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Chemistry Technician

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• Titles of all evaluated learning experiences in the Chemistry Technician section

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Titles, descriptions, and credit recommendations for all learning experiences recommended for college credit within the Chemistry Technician 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
Electrical Maintenance Technician
Engineering
Fire Protection Technician
General
Health Physics Technician
Instructor Training
Instrumentation and Control (I&C) Technician
Management
Mechanical Maintenance Technician
Reactor Operator
Shift Technical Advisor

Titles of all evaluated learning experiences in the Chemistry Technician section

NOTE: When a credit recommendation is no longer active, the course description may be abbreviated. The last edition of the Directory in which complete information can be found is indicated on the course exhibit. Complete information can also be obtained by contacting National PONSI.

BWR Cold Chemistry (CH004)
Chemistry I for Technicians: Initial Chemistry
Chemistry II for Technicians: Cold Chemistry
Chemistry for Technicians: Radiochemistry

Descriptions and credit recommendations

BWR Cold Chemistry (CH004)
Dates: Version 1: January 1984 - June 1987. Version 2: July 1987 - February 1991.
Credit recommendation: Version 1 or 2: In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 4 semester hours (3 lecture, 1 laboratory) in Chemical Engineering Technology (11/85). NOTE: Complete information on this course last appeared in the 1994 edition.

Chemistry I for Technicians: Initial Chemistry
Location: Susquehanna Training Center, Berwick, PA.
Length: Approximately 240 hours (6 weeks); includes 62 hours of supervised laboratory experience.
Dates: June 1990 - December 2007.
Objectives: Apply laboratory safety principles and practices; review mathematical operations pertinent to plant chemistry and chemical analysis; identify chemical sampling locations, secure, and transport samples; describe the use, calibration, and operation of analytical equipment; discuss acid, base, and buffer properties; use pH and conductivity data to track water chemistry; perform cell constant and conductivity calculations; operate conductivity bridge/cell combination; explain the operation of turbidimeters and use them to analyze water samples; perform chloride analysis by titration, electrode, turbidimetric, and ion chromatographic methods; analyze samples for oil and grease concentration; determine silica concentration by using inline silica analyzers and uv/vis spectrophotometers; explain the theory of operation of dissolved oxygen probes; calibrate and maintain dissolved oxygen system; maintain and operate total organic carbon analyzer; describe the cooling tower and circulating water systems and collect samples from these systems; analyze for various types of residues; discuss chlorination procedures; describe and classify forms of chlorine and their analyses; use basic statistics to evaluate analytical data; explain how administrative procedures impact the chemistry section; describe the radwaste system; secure and analyze rad waste samples; state the details of the chemistry quality control program and operate within required guidelines of the program; demonstrate familiarity with basic nuclear concepts; discuss the nature and modes of radioactive decay and radiation measurements; locate isotopic characteristics from the Chart of the Nuclides; use safe radiochemical work practices.
Instruction: Laboratory safety; mathematics of chemical calculations; sampling methods; analytical laboratory information and techniques; pH; conductivity; turbidity; chloride analysis; oil and grease analysis; silica and uv/vis spectrophotometers; dissolved oxygen; total organic carbon analysis; solid analysis; chlorination; statistics; administrative procedures for chemistry; radwaste system and sampling; quality control procedures; radioactivity; dose and exposure measurements; nuclide chart; radiochemical safety.
Credit recommendation: In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category or in the upper division baccalaureate degree category, 4 semester hours (3 lecture, 1 laboratory) in Analytical Chemistry, Instrumental Methods of Chemistry, Chemical Technology (6/91) (5/95 revalidation) (7/00 revalidation).

Chemistry II for Technicians: Cold Chemistry
Location: Susquehanna Training Center, Berwick, PA.
Length: Version 1: 178 hours (40 weeks); includes 78 hours of supervised laboratory experience. Version 2: 240 hours (6 weeks); includes 78 hours of supervised laboratory experience.
Dates:  Version 1: June 1990 - January 1993. Version 2: February 1993 - December 2007.
Objectives: Version 1 or 2: Describe the operation, sampling, and analysis of samples taken from the various closed cooling water/chilled water systems; describe the operation of the jacket water cooling system of the standby diesel generator; collect and analyze samples from the system; determine boron concentration and discuss the operation of the standby liquid control system; identify the components of the auxiliary boiler system and secure and analyze samples from the system; describe the components and processes of a sewage treatment plant and maintain and operate the equipment used to perform the required chemical analysis; explain the uses, operation, and regeneration/cleaning of resin in the plant, and collect and analyze resin samples; identify piping and instrument components from P and ID prints and related drawings; obtain and analyze electro-hydraulic control fluid from the main turbine; identify components and their functions in a gas chromatograph system; operate a gas chromatograph and interpret gas chromatograms; operate and maintain an atomic absorption spectrophotometer; perform diesel fuel oil analysis to determine viscosity and water, sediment, and micro-organism content; operate and maintain an ion chromatograph and interpret standard and unknown data.
Instruction: Version 1 or 2: Closed cooling water/chilled water system; diesel generator jacket cooling water; boron; auxiliary boiler samples; sewage treatment and analysis; resins; P and ID print reading; main turbine electro-hydraulic control fluid analysis; gas chromatography; atomic absorption spectrometry; fuel oil analysis; ion chromatography.
Credit recommendation: Version 1: In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category or in the upper division baccalaureate degree category, 3 semester hours (2 lecture, 1 laboratory) in Analytical Chemistry, Instrumental Methods in Chemistry, or Chemical Technology (6/91). Version 2: In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category or in the upper division baccalaureate degree category, 4 semester hours (3 lecture, 1 laboratory) in Analytical Chemistry, Instrumental Methods in Chemistry, or Chemical Technology  (5/95 revalidation) (7/00 revalidation).

Chemistry for Technicians: Radiochemistry
Location: Susquehanna Training Center, Berwick, PA.
Length: Version 1: 232 hours (6 weeks); includes 58 hours of supervised laboratory experience. Version 2: 280 hours (7 weeks); includes 58 hours of supervised laboratory experience. Version 3: 244 hours (6 weeks); includes 58 hours of supervised laboratory experience.
Dates: Version 1: June 1990 - June 1993. Version 2: July 1993 - June 2000. Version 3: July 2000 - December 2007.
Objectives: Version 1, 2 or 3: Discuss rates of radionuclide decay and perform decay calculations; discuss and classify nuclear equilibria; discuss the interaction of radiation with matter and apply the concepts to the principles, methods, and practices of radiation detection; identify sources of radioactivity in reactor water and off-gas; identify the components of the reactor water cleanup system; discuss the factors which contribute to the removal of radioactivity species from reactor water; explain the properties and capabilities of gas-filled detectors (Geiger-Mueller and proportional); calibrate and use detectors to collect data from radiation sources; discuss principles of liquid scintillation counting; standardize, calibrate, maintain and use a liquid scintillation counter to perform tritium analysis; perform procedures to determine E-bar and dose equivalent iodine values; discuss the principles, equipment and methodology of gamma spectroscopy; interpret gamma spectra for qualitative and quantitative information; explain the purpose and operation of the off-gas system; collect and analyze off-gas pre and post-treatment samples; use oscilloscopes and multimeters to perform equipment calibration; operate and collect samples from the System Particulate Iodine and Noble Gas Unit (SPING); complete a PING/SPING calibration, a SPING functional test, and a post-accident vent stack sampling system functional test; operate, calibrate, and take samples from the containment radiation monitoring system; locate, calibrate, and discuss the importance of liquid process radiation monitors.
Instruction: Version 1, 2, or 3: Radioactive decay rates; radiation matter interaction; radiation sources in reactor water and off-gas; radioactivity build up and removal from reactor water; gas-filled detectors; liquid scintillation counting; E-bar and dose equivalent iodine determination; gamma spectroscopy; off-gas system; test equipment for chemical instrumentation; SPING for chemistry; SPING calibration; containment monitors; liquid process radiation monitors.
Credit recommendation: Version 1, 2, or 3: In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category or in the upper division baccalaureate degree category, 3 semester hours (2 lecture, 1 laboratory) in Radiochemistry (6/91) (5/95 revalidation) (7/00 revalidation).

Updated 11/28/07

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