Knowledge Objectives

Introduction to Pressurized Water Reactors Part 1

Introduction to Pressurized Water Reactors Part 2

Trainee Survey

Trainee Introductions

Advise from a 2021 Cert Class

Finished Orientation

7 day challenge

7-Day Challenge Orientation - Part 1 Who and What is It For

7-Day Challenge Orientation - Part 2 What To Finish Up First

7-Day Challenge Orientation - Part 3 How to Study Day 1 Schedule

(Supplement) 7-Day Challenge Orientation - Part 4 The Science of Learning How to Study Systems VS Fundamentals VS Procedures

NRC PWR Equation Sheet

Steam Tables - English Engineering Units Section

Steam Tables SI Units and Mollier Diagram

GFE Test Breakdown Distribution

Extra Equation Sheet for GFES Exam

NRC Equation Sheet Letters

Solutions Files' Download (Start here)

Units and Properties Student Files

Units - Part 1 Welcome and Objectives

Units - Part 2 Pressure Scales

Units - Part 3 The Railroad Track Method

Units - Part 4 Your Turn, Railroad Track Method

Units - Part 5 Railroad track Method Example

Units - Part 6 Converting Pressure Scales

Units - Part 7 Coverting between absolute and relative scales

Units - Part 8 Converting between pressure scales

Units - Part 9 Absolute and Relative Temperature Scales Rev 2

Units - Part 10 Practice Quiz #1

Units - Part 11 A quick note about dots and capital letters

Units - Part 12 Work, Power, Energy Dimensions

Units - Part 13 English and Gc Power, work, energy

Units - Part 14 Gc more simply explained

Units - Part 15 Summary of Work, Power and Energy Units

Units - Part 16 Practice Quiz #2 Tank Levels

Units - Part 17 P3878 Tank Level Example

Units - Part 18 Units Chart

Units - Part 19 Feedback Requested

Supplement Meaning

Math Review Order of Operations and PLEMDAS Solve for x Part 1

Math Review Order of Operations and PLEMDAS Solve for x Part 2

Thermo Pictures

Intro - Part 1 Definitions

Intro - Part 2 Steam Tables

Intro - Part 3 Steam Tables (Cont)

Intro - Part 4 Linear Interpolation Tips

Intro - Part 5 Steam 7 Mollier Diagram

Intro - Part 6 Feedback

Electrical Background - Part 1 Electric Basics Intro

Electrical Background - Part 2 Voltage, Current, Energy Basics Visualized

Electrical Background - Part 3 Resistors (Think resist the current-electron flow)

Electrical Background - Part 4 What's the goal with the next videos?

Electrical Background - Part 5 & 6 What is Reactance? (Think Resistance of a different type)

Electrical Background - Part 7 Inductors 1 (That's a coil...)

Electrical Background - Part 8 Capacitors

Electrical Background - Part 9 Capacitors Visualized

Electrical Background - Part 10 Inductors 2 (Coils in AC)

(Supplement) Inductors Visual with questions

Electrical Background - Part 11 Inductors Visual

Electrical Background - Part 12 AC 3-Phase Grid Delivery Visualized

Electrical Background - Part 13 Resistors, Inductors, and Capacitors in an AC Circuit Visualized

Electrical Background - Part 14 RLC Electric Basics (Summary Take Aways...)

Student Downloads

DC and Instrument Non-Class 1E Part 1 - Objectives and Overview

DC and Instrument Non-Class 1E Part 2 - PK (125V DC System)

DC and Instrument Non-Class 1E Part 3 - PN (Instrument AC Power)

DC and Instrument Non-Class 1E Part 4 - PJ (250V DC System)

DC and Instrument Non-Class 1E Part 5 - PQ (Uninterruptible AC Power)

DC and Instrument Non-Class 1E Part 6 - Feedback

Student Downloads

DC IB - Class 1E Part 1 - Intro & Objectives

DC IB - Class 1E Part 2 - System Overview

DC IB - Class 1E Part 3 - DC Presentation

DC IB - Class 1E Part 4- AC Presentation

DC IB - Class 1E Part 5 Objective 9 Alarms

DC IB - Class 1E Part 6 Feedback

Student Download

Most important single picture to memorize

Motors and Generators - Part 1 Units Equations

Motors and Generators - Part 2 RLC Electric Basics

Motors and Generators - Part 3 Current Flow and Left Hand Rules

Motors and Generators - Part 4 What makes a motor motor or a Generator Generate

Motors and Generators - Part 5 Example P2127 (B1326) Shaft Seizes

Motors and Generators - Part 6 DC Motor

(Overachiever Moment) Motors and Generators Part 7 - DC Motor

Motors and Generators - Part 8 Induction Motor

Motors and Generators - Part 9 Induction Motor

Motors and Generators - Part 10 Shaft Seizure P25 and P227

Motors and Generators - Part 11 Causes of Excessive Current

Motors and Generators - Part 12 Examples P7785 (B7785) and P7635 (B7635) decopling, Reverse, Running, Starting Current Anaylsis

Motors and Generators - Part 13 P7635 (B7635) Effects of Decrease Voltage on Motor Ampherage

Motors and Generators - Part 14 Stator Insulation Breakdown and P1028 (B1526)

Motors and Generators - Part 15 Star Delta Configuration

Motors and Generators - Part 16 Starting Current With Wye (Star) Delta Connections

Motors and Generators - Part 17 P3331 (B3327) Frequent Motor Start Precaution

Motors and Generators - Part 18 Amperage Draw and FHP

Motors and Generators - Part 19 P428 (B2030) FHP

Motors and Generators - Part 20 Excessive Current and Breakdown

Motors and Generators - Part 21 Example P7774 (B7774) I2R Loss with Increasing Current

Motors and Generators - Part 22 Inductive Loads on the Grid What is Reactive Load

Motors and Generators - Part 23 P1928 (B226) Slipping a pole

Motors and Generators - Part 24 Motors and Generators Part 16 - RLC - Electric Basics

Motors and Generators - Part 25 Synchronous Motor (Same Construction as a Generator)

Motors and Generators - Part 26 Understanding 3-phase transmission and distribution (optional)

Motors and Generators - Part 27 Motors and Generators Part 18 - Power Triangle

Motors and Generators - Part 28 Generator

Motors and Generators - Part 29 Example P1928 (B226) What does underexcited mean

Motors and Generators - Part 30 Example P1428 (B1830) MW MVARS

Motors and Generators - Part 31 pf - Power Factor - P7684 (B7684)

Motors and Generators - Part 32 P7644 (B7644) Power Factor Question

Motors and Generators - Part 33 Transformers

Motors and Generators - Part 34 Tranformers (Cont)

Motors and Generators - Part 35 Feedback

Example 1 P7605 (B7605) Reading Breaking HP Curve to Imply Current

Example 2 P7794 (B7794) Degraded Supply Voltage

Example 3 P6114 (B6114) Power Factor Closer to 1.0

Example 4 P7214 (B7214) Axial Fan

Example 5 P2611 (B228) Reason to Minimize Frequent Starts

(Supplement) 1 hour electrical theory overview/review

Student Downloads

Generator & Exciter Part 1 - Intro & Objectives

Generator & Exciter Part 2 - System Overview

Generator & Exciter Part 3 - DC & AC Regulation

Generator & Exciter Part 4 – Power Operation

Generator & Exciter Part 5 – Generator Capability Curve

Generator & Exciter Part 6 – Trips & Protection

Generator & Exciter Part 6 - Feedback

Reactor Theory Overview

Neutrons Lecture Part 1

Neutrons Part 2 and Lifecycle Lecture Part 2

Student Files Neutrons

Neutrons - Part 1 Introduction, Atomic Structure, Nuclear Force and Stability

Neutrons - Part 2 Radioactive Decay and Half Lives

Neutrons - Part 3 Decay Constant, Half Life and Decay curve

Neutrons - Part 4 Mass Defect, Binding Energy and Binding energy per nucleon.

Neutrons - Part 5 Neutron interactions (Scattering, Absorption)

Neutrons - Part 6 Micro and Macroscopic Cross Sections and Mean Free Path

Student Files

Reactor Kinetics 1 Source Neutrons

Reactor Kinetics 2 Intro to Subcritical Multiplication

Reactor Kinetics 3 Shutdown Count Rate

Reactor Kinetics 4 Startup and thumb rules on Subcritical Multiplication

Reactor Kinetics 5 Final Sub Critical Multiplication

Reactor Kinetics 6 Delayed Neutron Fraction and Effective Delayed Neutron Fraction

Reactor Kinetics 7 Power Equation with period doubling

Reactor Kinetics 8 Reactor Period Equation and Prompt Critical

Reactor Kinetics 9 Prompt Drop/Jump and Scram Period

Inertia, Gas, Speed Example 1

Inertia Gas Speed Example 2

P3935

Reactor Kinetics and Op Physics Bank Worked Through

Student Files

Reactor Coefficients 1 Introduction and Mod Temp

Reactivity Coefficients (Note BWR, we are at ~2250 psia)

Reactivity Coefficients 4 Doppler Coefficient (Fuel Temp)

Coefficents PreRequisite

What is a Coefficent

Coefficents bank worked through

Student Files

Rods - Part 1 Physical Make Up

Rods - Part 2 Neutronic Make Up (Rod Worth)

Rods - Part 3 Reactivity Effect and Power Response

Rods - Part 4 Integral Rod Worth and How DRW changes

Student Downloads

EMG E-0 Rx Trip or SI_42

BD EMG E-0 Rx Trip or SI_29a

PWROG-14043-NP_3

Processes Student Files

Processes (Intro) - Part 1 Overview of what's important

Processes (Intro) - Part 2 Proccesses on the Mollier

Processes (Intro) - Part 3 Find a State, do a Process

Processes (Intro) - Part 4 The difference between Turbine and TBV Process

Statics and Dynamics Student Files

Fluid - Part 1 Objectives

Fluids - Part 2 Viscosity

Fluid - Part 3 Formula's Preview and m=pAv

Fluid - Part 4 Great video to get in the right mindset

Fluid - Part 5 Mass flow rate and P1182

Fluids - Part 6 Volumetric Flow Rate equals the square root differential pressure and P308

Fluids - Part 7 Pascal and Arc Principles

Fluids - Part 8 Laminar vs Turbulent Flow

Fluids - Part 9 Mic Drop Moment

Fluids - Part 10 Laminar to Turbulent flow

Fluids - Part 11 Two-phase flow induced water hammer

Fluids - Part 12 Statics and Dynamics 8 Head Terms and Headloss

Fluids - Part 13 Statics and Dynamics 9 Pump Cavitation suction valve closing

Fluids - Part 14 How Mass Flow Rate is Indicated and P3605 P2505 P706

Core Thermal Limits - Downloads

Core Thermal Limits - Part 1 Overview Picture

Core Thermal Limits - Part 2 - Objectives

Core Thermal Limits - Part 3 The Talk

Core Thermal Limits - Part 4 Fuel Pellet Design P394 and P6449

Core Thermal Limits - Part 5 This is our Core Thermal Limits

Core Thermal Limits - Part 6 P4949 Kw per foot practice

Core Thermal Limits - Part 7 Why we need DNBR greater than 1.3 not just greater than 1

Core Thermal Limits - Part 8 Emergency Core Cooling System Operability

Core Thermal Limits - Part 9 Emergency Core Cooling System Questions P56 P94 P396

Core Thermal Limits - Part 10 Peaking Factor Definitions

Core Thermal Power - Part 11 P1195 Axial Power Distribution Shifts

Core Thermal Limits - Part 12 Peaking Factors Applied to Fuel Centerline Temps P6249

Student Downloads

Sensor and Detectors (Radiation) - Part 1 Objectives

Sensor and Detectors (Radiation) - Part 2 Scintillation Detectors

Sensor and Detectors (Radiation) - Part 3 Gas Amplification RIPLGC Curve-

Sensor and Detectors (Radiation) - Part 4 2nd time Gas Amplification RIPLGC Curve

Radiation Detectors - Part 5 Geiger Muller Intro Video

Radiation Detectors - Part 6 Geiger Muller Continued

Sensor and Detectors (Radiation) - Part 7 RIPLGC Gas Amp Curve Applied P6206 P5206

Sensor and Detectors (Radiation) - Part 8 GM Example and How Each detector work SR IR PR

Sensor and Detectors (Radiation) - Part 9 More Examples P1713 and P1114

Sensor and Detectors (Radiation) - Part 10 Positive Space Charge Effect Introduction

Sensor and Detectors (Radiation) - Part 11 Positive Space Charge Example P6505

Sensor and Detectors (Radiation) - Part 12 TLD's SRPD's and P5706

Sensor and Detectors (Radiation) - Part 13 Detector Failures, Fission Chamber, Neutron Detector, P1514

Sensor and Detectors (Radiation) - Part 14 Homogenous Core Voiding and P3112

Sensors and Detectors - Part 1 Radiation Detectors Gas Amp Intro and Scintillation

Sensors and Detectors - Part 2 Radiation Detectors Gas Amplification Explained

Sensors and Detectors - Part 3 Radiation Detectors Gas Amplification Questions

Sensors and Detectors - Part 4 Radiation Detectors Rad Monitoring

Student Download

Sensors and Detectors - Part 1 Thermocouple What they Physically Look Like

Sensors and Detectors - Part 2 Introduction and Thermometers

Sensors and Detectors - Part 3 Thermocouple Physical Construction

Sensors and Detectors - Part 4 Seebeck Effect Underlying the Thermocouple and NIST tables

Sensors and Detectors - Part 5 Thermocouples and RTD circuits and failures

Sensors and Detectors - Part 6 PT100 RTD Theory

Sensors and Detectors - Part 7 Pressure Detectors

Sensors and Detectors - Part 8 Level DP Detectors (Don't do the pressure vessel ones... those are more like our SG)

Sensors and Detectors - Part 9 - Level dp 2

Sensors and Detectors - Part 10 Level d/p 2 (supplement is from our BWR class and we don't do the pressure vessel ones.... but they are similar to our SG)

Sensors and Detectors - Part 11 Flow Detectors and DP relationship to Volumetric Flow

Sensors and Detectors - Part 12 Pitot Tube

Sensors and Detectors - Part 13 D/P Flow

Sensors and Detectors - Part 14 DP Flow (Modern)

Sensors and Detectors - Part 15 Flow Elements and Samples

Sensors and Detectors - Part 16 Ultrasonic Flow Meter

Sensors and Detectors - Part 17 Electromagnetic Flow Meter

Sensors and Detectors - Part 18 Thermal Flow Mearsurement

Student Dowload

Controllers - Part 1 Objectives

Controllers - Part 2 A degree of freedom

Controllers - Part 3 Degree freedom, direct and reverse

Controllers - Part 4 Emphasing you have a degree of freedom

Controllers - Part 5 Example P7792 (B7792) Replaced direct vale with reverse

Controllers - Part 6 P7783 (B7783) Reverse direct drain

Controllers - Part 7 P7734 (B7734) (Direct Reverse Valve letdown)

Controllers - Part 8 - Basic Control String and Closed Loop Feedback

Controllers - Part 9 Bistables Intro

Controllers - Part 10 Bistables Intro

Controllers - Part 11 P4508 (B4508) Simple bistable dead band

Controllers - Part 12 P3215 (B3216)

Controllers - Part 13 P3715 P17 P217, 4 AOV Type Problems Like P5809

Controllers - Part 14 Gain P5107 P5607 P715

Controllers - Part 15 Porportional Integral Derivative and Controller Example

Controllers - Part 16 And, or, nor, Gates, Example P509 and force over area

(Supplement) P7762 (B7762) Advanced Bistables and Gates

Controllers - Part 17 Controllers - Part P1117 (B1116) lbf per in2 area calculation

Controllers - Part 18 Valve positioners and Misc Controllers

Controllers - Part 19 P1217 (B1416) Purpose of valve positioner

Controllers - Part 20 P417 (B417) speed sensor fails low, turbine speeds up

Controllers - Part 21 Diesel FlyBalls