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Explore the fundamentals of nuclear HVAC design and commissioning including Radiation and non-radiation controlled area design principles, thermal and aeraulic calculations, equipment qualifications, main components design consideration and selection (fans, chillers, local air coolers), and case study.
Schedule
Next available:
Duration: 6 months
VIRTUAL CLASSROOM:
Date: 11 Nov 2024
Price : 1595£ + VAT
Part 1
section 1:
Safety and Landscape of nuclear power plant
- Safety message, Landscape of nuclear power plant operation, and Ionizing radiation protection
measures - Introduction to main safety assessment applicable to nuclear ventilation and stakeholders (UK
and international) - Lesson learned from nuclear Accident and introduction to ongoing new build NPP and SMR
section 2:
Nuclear ventilation fundamentals, design principle, and good practices from installation to commissioning
- Nuclear design, installation, commissioning, and operation sequences
- Nuclear ventilation main functions in radiation-controlled and non-controlled areas: Containment
(Fire, radioactive substance), purification, cleaning, conditioning, comfort - Design requirement and ventilation architectures in radiation-controlled and non-controlled areas
- Standard application: ISO-17873, ISO-1366, ISO-16170, etc.
- Standard regulatory test and Equipment Qualification (EQ) principles and applicable codes
- Thermal and aeraulic calculations’ basic principles
- Ductwork Pressure loss calculation approach (ASHRAE), ductwork sizing, and fans selection
- Cooling and Heating coils basic calculation principle
- Optimizations during design phases
- Installation basic rules and tolerances: cases to avoid and recommendations
- Tests and commissioning sequence presentation and main criteria to fulfill till handover for operation
- Basic operation and maintenance actions for safety important components: Fans, Fire & smoke dampers, chillers, Tight isolation dampers /valves, HEPA/iodine Filters, etc.
- QUIZZES
Part 2
case study 1
Design of ventilation, cooling, and heating of a 3500 sqm building hosting:
- Radiation-controlled rooms: Safety pumps and valves, tanks, glove boxes, etc.
- Radiation non-controlled rooms: accumulators Battery room, I&C, and switchgear rooms
- Design architecture (including static and dynamic containment, air & gas filtration,
cleaning, conditioning) - Thermal and aeraulic calculation resulting in main equipment selection: fans, AHU, chillers,
local air coolers, etc. (via Excel Calculation tools/macro) - Proposal of floor layout implementation of main equipment
- Excluded from this study: Seismic calculation, equipment qualification, and Smoke exhaust
design
case study 2
- Proposal of commissioning plan for case 1 systems test and commissioning Definition of sequence, acceptance criteria, operational and safety I&C functions
- Proposal of test and commissioning execution instruction and results records sheets for fans, HEPA filters, Iodine Traps
EXAM
60 MCQ interactive questions online (80% to pass)
Who should attend?
Engineers, Designers, supervisors and Project Managers responsible for the design, Qualification, test & commissioning, operation, and maintenance of HVAC systems and wishing to enhance their understanding of nuclear ventilation from A to Z.
How will I benefit?
- Design basis , Qualification, test & commissioning lifecycle of nuclear ventilation systems
- Understand the safety assessment, regulations and standards applicable
- Rooms Air change rates, calculation of cooling and heating need
- Carry out Aeraulic calculation, ducts sizing and ductwork pressure
- Main and inline Equipment selections (Fans, chillers, Fire dampers, duct type, etc.)
- Understand Operation and maintenance requirements of nuclear ventilation systems
- Basic knowledge of nuclear ventilation specification
- Possible optimizations of nuclear ventilation systems
Key topics
- Containment, purification, cleaning, conditioning and comfort
- Standards, safety regulation and Equipment Qualification
- Main equipment Design and sizing: Fans, AHUs, Local Air coolers, HEPA Filters, Iodine Traps, Fire
protection - Test & Commissioning, Operation and Maintenance
