Root cause analysis (RCA) is one of many quality improvement approaches used to identify, understand and resolve root causes of problems, incidents or accidents. It is an objective, thorough and disciplined methodology employed to determine the most probable underlying causes…
The course aims to provide participants with a knowledge base on technologies for the preparation of demineralized water, resins or membranes. In addition to the theoretical basis, the content is greatly enriched by the field experience of our experts in…
The course is a general introduction to cooling circuits in the industry, not only in power plants but also in other industrial sectors. Attendees get an overview about the typical designs, main components and the three main issues that may…
This course is about the chemical aspects of the water-steam cycle in a power plant. Included in the program are the different types of chemicals used in boilers, potential issues in a water-steam cycle, monitoring and specifications regarding target values…
This training will provide an overview of the most common damage mechanisms observed in a power plant. After understanding the different mechanisms, we will go through the different techniques (NDT) to monitor them and the possibility to perform some destructive…
Description of corrosion principles and mechanisms applicable in Presurized Water Reactor (PWR) nuclear power plants + description of measures applied to minimize corrosion phenomena.
Additive manufacturing (AM) presents unique challenges to the nondestructive testing community, not least in that it requires inspection of parts with complex forms that are not possible using subtractive manufacturing. The drive to use AM for parts where design approaches…
The high amount of information and the low-security level within critical processes, put at risk the productivity of the organizations and the security of the processed information managed by operators of essential services (electricity, oil and gas, distribution system operators,…
The aim is to create insight in the diverse technical safety problems related to thermal process in order to allow the students to recognize the risks and to take the necessary measures to control them. The student is expected to…
Non-destructive testing is the process of testing or evaluating materials, components or entire assemblies for abnormalities or differences in characteristics without distroying or affecting the usability of the tested item. The goal of this course is to acquire a basic…