NS 09 • Functioning and operation of nuclear power plants

Objectives

• Understand the challenges of the French nuclear power generation system.
• Understand the general operation of a nuclear power plant, the involved technologies through the main components.
• Understand the principles of nuclear energy and its monitoring.

At the end of the training, the trainee will:

• Be familiar with the French nuclear park and its stakes.
• Be able to list the main parameters to manage a power plant.
• Be able to explain the operation of a power plant.

Program

Day 1

The French nuclear fleet

• Locations
• Specifications of the nuclear power plants
• Operating issues

General operation

• Nuclear energy: principles of production and operation
• Description of a pressurized water reactor plant with its main components
• Parameters of a nuclear reactor control
• Instrumentation and monitoring

Day 2

Operation of a nuclear power plant

• Organization of the operation and articulation of maintenance operations
• Crisis organization
• Associated documentation

Day 3 (OPTIONAL)

Case study

• Simulation of a dysfunction
• Crisis organization
• Understand the impacts
• Reactions – role-playing.

Assessment for learning: quiz