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Computer-Based Training at Sellafield

Conference · · Transactions of the American Nuclear Society
OSTI ID:7094947
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  1. British Nuclear Fuels Ltd., England (United Kingdom)
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British Nuclear Fuel Limited (BNFL) operate the United Kingdom's spent-fuel receipt, storage, and reprocessing complex at Sellafield. Spent fuel from graphite-moderated CO2-cooled Magnox reactors has been reprocessed at Sellafield for 22 yr. Spent fuel from light water and advanced gas reactors is stored pending reprocessing in the Thermal Oxide Reprocessing Plant currently being constructed. The range of knowledge and skills needed for plant operation, construction, and commissioning represents a formidable training requirement. In addition, employees need to be acquainted with company practices and procedures. Computer-based training (CBT) is expected to play a significant role in this process. In this paper, current applications of CBT to the filed of nuclear criticality safety are described and plans for the immediate future are outlined.

Research Organization:
British Nuclear Fuels Ltd., England (United Kingdom)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), Nuclear Criticality Safety Program (NCSP)
OSTI ID:
7094947
Report Number(s):
CONF-861102-
Journal Information:
Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, Journal Name: Transactions of the American Nuclear Society Vol. 53; ISSN TANSA; ISSN 0003-018X
Publisher:
American Nuclear Society
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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050800* -- Nuclear Fuels-- Spent Fuels Reprocessing
11 NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS
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Applications
BNFL
British Nuclear Fuel Limited (BNFL)
COMPUTERS
CONSTRUCTION
CRITICALITY
Computer-Based Training (CBT)
Cooled Magnox Reactors
EDUCATION
EUROPE
FUEL REPROCESSING PLANTS
GAS COOLED REACTORS
GCR TYPE REACTORS
GRAPHITE MODERATED REACTORS
IMPLEMENTATION
MAGNOX TYPE REACTORS
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
NATURAL URANIUM REACTORS
NUCLEAR FACILITIES
Nuclear Criticality Safety Program (NCSP)
OPERATION
RADIATION PROTECTION
REACTORS
REPROCESSING
SAFETY
SEPARATION PROCESSES
SPENT FUEL STORAGE
STORAGE
TRAINING
UNITED KINGDOM
UNITED KINGDOM ORGANIZATIONS
WESTERN EUROPE