counters; Geiger-Mueller detectors; limited proportional and continuous discharge regions; inorganic scintillators; electronics of scintillation detectors; well counters; semiconductor detector classifications; radiation spectroscopy systems; multi-channel analyzer operation; gamma energy calibration techniques; efficiency calculation; Jupiter gamma spectroscopy system.
Credit recommendation: Courses 1 and 2: In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 4 semester hours (3 lecture, 1 laboratory) in Radiation Detection (12/91) (5/96 revalidation).

Updated 2/2/04

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