Knowledge Objectives

Introduction to Pressurized Water Reactors Part 1

Introduction to Pressurized Water Reactors Part 2

Trainee Survey

Trainee Introductions

Advise from the 2021 Class

Finished Orientation

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)

GP Solutions Manual (Dated and not reccommended)

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

Neutrons Lecture Part 1

Neutrons Part 2 and Lifecycle Lecture Part 2

Student Downloads

Pictures Assembled

Neutrons - Part 1 Objective and Introduction

Neutrons - Part 2 Why we can't shutdown and just walk away

Neutrons - Part 3 Radioactive Decay and Half Life Calculation

Neutrons - Part 4 Binding Energy Per Nucleon vs Mass Number

Neutrons - Part 5 Interactions

Neutrons - Part 6 Definitions

Neutrons - Part 7 Prompt vs Delayed Times

Neutrons - Part 8 Fission Product Yeild Curve

Neutrons - Part 9 Binding Energy Per Nucleon and Chart of Stability

Neutrons - Part 10 Fissile vs Fissionable, Critical vs Binding Energy

Neutrons - Part 11 Energy From Fission

Neutrons - Part 12 Slow and in the Fuel is the Name of the Game

Neutrons - Part 13 Review, Differences Between Prompt and Delayed in 1 Table

Reactor Theory Overview

Student Files Neutrons

Neutrons 1 Introduction, Atomic Structure, Nuclear Force and Stability

Neutrons 2 Radioactive Decay and Half Lives

Neutrons 2.1 Decay Constant, Half Life and Decay curve

Neutrons 3 Mass Defect, Binding Energy and Binding energy per nucleon.

Neutrons 4 Neutron interactions (Scattering, Absorption)

Neutrons 5 Micro and Macroscopic Cross Sections and Mean Free Path

Student Downloads

Lifecycle - Part 1 Objectives

Lifecycle - Part 2 The Name of the Game, 'Slow and in the Fuel!'

Lifecycle - Part 3a Does Fuel Help Us or Hurt Us in an Effort to Fission 1

Lifecycle - Part 3b Does Fuel Help Us or Hurt Us in an Effort to Fission

Lifecycle - Part 4 Does Water Help Us or Hurt Us in an Effort to Fission

Lifecycle - Part 5 Keff and Reactivity Definitions

Lifecycle - Part Keff - p Calculations

Lifecycle - Part 6 Neutron 6 Factor Formula Explained

Lifecycle - Part 7 Neutron 6 Factors Explained

Lifecycle - Part 8 Neutron Lifecycle Level 1 Letters

Lifecycle - Part 9 Neutron Lifecycle Level 2 Buckets

Lifecycle - Part 10 Neutron Lifecycle Level 3 Letters in Terms of the Buckets

Lifecycle - Part 11 Four Factor Formula, Two Factor Formula, Overmoderated and Undermoderated, 'p and f'

Level 3 - ttpf - mtc

Lifecycle - Part 12 Kexcess

Lifecycle - Part 13 Shutdown Margin

Neutron Lifecycle Quiz

Student Downloads

Neutron Lifecycle 1 Introduction to Keff

Neutron Lifecycle 2 Fast Fission Factor

Neutron Lifecycle 3 Fast Non-Leakage Probability

Neutron Lifecycle 4 Resonance Escape Probability

Neutron Lifecycle 5 Thermal Nonleakage Probability

Neutron Lifecycle 6 Thermal Utilization

Neutron Lifecycle 7 Reproduction Factor

Neutron Lifecycle 8 Example Lifecycle and six factor formula example

Neutron Lifecycle 9 Infinite Reactor and Reactor Control

Neutron Lifecycle 10 Keff and Reactivity with Sample NRC Questions

Neutron Lifecycle 11 Kexcess and p excell with Shutdown Margin Definition

Neutron Lifecycle 12 Sample Problems Kexcess SDM Prompt vs Delayed

Lifecycle - Part 13 Shutdown Margin

(Intro) Lifecycle - Part 14 Preview of Reactor Kinetics

Student Files

(Supplemental) Reactor Kinetics - Review of Previous Material

Reactor Kinetics - Part 1 Overview and Objectives

Reactor Kinetics - Part 2 Neutron Sources and P3149

Reactor Kinetics - Part 3 Subcritical Multiplication Factor and the Donut

Reactor Kinetics - Part 4 Subcritical Multiplication FOrmulas, thumb rules, and P5733

Reactor Kinetics - Part 5 Subcritical Multiplication Practice Questions P1665

(Supplemental) Reactor Kinetics - Part 6 What's Really Going On, Deep Understanding of Reactor Kinectics

Reactor Kinetics - Part 7 Subcritical Multiplication

Reactor Kinetics - Part 8 Reactor Start-Up NI graph in Detail

Reactor Kinetics - Part 9 Reactor Above POAH NI graph and Rx follows Turbine

Reactor Kinetics - Part 10 Reactor Trip Region

Reactor Kinetics - Part 11 Practice POAH

Reactor Kinetics - Part 12 Donuts Practice

Reactor Kinetics - Part 13 Startup Rate and Startup Rate Factors (Critical below POAH)

(Supplement) Reactor Kinetics - Part 14 No idea where to start? This the Reactor Kinetics and Op Physics Bank Worked Through for 2 Hours

(Supplement) Reactor Kinetics - Part 15 Inertia, Gas, Speed Example 1

(Supplement) Reactor Kinetics - Part 16 Inertia Gas Speed Example 2

Reactor Kinetics - Part 17 Advanced, Reactivity Rate Effects

Reactor Kinetics - Part 18 Poet Example P2648

Reactor Kinetics - Part 19 Prompt Critical, Jumping, and Dropping

Reactor Kinetics - Part 20 Beta Questions and Prompt Critical

Reactor Kinetics - Part 21 Eta Epsilon Boys (Update)

Reactor Kinetics - Part 22 Subcritical to No Man's Land P7225

Reactor Kinetics - Part 23 Determine the Region

Reactor Kinetics Quiz

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

P3935

Student Files

Coefficents - Part 1 Objectives

Coefficents - Part 2 What is a Coefficent Definition

Level 2 or 3 - What is a coefficient?

Coefficents - Part 3 What is a Coefficent In Practice P6527

Difference Between Coefficients and The Power Coefficients

Coefficents - Part 4 Level 1 Keff vs Level 2 Defects vs Level 3 Coefficent vs Level 4 Changes in Coefficents

Coefficents - Part 5 How the Rest of the Lecture is Organized ... the Coefficent ... Then How the Coefficent Changes

Coefficents - Part 6 MTC Moderator Temperature Coefficent Definition

Coefficents - Part 7 MTC Changes with Other Plant Parameters

Coefficents - Part 8 MTC Over and Under Moderated, Effect of Boron, P3352 and P7637

Coefficents - Part 9 Boron and MTC P7416

Level 4 - How does MTC change with other plant Parameters?

Coefficents - Part 10 Doppler aka FTC Fuel Temperature Coefficent Definition

Level 3 - FTC

Coefficents - Part 11 How FTC changes with other plant parameters P651 P1052

Coefficents - Part 12 How FTC Change with Fuel Temperature P6926

Coefficents - Part 13 FTC Bang for you buck P3753

Coefficents - Part 14 FTC vs MTC speeds and which comes first P2671

Coefficents - Part 15 Power Coefficent and P1551

Coefficents - Part 16 The Biggest Component of the Power Coefficent P851

Level 4 - How does FTC change?

Coefficents - Part 17 End of Life Game, SDM, FTC in the Power Coefficent

Coefficents - Part 18 DBW Definition, DBW Changes with other plant parameters, P1350

Coefficents - Part 19 DBW Curves P3552

Level 4 - Boron changing with other things

Coefficents - Part 20 Coefficents Applied Example P1071

(Supplement) Coefficents - No idea where to start? Here is 45 Min of working through the Coefficents bank

Coefficents - Part 21 Coefficents Chart

Coefficents - Part 22 Its Hard to De-borate at the End of Life P1050

Coefficients Quiz

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

Student Downloads

Memorize and Understand Me

Fission Product Poisons 1 Definition

Fission Product Poisons 2 Xenon Production Terms

Fission Product Poisons 3 Xenon Removal Terms

Fission Product Poisons 4 Equilibrium Xenon

Fission Product Poisons 5 Sample Problems for Shutdown

Fission Product Poisons 6 Sample Problems

Fission Product Poisons 7 Samarium

(Supplement) Fission Product Poisons 8 Working some of the harder questions in the bank, probably best after you try a few on your own

Student Files

Rods Part 1 - Physical Make Up

Rods Part 2 - Neutronic Make Up (Rod Worth)

Rods 3 - Reactivity Effect and Power Response

Rods Part 4 - Integral Rod Worth and How DRW changes

Rods Sequence and QTPR

Control Rods Quiz

Thermodynamics Chapter 9 - Core Thermal Limits

Core Thermal Limits Overview Picture

Core Thermal Limits Part 1 - Objectives

Core Thermal Limits Part 2 - The Talk

Core Thermal Limits Part 3 - Fuel Pellet Design P394 and P6449

Core Thermal Limits Part 4 - This is our Core Thermal Limits

Core Thermal Limits Part 5 - P4949 Kw per foot practice

Core Thermal Limits Part 6 - Why we need DNBR greater than 1.3 not just greater than 1

Core Thermal Limits Part 7 - Emergency Core Cooling System Operability

Core Thermal Limits Part 8 - Emergency Core Cooling System Questions P56 P94 P396

Core Thermal Limits Part 9 - Peaking Factor Definitions

Core Thermal Power - P1195 Axial Power Distribution Shifts

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

Core Thermal Limits Quiz (Green)

Core Thermal Limits Quiz (Yellow)

Student Files

Reactor Operational Physics bank worked through (Supplemental)

Rx Op Phys Part 1 - Objectives

Rx Op Phys Part 2 - Sub Critical Multiplication P7628 P3925

Rx Op Phys Part 3 - Sub Critical Multiplication P5625

Rx Op Phys Part 4 - 1 Over M Plot Introduction

Rx Op Phys Part 5 - 1 Over M Plot Explained Differently

Rx Op Phys Part 6 - 1 Over M Plot Advanced Examples

Rx Op Phys Part 7 - 1 Over M Plot P466 P1770 P6034

1M ECP

Rx Op Phys Part 8 - Changing Regions Question below the point of Adding Heat

Rx Op Phys Part 9 - P2968 Crows Foot Curve P570 Doghouse Curve and P4035 Rev 2

Rx Op Phys Part 10 - 631631 Decay Heat and P2672 P572

631.6.3.1 and Delayed Neutron Heat Post Trip

Rx Op Phys Part 11 - Shutdown Margin Explained

Rx Op Phys Part 12 - Shutdown Margin Examples

Rx Op Phys Quiz

Sensors and Detectors 8 - Radiation Detectors Gas Amp Intro and Scintillation

Sensors and Detectors 8.1 Radiation Detectors Gas Amplification Explained

Sensors and Detectors 8.2 Radiation Detectors Gas Amplification Questions

Sensors and Detectors 8.3 Radiation Detectors Rad Monitoring

Reactor Operational Physics 1 Approach to Criticality (Suplemental)

Reactor Operational Physics 2 M and "1 over M" (Suplemental)

Reactor Operational Physics 3 Scram Response (Suplemental)

Reactor Operational Physics Shutdown Margin (Suplemental)

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) - P6505

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

Sensor and Detectors (Radiation) Part 11 - TLD's SRPD's and P5706

Sensor and Detectors (Radiation) Part 12 - Detector Failures, Fission Chamber, Neutron Detector, P1514

Sensor and Detectors (Radiation) Part 13 - Homogenous Core Voiding and P3112

Student Downloads

Burnable Poisons Part 1 - Objectives

Burnable Poisons Part 2 - Why Burnable Poisons

Burnable Poisons Part 3 - Kexcess 1-2 2-3 3-4

Burnables and Burnup

Burnable Poisons Part 4 - Actual Core Loadings

Burnable Poisons Part 5 - Burnout Rate of the Added Poisons

Shut Down Margin

Burnable Poisons Part 6 - Example Questions

Burnable Poisons Part 7 - More Example Questions Including P4832

Burnable Poisons Part 8 - Need Xenon, CR, PD, Boron Type Questions P1471 and P1446

Burnable Poisons Part 9 - Speeds of Boration vs Dilution

Need Xenon, CR, PD and Boron

Dilution and Boration Speed

Burnable Poisons Part 10 - Kexcess P1147 and P646

Kexcess

Fuel Depletion Quiz

2021 PWR Reactor Theory Practice Problems 1 Solutions worked out (Saturday Morning)

Student Files

Fuel Depletion and Burnable Poisons 1 Entire Lecture (Supplement)