7D. Development of Nuclear Power Training Programs in Texas Offering the Nuclear Uniform Curriculum Rudolph Henry, M.S. Nuclear Power Technology, Wharton County Junior College 911 Boling Highway, Wharton, Texas 77488 USA Bruce Kieler, Dr.P.H., M.B.A. Resource Development, Wharton County Junior College 911 Boling Highway, Wharton, Texas 77488 USA Rebecca Shawver, M.P.A. Grants Administration, Brazosport College 500 College Drive, Lake Jackson, Texas 77566 USA 1
Rudolph Henry, M.S. Director, Nuclear Power Technology Wharton County Junior College 911 Boling Highway Wharton, Texas 77488 USA Tel.: 1-979-244-4666 Email: henryr@wcjc.edu 2
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Beginning 2007: Four community colleges in Texas were encouraged by local economic development boards, STP nuclear power plant managers, and Nuclear Power Institute faculty at Texas A&M University to develop or expand their nuclear power technology training programs. Why: To meet the manpower needs of the nuclear power industry in Texas, which anticipated a need to replace 100s of technicians in the coming years due to retirements. Degrees offered: Associate and Baccalaureate of Applied Science. Basis of curriculum: Uniform Curriculum Guide (ACAD 08-006) for 2- year nuclear technician training programs, as issued by the Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO). Note: Wharton County Junior College and Brazosport College were the two colleges with the largest enrollments, and this report focuses primarily on them. 4
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Critical aspects of this process: Formation of Mid-Coast Industry and Education Alliance that included representatives of local economic development boards, industry, colleges, and universities. Development of Texas Nuclear Power Technology Training Partnership as a coalition of interested stakeholders. Achievement of broad community-wide consensus concerning the desirability of nuclear training programs. Development of linkages between nuclear industry, economic development boards, university partners, colleges, local ISDs, and community organizations. 6
Development of curriculum consistent with Uniform Curriculum Guide of the Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO) Obtaining financial support for the programs Acquisition and use of state-of-the-art nuclear instructional equipment that included hands-on training of the students Recruitment of men and women into the nuclear training programs Achievement of racial and ethnic diversity in enrollments Job placements for graduates 7
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Wharton Program: Associate of Applied Science degree with specializations in 1. Non-Licensed Operator (NLO) 2. Electrical Technician 3. Instrumentation & Control Technician 4. Mechanical Technician (available Sept. 2015) Brazosport Program: Associate of Applied Science degree (NLO Specialty only) Bachelor of Science degree in Nuclear Power Plant Management 9
2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 Enrollments Total students 13 72 140 116 109 87 57 45 Gender Male 11 58 117 93 90 70 49 32 Female 2 14 23 23 19 17 8 13 Race/Ethnicity White 10 46 92 75 68 57 34 22 non-hispanic Hispanic 3 19 29 32 31 22 15 15 Black Wharton -- County 1 Junior College 5 and Brazosport 8 College 8 Combined 8 Results 6 6 non-hispanic Other -- 6 14 1 2 -- 2 2 Graduates of the Programs Associate -- 5 43 22 32 33 17 11* Degree Certificate -- 4 12 6 6 1 5 1* Status post-graduation (partial count) Nuclear -- 5 32 10 9 6 7 7* Non-Nuclear -- -- 2 13 30 24 9 1* ***Note: Wharton graduates only. Brazosport numbers pending. 2014-15 10
In March 2011, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) recognized the Wharton program as a best practice program among two-year nuclear power technology training programs worldwide. In January 2015, the Indian Science Monitor awarded the Wharton and Brazosport programs the Sir J. C. Bose Memorial Award in a ceremony held in Bangalore, India. The programs were deemed to be a model for training nuclear power technologists in India. 11
According to IAEA, a partnership among different stakeholders is very conducive to the development of sustainable nuclear technology training programs [IAEA, Status and Trends in Nuclear Education. No.NG-T-6.1. March 2011]. Meredith Minkler a leading author: Community Organizing and Community Building for Health and Welfare (Princeton, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 2012). Frances D.Butterfoss a leading author: Coalitions and Partnerships in Community Health (San Francisco, CA: Josey-Bass, 2007). Butterfoss (2007) developed definitions of collaboration, identified the intensity of collaboration, provided models of collaboration, and provided explanations of the types of coalitions. The effort in Texas to establish nuclear power technology training programs at community colleges has the characteristics of a community-based partnership or coalition of stakeholders. 12
The various types of coalitions include the following: Grassroots coalitions: to pressure policy makers. Professional (agency-based) coalitions: formed in times of crisis or as a long-term approach to increase influence. Community-based coalitions of professional and grassroots members: to influence more long-term health and welfare practices for a community. This type could also be used to exert long-term influence regarding a particular issue or issues of importance to a community or region. Organization-set coalitions: formed to provide resources or services under an umbrella organization. Network coalitions: formed by subgroups of organizations to provide services to a particular population or to advocate for a specific cause. Action-set coalitions: issue-specific and can be more or less formal, depending on the purpose of the coalition. 13
Formation of an active, collaborative coalition of stakeholders resulted in consensus concerning nuclear power technology training programs in southeast Texas. Community College Partners: Brazosport College, Wharton County Junior College, Victoria College (withdrew 2013), and Texas State Technical College University Partners: Texas A&M University through Nuclear Power Institute and Texas Engineering Experiment Station; initial interest also from University of Texas/Austin Industry Partners: South Texas Project Nuclear Operating Company (STP), Exelon Nuclear Texas Holdings (withdrew 2012), and Nuclear Energy Institute (Washington DC) State of Texas Partners: Texas Governor s Office of Economic Development, Texas Workforce Commission, and Jobs/Education for Texans Program 14
Economic Development Partners: Wharton, Bay City, Brazoria County, & Victoria Economic Development Corporations Business Association Partners: Wharton, Bay City, Brazosport Area, Waco, & Victoria Chambers of Commerce School District Partners: Wharton, Bay City, Brazosport, El Campo, Victoria, Calhoun, & Waco Independent School Districts Community Partners: Boys and Girls Clubs, Golden Crescent Workforce Development Board, Christian Women s Job Corps, and Victoria Business and Education Coalition 15
The Nuclear Power Institute (NPI), directed by Dr. Kenneth Peddicord, played a major role in providing guidance to the Wharton and Brazosport programs and in advocating for them at national & international meetings. NPI arranged for Rudolph Henry, the Director of the Wharton Nuclear Power Technology Program, to participate in the IAEA General Conference held in Vienna in September 2012. NPI is currently structuring new training programs that could bring students from nuclear newcomer countries to the Wharton program to be trained in nuclear power technology. WCJC has received State Department authorization to admit foreign students. In December 2012, NPI arranged for Mr.Henry to make presentations in Washington DC concerning nuclear power training programs to members of the U.S. Congress, Congressional staff members, the Deputy Secretary of Energy, and the Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy. 16
Financial support from multiple sources since 2007: Bay City Community Development Corp., $4,500,000 for purchase & renovation of a large facility to house nuclear power technology & other programs Bay City Community Development Corp., $193,500 for instructional equipment for nuclear & process technology programs Residents of Bay City, Texas, $1,500,000 for instructional equipment for nuclear & process technology programs U.S. Department of Labor, $1,888,000 for nuclear instructional equipment & initial operations at the partner colleges in Southeast Texas 17
Texas A&M University, $280,000 for start-up operations at the Wharton program U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, $355,800 for nuclear technology curricula development and faculty development at the Wharton program U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, $1,200,000 for scholarships for students in nuclear technology programs at the Wharton & Brazosport programs State of Texas (Jobs & Education for Texans Office), $350,000 for instructional equipment for nuclear & process technology programs at the Wharton program U.S. Department of Education, $220,000 for instructional equipment for the Wharton program 18
Instructor Training: Faculty members received an average of 120 hours of training provided by the coalition s industry partner (i.e., South Texas Project NOC), under the supervision of nuclear subject matter experts. Curriculum Development: The colleges worked with South Texas Project administrators to develop & modify curricula in compliance with the Uniform Curriculum Guide (ACAD 08-06). Laboratory Development: Significant upgrades were made to laboratory facilities & instructional equipment, including stateof-the-art nuclear instructional equipment, workstations, simulators, & hands-on training skids (i.e., HOT skids). Purpose: to ensures that students are trained to operate the same type of technology found in power generation facilities. 19
Left to right: Anthony Hawkins, Bay City Councilman & Member/BCCDC; Leigh Ann Collins, VP/Instruction/WCJC; Douglas Kubala, Chairman/PTech Advisory Committee; Willie Myles, Director/PTech; Wayne Stephens, Instructor/PTech; Betty McCrohan, President/WCJC; Rudolph Henry, Director/NPT; David Dunham, Campus Director; Clarence Fenner, President/BCCDC & Representative/STPNOC; and Stephanie Dees, Dean/Vocational Ed./WCJC 20
In June 2011, WCJC hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony at its Bay City Campus for its newly installed hands-on training skid (HOT Skid). This unit provides state-of-the-art training for students enrolled in the college s Process Technology and Nuclear Power Technology programs. The unit includes power generation equipment (i.e., a gas-fired boiler, steam turbine, and electricity generator). The unit was funded by grants from the Jobs and Education for Texans Program and the Matagorda County Education and Training Fund. 21
Associate of Applied Science degree (2-year program) Year 1: Power plant fundamentals courses Year 2: Discipline-specific courses in accordance with the Uniform Curriculum Guide (ACAD 08-006) of INPO In Year 2, students complete their training in one of the following specialties: 1. Non-licensed Operator Specialty 2. Electrical Technician Specialty 3. Instrumentation & Controls Technician Specialty 4. Mechanical Technician Specialty (available Sept.2015) 22
Power Plant Fundamentals Academic Year 1 Fall Semester Course Course Title Class Lab Weekly Contact Semester Credit NUCP 1371 ELPT 1370 or PTAC 1302 BCIS 1305 MATH 1314 or MATH 2312 ENGL 1301 Math & Chemistry Fundamentals for Nuclear Power Intro to Power Technology, or Intro to Process Tech Business Computer Applications College Algebra, or Pre-Calculus Composition and Rhetoric I 48 0 3 3 48 0 3 3 48 0 3 3 48 0 3 3 48 0 3 3 Total 15 23
Power Plant Fundamentals (continued) Academic Year 1 Spring Semester Course Course Title Class Lab Weekly Contact Semester Credit NUCP 1370 Nuclear Fundamentals I 48 0 3 3 NUCP 1471 Nuclear Fundamentals II 64 0 4 4 PTAC 1432 Instrumentation I 64 16 4 4 CHEM 1405 or CHEM 1411 NUCP 1472 Introductory Chemistry, or Chemistry I Nuclear Power Plant Organization & Processes 48 32 5 4 48 32 5 4 Total 19 24
Non-Licensed Operator Specialty (to be completed following Power Plant Fundamentals) Academic Year 2 Fall Semester Course Course Title Class Lab Weekly Contact Semester Credit CETT 1409 NUCP 2470 DC-AC Circuits with Laboratory Nuclear Power Plant Systems I 48 48 6 4 48 32 5 4 To be arranged Social Science Elective 48 0 3 3 PTAC 2314 Principles of Quality 48 0 3 3 INTC 1450 Digital Measurement and Controls 48 48 6 4 Total 18 25
Non-Licensed Operator Specialty (continued) Academic Year 2 Spring Semester Course Course Title Class NUCP 2471 Nuclear Power Plant Systems II Lab Weekly Contact Semester Credit 48 32 5 4 To be arranged Humanities Elective 48 0 3 3 To be arranged Discipline-related Elective * 48 0 4 4 SPCH 1315 Fundamentals of Speech 48 0 3 3 BMGT 2347 NUCP 1380 Critical Thinking and Problem Solving Cooperative Education (Internship at STP) 48 0 3 3 Total 17-20 * For a discipline-related elective, students may choose one of the following: 1. General Physics(PHYS 1401) 2. Refrigeration Principles(HART 1407 3. Digital Fundamentals(CETT 1425) 4. General Chemistry I or II (CHEM 1411/1412) or Calculus I (MATH 2413) 3 26
Electrical Technician Specialty (to be completed following Power Plant Fundamentals) Academic Year 2 Fall Semester Course Course Title Class Lab Weekly Contact Semester Credit CETT 1409 INTC 1450 DC-AC Circuits with Laboratory Digital Measurement and Controls 48 48 6 4 48 48 6 4 To be arranged Social Science Elective 48 0 3 3 PTAC 2314 Principles of Quality 48 0 3 3 ELMT 2437 Electronic Trouble-shooting, Service, and Repair 48 48 6 4 Total 18 27
Electrical Technician Specialty (continued) Academic Year 2 Spring Semester Course Course Title Class Lab Weekly Contact Semester Credit INTC 1457 AC/DC Motor Controls 48 48 6 4 To be arranged Humanities Elective 48 0 3 3 ELMT 2441 Electro-mechanical Systems 48 48 6 4 SPCH 1315 Fundamentals of Speech 48 0 3 3 BMGT 2347 NUCP 1380 Critical Thinking and Problem Solving Cooperative Education (Internship at STP) 48 0 3 3 Total 17-20 3 28
Instrumentation and Control Technician Specialty (to be completed following Power Plant Fundamentals) Academic Year 2 Fall Semester Course Course Title Class CETT 1409 INTC 1450 DC-AC Circuits with Laboratory Digital Measurement and Controls Lab Weekly Contact Semester Credit 48 48 6 4 48 48 6 4 To be arranged Social Science Elective 48 0 3 3 PTAC 2314 Principles of Quality 48 0 3 3 PTAC 2436 Instrumentation II 48 32 5 4 Total 18 29
Instrumentation and Control Technician Specialty (continued) Academic Year 2 Spring Semester Course Course Title Class Lab Weekly Contact Semester Credit HYDR 1450 Hydraulic Fabrication & Repairs 48 48 6 4 SPCH 1315 Fundamentals of Speech 48 0 3 3 PTAC 1432 Process Instrumentation I 48 48 6 4 MCHN 2403 INMT 1491 Fundamentals of Computer Numerical Controlled (CNC) Machine Controls Special Topics in Manufacturing Technology 48 48 6 4 48 TBA 6 4 Total 19 30
Mechanical Technician Specialty (beginning Fall 2015) (to be completed following Power Plant Fundamentals) Academic Year 2 Fall Semester Course Course Title Class Lab Weekly Contact Semester Credit INMT 1305 NNMT 2303 WLDG 1428 Intro. To Industrial Maintenance Pumps, Compressors, & Mechanical Drives Intro. To Shielded Metal Arc Welding 48 0 3 3 48 0 3 3 48 48 6 4 QCTC 1446 Testing & Inspection Systems 48 0 3 3 Choose one course from the following: MATH 1314 College Algebra 48 0 3 3 MATH 2312 Pre-Calculus 48 0 3 3 Total 17 31
Mechanical Technician Specialty (continued) Academic Year 2 Spring Semester Course Course Title Class Lab Weekly Contact Semester Credit INTC 1457 AC/DC Motor Controls 48 48 6 4 To be arranged Humanities Elective 48 0 3 3 ELMT 2452 Power Generation Instrumentation 48 48 6 4 SPCH 1315 Fundamentals of Speech 48 0 3 3 BMGT 2347 NUCP 1380 Critical Thinking and Problem Solving Cooperative Education (Internship at STP) 48 0 3 3 Total 17-20 3 32
Wharton s new program will offer 1-year trainings Level 1 Certificate Intended to maximize students opportunities upon graduation for immediate employment in industries in the Texas Gulf Coast Region. Three fields of specialization: 1) Electrical Technician 2) Instrumentation & Control Technician 3) Mechanical Technician Note: To provide students with more flexibility in their employment options, these certificates may also be used as enhancements to existing degrees related to various sectors of industry, including power generation (both nuclear and non-nuclear), chemical processing, manufacturing, and others. 33
Laboratory Facilities at the Wharton Program (similar facilities at the Brazosport Program) The laboratory facilities are arranged in learning cells. Subject matter content in each learning cell serves as hands-on reinforcement for the Uniform Curriculum Guide (ACAD 08-006) requirements. Learning cells include the following skills-based concentrations: 1) PC-based simulations (i.e., power plants, large motor controls, etc.) 2) Electrical/electronics testing, digital measurements, and controls 3) Power generation operations and maintenance (for both the Electrical Specialty and Instrumentation & Controls Specialty) 34
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1. State-of-the-art instructional equipment and simulators were acquired by the Wharton and Brazosport programs to enable our faculty to meet the objectives of ACAD 08-006 (INPO). 2. Use of industry-related simulators in teaching nuclear power technology courses results in highly qualified graduates, who are readily employable at a nuclear plant. 3. Our curriculum requires all students to take the same courses in Year 1 and then to specialize in Year 2 in a discipline specialization of their own choosing, such as non-license operator, electrical technician, I&C technician, or mechanical technician. 4. Use of this type of equipment and simulators allows students to receive industry-related training that results in their earning the transferable National Academy of Nuclear Training Certificate (NANT Certificate). 66
Contact Information: Rudolph Henry, M.S. Director, Nuclear Power Technology Wharton County Junior College 911 Boling Highway Wharton, Texas 77488 USA Tel.: 1-979-244-4666 Email: henryr@wcjc.edu 67