Corrosion Short Courses: Corrosion Control and Prevention in the Nuclear Power Industry,presented by NACE certified Corrosion Specialist , WebCorr Corrosion Consulting Services.

Corrosion Control and Prevention in the Nuclear Power Industry

Course Overview

Corrosion issues have plagued the nuclear power industry for decades. There are a number of complex corrosion mechanisms involved for steels and alloys operating in the water/steam environments under high temperature and high pressure. This 3-day training course covers common engineering materials used in nuclear power plants, the various degradation mechanisms and their mitigation methods for the structures, systems, and components in boiling water reactors (BWRs ) and pressurized water reactors (PWRs). Monitoring and inspection techniques are also presented.

This corrosion short course is available for on-site training, online and distance learning worldwide. It can also be customized to meet the specific needs of your organization.

Course Outline

1. Introduction to Corrosion in the Nuclear Power Industry

2. Overview of the Basic Designs of the BWR and PWR

3. Materials for Nuclear Applications

    3.1 Metallurgy and Irradiation Effects
           3.1.1 Crystal Structure and Grain Boundaries
           3.1.2 Irradiation effects on materials
    3.2 Materials of Construction
           3.2.1 Zirconium
           3.2.2 Steels
           3.2.3 Copper Alloys
           3.2.4 Titanium Alloys
           3.2.5 Concrete
           3.2.6 Polymers

4. Degradation Mechanisms

     4.1 Radiation Damage
     4.2 Fatigue
            4.2.1 Mechanical Fatigue
            4.2.2 Thermal Fatigue
            4.2.3 Vibration Fatigue
            4.2.4 Fatigue in Geometrical Discontinuities
            4.2.5 Environmental Fatigue
     4.3 General Corrosion
     4.4 Stress Corrosion Cracking
            4.4.1 Transgranular Stress Corrosion Cracking
            4.4.2 Primary Water Stress Corrosion Cracking
            4.4.3 Irradiation Assisted Stress Corrosion Cracking
     4.5 Flow Accelerated Corrosion
     4.6 Thermal Ageing
     4.7 Galvanic Corrosion
     4.8 Stress-Corrosion Cracking & IGA
     4.9 Crevice Corrosion & Pitting
     4.10 Fretting Wear & Flow-Induced Vibration
     4.11 Hydrogen Effects
     4.12 Microbiologically-Induced Corrosion (MIC)

5. Mitigation of Degradation in Structures, Systems, and Components

     5.1 Steel Containments
     5.2 Reactor Pressure Vessels in Pressurized Water Reactors
            5.2.1 Irradiation Embrittlement in the Region of the Reactor Pressure Vessel Beltline
            5.2.2 Under Clad Cracking in Reactor Pressure Vessels
            5.2.3 Primary Water Stress Corrosion Cracking in Reactor Pressure Vessels
            5.2.4 Bottom Mounted Instrumentation Penetration Leaks in Reactor Pressure Vessels
            5.2.5 Thermal Ageing in Reactor Pressure Vessels
            5.2.6 Fatigue in Reactor Pressure Vessels
            5.2.7 Corrosion in Reactor Pressure Vessels
    5.3 Pressurizers in Pressurized Water Reactors
           5.3.1 Pressurizer Relief Line Cracks
    5.4 Monitoring and Mitigation Methods in Pressurized Water Reactors
           5.4.1 Mitigation of Radiation Embrittlement
           5.4.2 Mitigation of Stress Corrosion Cracking in Penetration of Control Rod Drive Mechanisms
           5.4.3 Vessel Head Repair and Replacement
           5.4.4 Inspection and Monitoring
           5.4.5 Surveillance Programmes
    5.5 Reactor Pressure Vessel Internals and Piping in Boiling Water Reactors
           5.5.1 Radiation Embrittlement in Reactor Pressure Vessels and Overlay Cladding
           5.5.2 Irradiation Assisted Stress Corrosion Cracking and Intergranular Stress Corrosion Cracking
           5.5.3 Stress Corrosion Cracking In Dissimilar Metal Welds
           5.5.4 Environmental Fatigue in Nozzles and Piping
           5.5.5 Flow Accelerated Corrosion in Carbon Steel Piping
           5.5.6 Stress Corrosion Cracking and Fatigue In Pumps and Valves
           5.5.7 Thermal Ageing Embrittlement in Duplex Stainless Steels

6. Integrity Assessment of Structures, Systems, and Components

    6.1 Inspection and Assessment Methods
           6.1.1 Non-Destructive Testing
           6.1.2 Destructive Testing
           6.1.3 Leak before Break
    6.2 Integrity Monitoring
    6.3 Non-destructive Examination/In-service Inspection of Reactor Pressure Vessels
    6.4 Non-destructive Examination/In-service Inspection of Steam Generators
    6.5 Non-destructive Examination/In-service Inspection of Reactor Pressure Vessel Heads

7 Corrosion of Containment Materials for Radioactive-Waste Isolation

8 Corrosion Modeling and Prediction Software for the Nuclear Power Industry

9 End of Course Examination

Who Should Attend This Corrosion Course

Designers, Inspection Engineers, Maintenance Engineers, Plant Inspectors, Mechanical Engineers, and Process Engineers in the nuclear power industry.

Registration for This Corrosion Course

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In-House Training Corrosion Courses

If you are concerned with corrosion in your company, in-house training or on-site training is a great solution to train a group of employees from design, production, operation, quality assurance, inspection and maintenance, and technical sales and support on corrosion control and corrosion prevention technology. The contents of all our corrosion courses can be customized to fit your organization's needs.

There is no limit to the number of participants required for in-house training corrosion courses. We conduct the in-house training corrosion course at your company's premises worldwide, and at a time convenient to your company.

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Corrosion Course-On-Demand

All our publicly scheduled corrosion short courses are conducted once a year. However, you do not need to wait for one year if you have missed any of the publicly scheduled corrosion courses as we have this unique corrosion course-on-demand scheme: we will conduct the course just for you (on an one-on-one basis) or for a small group from your company at a time and in a location convenient to you. This option costs significantly less than a full-scale in-house or on-site corrosion training program.

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Online and Distance Learning Corrosion Courses

All our corrosion short courses are available for online or offline distance learning. You can start an online corrosion course at any time and learn at your own comfortable pace and schedule, whenever and wherever you are. You have around-the-clock access to the interactive and media-rich course materials, virtual labs, course instructions and course assessments. Discussions and questions related to the corrosion courses are posted on the website or exchanged through email for a period up to 3 months. Video conferencing or instant messaging can also be arranged for discussions of course topics. For those who do not have ready access to internet, we can send you our online course materials on a CD-ROM, or DVD, or USB flash drive for offline distance learning.

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PowerPoint Slides and Test Banks for Trainers, Instructors, Tutors, University Lecturers and Professors

If you are involved in teaching or training, you may wish to purchase a complete set of the trainer's package for this training course. The trainer's package comes complete with ready-to-use PowerPoint slides (fully editable) and test bank (with answer keys). These ready-to-use PowerPoint slides contain high quality color photographs, illustrations, animations, audio and video clips. The test bank contains questions conveniently grouped into four categories: (1) true or false, (2) multiple choice, (3) calculation, and (4) reasoning and open-ended discussions. The trainer's package is suitable for in-house training and university teaching (30 lecture hours). This is exactly the same package that WebCorr uses to deliver our current training course.

The one-time lump sum fee allows your organization to use the training package and also modify it. For example, your organization may modify the course contents and re-name/re-brand the course under your organization’s name. WebCorr only retains the copyright of the original PowerPoint slides and test banks.

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