Specifics of WWER Design: Safety Issues

Training Modules 

1. Layout of NPP with WWER-type reactor 

   1.1 WWER-technology, R&D history 

  1.2 NPP layout with WWER-type reactor 

   1.3 Evolution of layout solutions of NPP with WWER-type reactor 

2. Reactor facility and refueling system design 

   2.1 Reactor vessel and internals 

   2.2 Reactor head and upper unit 

   2.3 Reactor core 

   2.4 MPS-type refueling machine 

   2.5 The evolution of reactor facility with WWER-type reactor 

   2.6 Configuration of ventilation and air conditioning system equipment 

3. WWER fuel. The use of burnable absorber. Storage and processing. Ionizing radiation sources and radioactive waste management 

   3.1 WWER nuclear fuel 

   3.2 The use of burnable absorber 

   3.3 Radioactive waste disposal and recycling 

   3.4 Radioactive waste and radioactive sources storage 

   3.5 Nuclear fuel storage 

4. Safety fundamentals for NPP with WWER. Different designs of safety systems for new units with WWER-type reactors 

   4.1 Safety fundamentals for NPP with WWER 

   4.2 Safety systems. Evolution of safety systems used at NPP with WWER 

   4.3 Safety levels for NPP with WWER 

5. Turbine hall layout for NPP with WWER 

   5.1 The operation principles of steam turbine

   5.2 Steam turbine operation fundamentals and controlled parameters 

6. Reactor unit data collecting and processing for NPP with WWER. Reactor control. NPP operating modes 

   6.1 Data collecting and processing for reactor unit 

   6.2 Nuclear chain reaction control in WWER-type reactors 

   6.3 Operating modes 

   6.4 NPP start-up 

7. Ensuring the safe operation of NPP with WWER and operation documentation 

   7.1 Ensuring NPP with WWER safe operation 

   7.2 WWER water chemistry 

8. NPP personnel management. Plan for the personnel and public protection 

    8.1 NPP personnel management. Requirements for NPP operating personnel. Specific features of personnel management for NPP under construction 

   8.2 Personnel and population protection action plan in case of emergency 9. Final exam 144 h total (107 h of lectures +37 h of hands-on sessions)