PWR OPERATIONAL CHEMISTRY TRAINING

EVENT DETAILS

Event Date

Monday, August 17th – Friday, August 21st, 2026

Duration
8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Friday 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Individual Price

$2,500 (Includes light breakfast and lunch) Includes PWR Operational Chemistry Handbooks

Location

Plant Vogtle Training Center
9034 River Rd., Waynesboro, Georgia 30830

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COURSE DESCRIPTION

This course provides practical, hands-on information and techniques for personnel responsible for operational chemistry analysis, corrosion prevention, and system diagnostics. Attendees are encouraged to bring plant data for group discussion and analysis. Common topics will be covered as well as reactor coolant chemistry and radiochemistry, steam generator and balance of plant chemistry, demineralizer and filtration performance, start up and shutdown chemistry, corrosion concerns, and data evaluation techniques.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

Chemists and Engineers who desire a practical knowledge of primary and secondary operational water chemistry. This core course is designed for chemistry personnel that have a basic understanding of plant operation and plant systems, focusing on the essentials of primary and secondary operational water chemistry.

COURSE TOPICS

INSTRUCTORS

Wayne Gibson

Associate

Mr. Gibson has over 18 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.

Warner Weber

Associate

Mr. Weber has over 13 years of chemistry experience as a researcher and 10 years utility experience where he was the program owner for the steam cycle (secondary) water chemistry. He designed, developed, and implemented a novel method to remove iron and organic fouling from anion resin utilizing acid-catalyzed sodium bisulfite and pioneered a technical evaluation of N,N-dimethylethanolamine as an alternate amine for pH control to eliminate condensate polisher resin-fouling and further optimize secondary chemistry. He implemented industry leading fluorescent dye leak detection to identify condenser tube leaks. Mr. Weber specializes in PWR secondary chemistry, resin applications and testing, condenser management and leak detection, and EPRI ChemWorks/MULTEQ.

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