Required Technical Competencies

DOE-STD-1176-2004

REQUIRED TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES

The competencies contained in this Standard are distinct from those competencies contained in

the General Technical Base Qualification Standard. All Chemical Processing personnel must

satisfy the competency requirements of the General Technical Base Qualification Standard prior

to or in parallel with the competency requirements contained in this Standard. Each of the

competency statements defines the level of expected knowledge and/or skill that an individual

must possess to meet the intent of this Technical Qualification Standard. The supporting

knowledge and/or skill statements further describe the intent of the competency statements.

Note: When regulations or U.S. Department of Energy directives or other industry standards

are referenced in the Qualification Standard, the most recent revision should be used.

GENERAL TECHNICAL

Chemical processing personnel shall have a working level knowledge of the

operation of chemical processes.

Supporting Knowledge and/or Skills

Identify the light and heavy phases, and discuss the direction of mass transfer or

separations aspects of the following unit operations:

Solvent Extraction (Extractant, Raffinate, Emulsions, Coalescence, Counter-

current multistage contactor, Extraction/Scrubbing/Stripping, Partition

Coefficient, Efficiency)

Gas Absorption/Stripping

Ion Exchange

Adsorption

Filtration

Crystallization

Sedimentation

Leaching

Chemical processing personnel shall demonstrate an expert level knowledge of

mass transfer and mass balances.

Supporting Knowledge and/or Skills

Discuss the ideal gas law as it applies to pressure, volume, and temperature

relationships.

Discuss the application of mass balances and provide an example of an

application in plant chemical flowsheets.