Training Seminar Schedule

General Schedule:

Lecture is every Monday at 7:30 pm.

Labs are held Wednesday and Thursday at 7:30 pm - you pick which night to attend.

September 8 – Welcome!

Lab: Tour, Meet and Greet

Part 1: The Basics

September 14 – Basic Nuclear Physics

    Lab: RAMUP, Half-Life, Mentor meeting
    Training Manual: Chapters 1 and 2 (TM to be distributed in lecture)
    Check-off booklet, document overview (to be distributed in lecture)

September 21 – Basic Operational Knowledge

    Lab: Startup Checklists
    Training Manual: Chapter 11
    SOP 10 – Startups; License and Tech Specs

September 28 – Radiation Interactions with Matter

    Lab: Primary System
    Training Manual: Chapter 3
    SOP’s concerning the Primary System

Part 2: Radiation and You – Health Physics and Radiation Detection

October 5 – Detectors and Radiation Monitors

    Lab: Time, Distance, Shielding (and Ventilation system tours!)
    Training Manual: Chapter 5
    SOP’s concerning the ventilation system

October 12 – Practical Health Physics

    Lab: Decontamination
    Training Manual: Chapter 4
    10CFR20 short

October 16 - Two check-offs due

October 19: Fall Break! Enjoy yourself!

October 26 – RAM Handling

Lab: Amazing movies, setting up your account with EHS
10CFR20 long; RAM Handling Booklet (to be distributed in lecture)

November 2 – Detectors and NAA

    Lab: Secondary System, NAA
    Training Manual: Chapter 6
    SOP’s concerning the secondary system

November 6 - Three check-offs due

Part 3: Nuts and Bolts

November 9 – Tech Spec Math

    Lab: Tech Spec Jeopardy for prizes!
    Training Manual: Chapter 10 – 10.4
    Tech Specs

November 16 – Experimental Facilities

Lab: Sample Prep
SOP’s concerning all experimental facilities

November 20 – 3 check-offs due

November 23 – E-Drill Prep

Lab: No Lab, Turkey Day!
EIP’s; E-Plan

November 30 – Admin Proc

Lab: Come to 1 Emergency Drill
Admin Proc; Tech Specs

December 7 – NRC Exams Prep

Lab: No Lab, it’s reading week then BREAK!

December 11 – 4 check-offs due; all FAL requirements due

January 10 starts off Reactor Paideia; Wooot!

Part 4: Core and Console Magic

January 25 – Biological Effects

Guest talk from Juliet Brosing

February 1 – Console Electronics and Neutron Detection

    Lab: Console Checkout
    Training Manual: Review Chapter 11, Chapter 5.1
    Review all material covering the console

February 5 – 3 check-offs due

February 8 – Neutron Lifetime

Lab: Sub-critical Multiplication
Training Manual: Chapter 7, 8

February 15 – Reactor Kinetics

Lab: Reactor Kinetics
Training Manual: Chapter 9

February 19 – 4 check-offs due

February 22 – Core Characteristics

Lab: Core Characteristics
Training Manual: Chapter 10 (some of this is review)

March 1 – Exam Prep (Last lecture!)

Lab: Final Project Prep
Review Reactor physics

March 5 – All check-offs due

Part 5 – Practice Exams

Each Monday, practice NRC written exams are administered until the final exam in May. Practice on your own online!