Corrosion and Corrosion Control in LWRs

COURSE DESCRIPTION

This course is a significantly updated version of the LWR corrosion class that 30 NRC inspectors and research staff attended at the Region II office in Atlanta in 2004. Do you want to be one step ahead of the NRC? If you do, then host this course at your facility for one low flat fee. The more students in attendance, the more cost effective the class. Inviting outside participants can be used to not only offset your cost, but can also provide a great networking opportunity for your staff.

This course focuses on the causes and control of corrosion in light water reactors (LWRs). It is a practical review of corrosion problems in LWRs including BWR piping and internals, PWR steam generators, PWR CRDMs, boric acid corrosion, etc. The fundamentals of corrosion are discussed including why metals corrode, the definition of electrode potential, the basic corrosion cell, etc. The course presents the various forms of corrosion and how they specifically relate to LWRs.

The instructor will provide unbiased technical/practical information that can be used at your facility or with your associates. Group and one-on-one assistance will be provided for identifying, solving and preventing corrosion in LWRs.

Participants in prior classes have included reactor operators, engineers, chemists, technical management, supervisory, license renewal and NRC personnel. Although the course is designed for the end-user and is a practical seminar, the necessary theory is provided. This class will provide benefits many times the cost of the seminar and expenses. An extensive 350 page reference manual will be given to each attendee. This manual has been prepared for the practical decision-maker and will provide valuable information on how to recognize and treat LWR corrosion concerns. Participants are encouraged to discuss any of their LWR corrosion problems at the course. The instructor will use them as sample problems and attempt to provide guidance to solving them using the information introduced during the

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR:

Barry M. Gordon, an Associate at Structural Integrity Associates, received his MS and BS in Metallurgy and Material Science at Carnegie Mellon University. He has over 36 years experience in evaluating the corrosion degradation of materials in LWR environments. Barry, an acknowledged expert in LWR Corrosion, worked for both Westinghouse (6 years) and GE Nuclear Energy (23 years). He has lectured in Japan, US and Europe on corrosion and taught corrosion classes at many reactor sites. Barry has a California and IAEA Instructor Credential, is a CA Professional Engineer in Corrosion Engineering, a Registered Corrosion Specialist with NACE and an Adjunct Professor, Corrosion Engineering, at the Colorado School of Mines.

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