Electronics Fundamentals

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4.3.5 Electronics Fundamentals

Training should provide trainees with the requisite knowledge and skills to perform the

following:

Describe the function and principles of operation of

facility process computers

facility high-speed data acquisition systems.

Describe the principle of operation and failure mechanisms of

integrated circuits

light-emitting diodes

transistors

bistables

logic circuits

time-delay circuits

piezoelectric devices.

4.3.6 Nuclear Physics

Applicable learning objectives should enable the trainee to explain the following:

Criticality control

Nuclear cross sections

Fission process and chain reaction

Prompt and delayed neutrons

Reactivity coefficients

Reactivity control methods

Poison effects

Power distribution and peaking factors

Fuel cycles

Fuel management.

4.3.7 Materials Science Fundamentals

Training should provide trainees with the requisite knowledge and skills to perform the

following:

List the nuclear properties of materials that are considered in the design and

construction of nuclear systems.

Describe the relationship between stress, strain, and modulus of elasticity.

Describe how material properties and strength are affected by