THE 2014 WESTINGHOUSE TRAINING PROGRAM 1
TRAINING SCOPE
In addition to our engineering and site-service
activities, Westinghouse Electric Belgium
provides training services to customers in the
nuclear industry.
Starting from basic courses describing the
Pressurized Water Reactor (PWR), the training
scope extends to the plant operation field and
Emergency Operating Procedures (EOP’s).
Another area of expertise is represented by the
training courses on core damage mitigation and
severe accident management.
The courses contained in the 2014 training
catalog are arranged in five categories:
Operation and Accident Related Courses
Maintenance Courses
Engineering Courses
Accident-Based Seminars
AP1000
Particular effort is made to eliminate
redundancies and repetition between courses,
thus avoiding loss of time for attendees
participating in several courses.
TEACHING MATERIAL
The materials used to prepare and teach the
courses are based on regularly updated
Westinghouse documents issued by the
Westinghouse Training Organization.
During preparation of the courses, the
instructors have free access to any information
available in the Belgian Engineering Department
or in the US, which assures the high quality of
the technical content of our courses.
The teaching material includes PowerPoint
presentations but also the equipment mock-ups
located at the Field Services, and computer
software available in the Engineering
Department, when needed.
COURSE TEACHERS
The instructors used by the Belgian Training
Organization are drawn mostly from our Belgian
Engineering Department, from the staff of
engineers of the Field Services, or are from the
US training organization. All have demonstrated
instructional skills and practice. Their technical
knowledge is based on years of experience in
engineering and/or on-site jobs, as well as on
specific instructional training courses.
The excellent feedback received from attendees
attests the high level our instructors have attained
GENERAL COURSE ORGANIZATION
Our generic courses are provided on a yearly
basis, in English, and are open to all.
All courses are given in our Nivelles offices, in
Belgium.
Most of courses run for 6 hours a day, starting at
9:00 am.
In addition to our generic courses we also
provide plant specific courses, on site, according
to customer request or needs. This allows the
customer to enroll a large number of attendees
in the classroom which results in a price-perattendee reduction. In addition, the Belgian
Training Organization has a multi-language
capability which is to the benefit of attendees
who are not totally fluent in English.
INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION
Information forms are provided at the end of this
catalog. You may use these now or later in 2014
to receive additional information about a course.
Registration forms are also provided at the end
of the catalog. You may use them now or later in
2014 to reserve one or several seats on a
course.
CONTACTS
For any queries about our training program and
capabilities, please contact:
Nathalie Dessars
Manager
Safety Analysis & Risk Applications
Tel. 32-67.28.82.11
e-mail: dessarn@westinghouse.com
Annick Colignon
Training Administrator
Safety Analysis & Risk Applications
Tel. 32-67.28.82.19
CALENDAR FOR 2014 COURSES 5
The following agenda is liable to modification in case of coincidence between a generic course and a
customer specific training session. The courses for which no date is indicated will be organized upon
customer request.
Identification Title Dates
OPERATION AND ACCIDENT
OP 141 PWR Plant Systems Description and Operation 3-7 March
15-19 September
OP 142 PWR Plant Chemistry Upon request
OP 143 Transient and Accident Analysis 6-17 October
OP 144 Emergency Response Guidelines 20-24 October
OP 145 Core Damage Mitigation and Severe Accident Management 29 September -
3 October
OP 146 Dedicated TSC/STA Training for EOP Support 1-5 December
MAINTENANCE
MAIN 141 Reactor Coolant Pump Seal Maintenance and Inspection Upon request
ENGINEERING
ENG 141 ASME Code Familiarization Upon request
ENG 142 US-Nuclear Standards, Rules and Regulations Upon request
ENG 143 Fracture Mechanics Applications Upon request
ACCIDENT-BASED SEMINARS
ABS 141 Loss of Coolant Accident and Loss of All AC Power Accidents Upon request
ABS 142 Steam Generator Tube Rupture Upon request
ABS 143 Pressurized Thermal Shock Upon request
ABS 144 Fission Products Behavior During a Severe Accident Upon request
ABS 145 Emergency Plan Implementation During a Severe Accident Upon request
AP 1000 AP 1000 Upon request
PWR Accident Analysis and Mitigating Core Damage SNE560 15