Sodium Handling Training Course
Course
Training Contents
Training Advantage
Frequency

Sodium Beginner Course
(1 day)

Learn without difficulty about gwhat sodium ish, and gwhy is it suitable for the fast reactor as a coolanth. Appropriate course for the beginners, such as office workers, or female workers who try to learn about sodium for the first time.
3 times /year

Sodium Technical Course
(2 days)

This course teaches more technically about sodium, such as corrosion mechanism by sodium, and sodium purity management technology, in addition to physical/chemical properties and characteristic of combustion. This course is aimed at acquiring the technical knowledge of materials corrosion by sodium, and purity management for its prevention, in addition to basic nature or property.
2 times /year

Operation Course for Sodium Loop Purification System
(2 days)

Learn about sodium purity management technology, especially, practical training such as sodium purity management technology, corrosion mechanism by sodium, design basis of gMonjuh purity management, and experience of gJoyoh, in addition to sodium charge and draining operation. Sodium purity management technology in the FR operation accounts for an important position. Therefore this course, teaches knowledge and expertise through actual purification system operation.
1 time/year

Operation Course for Sodium Loop Supply System
(2 days)

Learn about sodium charge and draining operation, practical training such as temperature characteristic confirmation of sodium equipment, specification or design basis of gMonjuh cooling system. This course teaches the technical know-how about sodium charge and draining operation through practical training as the most basic handling on sodium loop operation.
1 time/year

Sodium Fire Extinguishing Course
(1 day)

Learn about basic knowledge of sodium and influence on the human body, and extinguishing method. (Lecture and practical training) This is an essential course of for sodium handling technology, for learning through the experimental training about the most basic measures at the time of abnormal condition.
12 times/year

Training Course for Sodium Piping Leakage
(2 days)

Learn about cause or measure of gMonjuh sodium leakage accident, in addition to the observation of leakage behavior from piping, and experimental training such as sodium compound treatment after the leakage. This course can be experienced worldwide only here, and should be an essential course for the staff of engaged in operation, maintenance, and handling
2 times /year

Skill Certification Course for Sodium Handling
(1 day)

Learn through the lecture basic knowledge of sodium, such as influence on the human body, and spontaneous ignition mechanism, in addition to observation of spontaneous ignition phenomenon, and practical training of sodium swabbing. Certificate of completion is necessary for the worker who engages in sodium handling works at Monju. This course certifies the knowledge and skill of sodium handling.
6 times /year

Maintenance Training Course
Course
Training Contents
Training Advantage
Frequency

Fuel Handling and Storage System Course
(1 day)

Learn about fuel handling with learning model through observation, in addition to the basic knowledge of whole systems, such as system component, exchange schedule, and fuel transportation sequence. Fuel exchange can be visually learned through the movement of the training model, which can simulate the actual movement of fuel handling and storage facilities of Monju.
1 time/year

Control Rod Drive Mechanism Course
(1 day)

Learn about structure or action of drive mechanism with learning model and computer learning system through observation, in addition to the structure or action mechanism of control rod drive with basic knowledge of reactor physics in the lecture, such as concerning between reactivity and reactor power This course learns visually about the structure or action mechanism of control rod drive through training model and motion of CG image, as well as learning the basis of reactor reactivity control without difficulty.
1 time/year

Mechanical Seal Overhaul Course
(2 days)

Learn about structure of secondary pump mechanical seal in the lecture, experimentally learn overhaul of mechanical seal with learning model, which closely simulates the actual machine This course teaches the know-how about overhaul technology on the sodium mechanical pump with training model which is of identical construction to the actual pump.
1 times/year

Water System Operation and Maintenance Course
(2 days)

Learn about operation of water system loop or resolution, fabrication and examination of pump with actual learning model, in addition to learn the basic theory of pump in the lecture. This course teaches the operation technology of water loop, in addition to learn the know-how of overhaul technology related on the water system pump for general purpose by using actual pump.
1 time/year

Electric Power Distribution Inspection Course
(2 days)

Learn about maintenance inspection of breaker and protective relay with learning model, in addition to structure or breaker of power distribution, and structure and principle of protective relay. This course teaches power distribution maintenance technology, such as overhaul technology and installation of protective relay for the training model power distribution (High and low pressure) which is same design with actual equipment.
1 time/year

Instrumentation and Control Course
(2 days)

Learn about operation of PID control system or optimal adjustment method with learning model through the training, in addition to learn the basic theory of PID control in the lecture. From this course can be learned the PDI control technology, which is the most versatile for the instrumentation and control system through practical training using the model of pressure, temperature, liquid level, and flow.
2 time/year

Non-destructive Inspection Course
(3 courses)
(1 day/each course)

Learn about nondestructive testing technique through individual training for dye penetrant test (PT), radiograph examination (RT), and ultrasonic inspection (UT). The training results are recorded as a requirement of eligibility for admission to the national examination. From this course can be learned the theory concerning PT, UT, RT, and know-how of inspection technology through practical training, and to get the training records which are necessary for eligibility for admission to the national examination.
1 time for each course/year

hMonjuh Plant System Learning Course
(7 days)

This course starts from summary of gMonjuh, and teaches the characteristic concerning outline of design of system, and operation maintenance for Monju plant system such as primary cooling system or secondary cooling system. This course can be learned comprehensively about gMonjuh, including the characteristic or design of each plant system.
3 times/year

Nuclear Engineer Training Course
Course
Training Contents
Training Advantage
Frequency
FBR Basic Course
(3 days)
As a beginning to FBR development history, learn widely about FBR technology, such as feature of fuel cycle, reactor physics, fuel, structural material, sodium equipment, instrumentation, radiation, waste disposal, and FBR plant safety. This course gives a basic knowledge of technical issues to engineers who are involved in FBR technology development, concerning each FBR technology fields, such as core or fuel which consists of the system, structure, equipment, and instrumentation as well as whole FBR plant system.
2 times/year
FBR Application Course(1)
(2 days)
Learn about design basis or knowledge concerning the features of FBR plant system design, safety design and its evaluation, and plant licensing.

Learning about know-how or knowledge concerning the following field, including design basis.
- FBR plant system design
- Safety design and evaluation
- Plant licensing

1 time/year
FBR Application Course(2)
(2 days)
Learn about design basis or knowledge concerning the field of core design and its features, radiation shielding design and source evaluation, and fuel design and behavior evaluation.

Learn about know-how or knowledge concerning the following field, including design basis.
- Core design and its features
- Radiation shielding design and source evaluation
- Fuel design and behavior evaluation

1 time/year
FBR Application Course(3)
(2 days)
Learn about design basis or knowledge concerning structural material and design, reactor structure, fuel handling and storage system, and design and features of sodium equipment.

Learn about know-how or knowledge concerning the following field, including design basis.
- Structural material and design
- Reactor structure and fuel handling system
- Sodium equipment and its features

1 time/year
FBR Application Course(4)
(2 days)
Learn about design basis or knowledge concerning instrumentation and control, plant chemistry and its management, plant operating experience, and radiation control and waste disposal system.

Learn about know-how or knowledge concerning the following field, including design basis.
- Instrumentation and control, and design of plant protection system
- Plant operating experience
- Radiation control and waste disposal
- Plant chemistry and its management

1 time/year

Simulator Training
Course
Training point
Frequency

Beginner Course
(13 days)

Learn about operation technology at normal condition. (Normal start-up and shutdown of the plant)
3 times/year

Intermediate Course
(10 days)

Learn about operation technology under abnormal condition. (Mainly response to the hardware trouble)
2 times/year

Advanced Course
(5 days)

Learn about operation technology under abnormal condition. (Mainly response to the trouble of control system)
2 times/year

Team Leader Assistant Course
(3 days)

Improve the response at the time of abnormal condition, judgment of condition, and capability for the command.
Each case

Operation Responsible Official Course
(1 day)

Maintain and improve the response at the time of abnormal condition, judgment of condition, and capability for the command.
Each case

Team Training Course
More than 2 times for each group /year

Improve the operation skill and strengthen the teamwork.
2 times for each group/year

Team Collaboration Course

(1 day)

Perform the training for operator in each hierarchy, then improve and equalize the level of operation technology.
4 times/year

Refresh Operation Training
(4 hours)

Repeat the training regularly and maintain the operation technology.
10 times/year

Monju Experimental Course
(1 day and half)

This course aims at introducing the duties at Monju or Tsuruga area, and circumstances of activities for public relations, mainly for the person in charge of PA and community relation work in response toward restarting of Monju.
1 time/year