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Solutions to Accompanythe Development of Competencies

“The importance of appropriate tools in the development of the O/O(timely training, use of simulators, training center)”

Warsaw, Poland: National Workshop on Becoming a Knowledgeable Customer

Human Resource Development issues

12 – 14 December 2018

Training is the Life Bloodof a Nuclear Operating Organization

• A nuclear power generation program is a 100-year proposition

▪ Four generations of workers

▪ Constant transition within the organization; many people will not stay 30 years

▪ Consequently: training begins early, is continuous, and only ends after decommissioning

• Initial Training

• General Employee Training (GET)

• Initial Operator Training (IOT)

• Apprentice Training (Maintenance)

• Technical Training (Engineering)

• Advanced training and requalification

• Reactor Operator (RO)

• Senior Reactor Operator (SRO)

• Journeyman/Master (Maintenance)

• Professional Development (Technical)

• Line Organizations also have training

▪ Emergency Preparedness

▪ Quality Assurance/Quality Control

▪ Security

▪ Etc.

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Meeting the Training Demands RequiresEarly Program Development & The Right Tools

• Early program development

▪ Sufficient lead times are needed to ensure meeting project schedule demands

▪ Not too much lead time, so that personnel do not lose interest/qualification

• The right tools

▪ Full scope simulator (plant operations)

▪ Large equipment mockups

▪ Equipment workshops

▪ Remote/on-line training

▪ Non-operations simulators (RP, etc.)

▪ Classroom training

▪ Field training

▪ “Hands on” training

▪ High Quality training materials

➢ Detailed system/component specifications

➢ High quality procedures

➢ High quality instructors

▪ Qualified instructors

▪ Available SMEs


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Full Scope Simulator

• Full scope simulator (FSS) is required to

fulfil Regulatory Body training

requirements and to adequately train

operations personnel on a variety of

operational scenarios

• The FSS must be delivered, installed,

tested, and validated in time to train the

initial operations crews

• The operating organization should have

contract terms with the FSS vendor/

supplier to ensure off-site training will be

completed (and expenses covered) if the

FSS is not delivered and fully operation as

per the contract terms/timing (raises the

topic of “claims management”)

• Similar contract terms should be in place

for the delivery of training to the operating

organization by the vendor/supplier


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Large Equipment Mock Ups

• Many vendors provide large

equipment mock ups for training

purposes; some can be delivered

to the NPP/client location, others

are too large to move and are

located at the vendor’s training

facility

• There are many types of mock

ups used in the nuclear power

industry:

▪ Reactor head

▪ Steam generator

▪ Fuel handling

▪ Steam Turbine

▪ Generator

▪ Etc.

• Schedule the training at the

vendor’s facilities to ensure your

time requirements will be met


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Equipment Workshops

• These workshops have replicas/mock ups of specific equipment such as:

▪ Diesel generators

▪ Pumps

▪ Valves

▪ I&C equipment

▪ Electrical switchgear

▪ Etc.

• These facilities are used to train both maintenance and engineering personnel

• Due to ongoing training demands, these workshops will need to be located

on-site/adjacent to the site


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Meeting the Training Demands Requires Early Program Development & The Right Tools

• Focus on being a “Learning Organization”

▪ Local Operating Experience

▪ Industry Operating Experience

▪ Vendor updates

• On-going training and requalification

▪ Regulatory body requirements

▪ O/O company commitments/policies

▪ Industry commitments (WANO, ISO, etc.)


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An Effective Organization is Also An Important Toolof the Training Program

• This is an example of a current

training organization for a single-

unit light water NPP:

▪ Technical Training

➢ Rad/Chem

➢ Engineering Support

➢ General Employee

Training (GET)

➢ 1st Line Supvisors

➢ Mech Maint

➢ Elect Maint

➢ I&C Maint

▪ Operations Training

▪ Operators

▪ Simulator staff

▪ Exam Writer


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Training Must Include ApproachesFor Responding To Unusual Events

• A European NPP promoted a plan for responding

to beyond-design-basis conditions

• The plan was submitted to the national regulatory

body for approval

• The plan was not tested prior to submission

• Procedures for unusual conditions (Alternate Operating

Procedures, or AOPs) were not tested

• Operations crews did not receive training for

beyond-design basis events, nor for some existing AOPs

• Training did not normally include field exercises outside the simulator control room for operations

• You must ensure that you meet or exceed all regulatory requirements for training, and conduct

training exercises that are realistic, and use the Systematic Approach to Training (SAT) to ensure

objectives are met and continuous improvement is always pursued


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Timing & Location of the Training Center

• The Training Center is typically the first

permanent building completed in the NPP site

• Early completion is necessary to ensure that the

full scope simulator, training equipment, mock

ups, classrooms, etc. are available to Operating

Organization personnel as soon as possible

• It is normally outside of the Protected Area (PA)

security boundary, but within the Owner

Controlled Area (OCA)

• This location outside the OCA also allows for “off-

site” meetings that are close to the NPP

• Because it is not part of the nuclear or turbine

island, it is not subject to the same:

• Security access requirements

• Seismic construction codes


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The Training Center at Fennovoima’s Hanhikivi

NPP site was the first structure completed

Summary

• Train early

• Train often

• Engage your vendors

• Get and maintain the best tools

• Engage experts

• Require contract clauses that protect your schedule/costs


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Thank You For Your Attention


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