Curriculum

  1. Cycle 1.

    Fundamental course

    1. 1.1Fundamentals of Nuclear Materials Control & Accounting
    2. 1.2Fundamentals of Nuclear Materials Control & Accounting in MBAs with NM items
    3. 1.3Physical inventory taking (PIT) methodology
    4. 1.3.1PIT planning and performance with the use of NDA methods at facilities with items containing U and Pu
    5. 1.4Comprehensive NMC&A performance testing
    6. 1.5Nuclear material accounting
    7. 1.5.1Nuclear material accounting in MBA
    8. 1.6NMC&A at NPPs
  2. Cycle 2.

    Nuclear materials control

    1. 2.1Nuclear Materials Control with Bar-Code Techniques and Seals (TID) Application.
    2. 2.2Seals (TID) Application for NMC&A
    3. 2.3Course closed
    4. 2.4Bar code techniques
  3. Cycle 3.

    Nondestructive assay

    1. 3.1Gamma Assay Techniques and Instruments
    2. 3.1.1Uranium hold-up measurement in process equipment
    3. 3.1.2Measurement of Uranium and Plutonium isotopic composition
    4. 3.1.3NDA measurement of plutonium mass in hold-up
    5. 3.2Gamma assay techniques and instruments (for inspectors)
    6. 3.3Neutron assay techniques and instruments
    7. 3.3.1Course closed
    8. 3.3.2Neutron NDA to control Pu in waste
    9. 3.4Neutron assay techniques and instruments (for inspectors)
    10. 3.5NDA reference materials
    11. 3.6DIP tube technique to control NM solution mass/volume in process equipment
    12. 3.7NDA measurements of Pu mass and isotopic composition
    13. 3.8Measurement of U-235 Mass in Waste Drums (with ISOCS system and gamma scanner)
    14. 3.9Hybrid K-Edge densitometr
  4. Cycle 4.

    Statistical methods

    1. 4.1Statistical methods for NM Control & Accounting (introductory course)
    2. 4.2Statistical methods for measurement quality control
    3. 4.3Statistical methods for inventory difference (ID) calculation and analysis
    4. 4.4Statistical methods for accountancy performance assessment (advanced course for experts and instructors)
  5. Cycle 5.

    Software engineering

    1. 5.1NMC&A software engineering
    2. 5.1.1Software engineering. Requirement analysis
    3. 5.1.2Software engineering. Design
    4. 5.1.3Software engineering. Implementation
    5. 5.2Software engineering for nuclear materials balance analysis
    6. 5.3Software engineering for scale calibration
  6. Cycle 6.

    Inspections

    1. 6.1MPC&A fundamental inspection course
    2. 6.1.1Fundamental course for ROSATOM MC&A monitoring specialists
    3. 6.1.2Procedures for ROSATOM NM accountability status monitoring at nuclear sites (for ROSATOM MC&A monitoring specialists)
    4. 6.1.3Procedures for ROSATOM NM control status monitoring at nuclear sites (for ROSATOM MC&A monitoring specialists)
    5. 6.1.4Control and self-assessment of the NMC&A status at the facility
    6. 6.2MC&A inspection practice at facilities with NM in items and bulk form
    7. 6.3Course closed
    8. 6.4Statistical methods for NMC&A inspections
    9. 6.5TID use in NMC&A inspections
  7. Cycle 7.

    Specialized courses

    1. 7.1Basic state NMC&A requirements (for managers and leading specialist)
    2. 7.2NM control and accountability procedures and requirements (for MBA managers and their deputies)
    3. 7.3NM control and accountability procedures and requirements (for materially responsible officials and custodians)
    4. 7.4PIT performance (for inventory commission members)
    5. 7.5NM control and accountability procedures and requirements (for specialists involved in and responsible for nm transfer procedures).
    6. 7.6NM control and accountability procedures and requirements (for specialists responsible for NM accountancy in MBAS).