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Nuclear Plant Accelerated Aging Analysis 2-Day Course

Course Description

This course provides the students with a detailed technical description of the thermal aging process of non-metallic materials used in nuclear power plant safety related equipment and the analysis techniques used to calculate expected and service (qualified) life and simulated test aging times.

Who Should Take the Course

Nuclear power plant engineers working in the area of equipment qualification and qualification maintenance or anyone interested in the aging of non-metallic materials due to time-temperature effects.

What the Student Will Learn

Students will learn the details of the Arrhenius model describing the aging of non-metallic materials and calculation routines to determine expected and service life and simulated test aging times.

Included Materials

Students will be provided a course handbook.

Required Materials

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Thomas Brewington

Mr. Brewington is the Director of the Nuclear Engineering and Test Division of Wyle Laboratories. He has 25 years experience working in all aspects of qualifying safety related equipment used in nuclear power plants. He is a certified Level III EQ analysis engineer. Mr. Brewington has also been a Consultant to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in the area of equipment qualification. He is a Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) and serves as a member of the IEEE Sub-committee SC2 on equipment qualification. Mr. Brewington received a BSEE degree from the University of Tennessee.

Course Outline

Day 1

Theoretical models describing the aging of materials
Arrhenius methodology
The Arrhenius equation
Derivation of calculation routines and practical uses

Day 2

Review of Day One
Continuation of the derivation of calculation routines and practical uses
Determining Arrhenius equation constants
Analysis techniques and example calculations