Training Manual

Chapter 1 ELECTRICAL REVIEW 1.1 Fundamentals Of Electricity 1.2 Alternating Current Theory 1.3 Three-Phase Systems And Transformers 1.4 Generators 1.5 Motors 1.6 Motor Controllers 1.7 Electrical Safety 1.8 Storage Batteries 1.9 Electrical Measuring Instruments Chapter 2 ELECTRONICS REVIEW 2.1 Solid State Devices 2.2 Magnetic Amplifiers 2.3 Thermocouples 2.4 Resistance Thermometry 2.5 Nuclear Radiation Detectors 2.6 Nuclear Instrumentation Circuits 2.7 Differential Transformers 2.8 D-C Power Supplies 2.9 Digital Integrated Circuit Devices 2.10 Microprocessor-Based Computer Systems Chapter 3 REACTOR THEORY REVIEW 3.1 Basics 3.2 Stability Of The Nucleus 3.3 Reactions 3.4 Fission 3.5 Nuclear Reaction Cross Sections 3.6 Neutron Slowing Down 3.7 Thermal Equilibrium 3.8 Neutron Density, Flux, Reaction Rates, And Power 3.9 Slowing Down, Diffusion, And Migration Lengths 3.10 Neutron Life Cycle And The Six-Factor Formula 3.11 Buckling, Leakage, And Flux Shapes 3.12 Multiplication Factor 3.13 Temperature Coefficient Of Reactivity 3.14 Fission Products 3.15 General Reactor Kinetics Equations 3.16 Subcritical Multiplication 3.17 Gamma Attenuation 3.18 Neutron Sources Chapter 4 MECHANICAL REVIEW 4.1 Steam Thermodynamics 4.2 Propulsion Plant Equipment 4.3 Pumps 4.4 Condensers 4.5 Air Ejectors 4.6 Steam Traps 4.7 Plant Valves 4.8 Reactor And Propulsion Plant Energy Balances Chapter 5 CHEMISTRY REVIEW 5.1 Elements, Ions, And Compounds 5.2 Water And Solutions 5.3 Chemical Processes 5.4 Hydronium Ion And pH 5.5 Gas Laws 5.6 Corrosion Chapter 6 MATERIALS REVIEW 6.1 Structure Of Metals 6.2 Mechanical Properties Of Metals 6.3 Material Failure 6.4 Effects Of Irradiation On Metals 6.5 Iron And Steel Alloys Chapter 7 CALCULATIONS AND THUMBRULES 7.1 Conversion Factors 7.2 Mathematics 7.3 Radiological Controls