PWR OPERATIONAL CHEMISTRY TRAINING

INSTRUCTORS 

Wayne Gibson
Chemistry Senior Consultant

Mr. Gibson has over 13 years of experience in the power industry, with much of his focus on nuclear power plant operational chemistry. He specializes in primary, secondary, closed cooling water, and open cooling water system chemistry within PWRs and BWRs. He has industry experience providing chemistry training in various topics at PWRs, BWRs, CANDUs, and fossil plants. Mr. Gibson has supported and led projects in areas of PWR zinc application, primary system pH control, post-accident sampling system elimination, steam generator replacement projects, PWR polyacrylic acid (PAA) dispersant application, radiation source term reduction, PWR resin optimization, PWR and BWR cycle and shutdown chemistry control, PWR/CANDU steam generator hideout return analyses, AP-1000 hot functional testing chemistry support, PWR primary to secondary leakage, and raw water and secondary system chemical addition programmatic changes. He has authored numerous papers and assessments associated with these topics and other applicable chemistry and engineering areas.

Pat Gannon
Chemistry Senior Consultant

Mr. Gannon has 10 years of experience in the nuclear power industry and has had varied roles in chemistry and engineering at both PWR’s and BWR’s. His experience in PWR chemistry includes roles as the secondary and primary chemistry program owner. In these roles, he led improvement initiatives in condensate flushing practices for reducing corrosion product transport to the steam generators, and oversaw the chemistry control practices during two turbine replacement campaigns. In his role at SIA, he has provided chemistry assessments and evaluations in support of feedwater amine optimization, fuel transitions, hideout return, and license renewal activities. In addition to his chemistry experience, Mr. Gannon has significant experience managing engineering programs, such as in-service testing of pumps and valves, containment leakage integrity (Appendix J), and license renewal aging management programs.