RCNET ACAD 08-006 Crosswalk: 4.30 Chemistry Technicians - Quality Control Program

Program Description:
This material was published by the Regional Center for Nuclear Education and Training (RCNET) as part of a comprehensive crosswalk that links objectives of ACAD 08-006 with GP Strategies ABC Material, NUCP Surveyed Material, NANTeL resources, EPRI resources, web resources, and published material available to all RCNET partners. These accredited utility training programs are based off training and qualification guidelines (ACADs) published by the National Academy for Nuclear Training. 

ACAD 08-006 is the Uniform Curriculum Guide for Nuclear Power Plant Technician, Maintenance, and Nonlicensed Operations Personnel Associate Degree Programs and includes five main curriculum areas: Core Curriculum, Discipline-Specific Curriculum for Nonlicensed Operators, Discipline-Specific Curriculum for Radiological Protection Technicians, Discipline-Specific for Chemistry Technicians, and Discipline Specific for Maintenance Personnel. 
 
Contents: 
This section of Discipline-Specific for Chemistry Technicians (ACAD 08-006 4.30) focuses on "explain[ing] and apply[ing] the concepts related to the quality control program."

Materials associated with ACAD 08-006 4.30 include a 7-page glossary of analytical chemistry terms and four PowerPoint presentations. 

This material covers, more specifically: the chemistry quality control program for laboratory and counting room analyses; commonly used quality control terms such as accuracy, calibration, calibration check, calibration curve, check source, functional check, performance check, precision, and standard; the selection of appropriate analysis standards; the preparation and use of known and spiked samples; and more. 

For orientation purposes the QUALITYCONTROLPROGRAM.pdf is included as a separate attachment and offers a sample of the type of material included in this curriculum. 

Below is a list of the files contained within the .zip attachment. The size of each file is included in parenthesis.

4.30 Chemistry Technicians - Quality Control Program (5 files, 5.5 MB)

• Analytic Chemistry Glossary (AnalyticChemistryGlossary.pdf 189 KB)
• Plant Chemistry (PlantChemistry.ppt 805 KB)
• Plant Chemistry Overview (PlantChemistryOverview.ppt 3.1 MB)
• Quality Control - Get your instruments under control! (QualityControl _Getyourinstrumentsundercontrol.ppt 1.3 MB)
• Quality Control Program (QUALITYCONTROLPROGRAM.pptx 173 KB)