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Risk-Informed Inservice Testing Program Essentials: ASME/ANS RA-S Standard
for Level 1/Large Early Release Frequency
Online Instructor-Supported Course EL527 Probabilistic Risk Assessment for Nuclear

How to convert a typical IST Program 10-year update to a RI-IST (Risk Power Plant Applications NEW!
Informed Inservice Testing) Program that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission
will accept and approve is the focus of this course. It provides an overview of Online Assessment Based Course ZABC55
the ISTE (the subsection of the code referring to Risk Testing Requirements); This course introduces the ASME/ANS PRA Standard for Level 1/Large
an overview of ISTA (General Testing Requirements); program requirements, Early Release Frequency Probabilistic Risk Assessment for Nuclear
guidance, and preparation; industry risk-informed initiatives; performance- Power Plant Applications. This standard sets forth the requirements
based initiatives; and several case studies. While designed specifically for for probabilistic risk assessments (PRAs) used to support risk-informed
the IST engineers working at the plant or IST program regulators with five to decisions for commercial nuclear power plants, and prescribes a method
ten years of experience in the nuclear industry, new engineers also benefit for applying these requirements for specific applications. The course
from the basic information the course provides related to safety systems, discusses the basis and background of the standard’s development, the
standby equipment and application of Probabilistic Risk Assessment role of the Joint Committee on Nuclear Risk Management (JCNRM), the
Methods (PRA). contents of the standard, and the use and application of the standard.
The course will help you understand how to comply with the standard
You Will Learn To and meet its requirements.
• Perform Risk Informed-IST 10-year update of the IST program
• Identify RI-IST requirements 2 PDHs
• Identify PRA strengths and weaknesses Price $195
• Describe the details of current and future regulatory changes affecting
RI-IST Also available in Spanish as ZABC56
22.5 Hours, 2.3 CEUs, 23 PDHs
Member $595 / List Price $695 Inservice Testing of Valves
Online Instructor-Supported Course EL521 NUCLEAR eLEARNING
Inservice Testing of Pumps
Upon completion of this course, you will be able to develop a Valve-IST
(Inservice Testing) Program that complies with all NRC requirements.
Online Instructor-Supported Course EL523
Following an introduction of the subject matter, it goes into general
This course teaches how to develop a Pump-IST (Inservice Testing) Program concepts, scope of Valve-IST, overviews of ISTA and ISTC, program
that the NRC will accept and approve. It covers the full range of Pump-IST requirements and guidance, valve testing, program preparation,
requirements, including general concepts, the scope of Pump-IST, overviews condition-monitoring for valve test, risk-informed initiatives, performance-
of ISTA and ISTB, pump testing, program preparation, comprehensive based initiatives, and two case studies. It highlights NRC-required 10-year
pump test, pump vibration, risk-informed initiatives, performance-based updates of the Valve-IST Program. While designed primarily for IST
initiatives, and two case studies. It focuses specifically on the NRC required engineers working at a plant or IST program regulators with five to ten
10-year updates of the Pump-IST Program. The course is geared toward IST years’ experience, new engineers in the nuclear industry also learn a lot
engineers working at a plant or IST program regulators with five to ten years’ of the basics related to safety systems and standby equipment.
experience in the nuclear industry. It also teaches engineers who are new to
the field the basics of safety systems and standby equipment. You Will Learn To
• Explain how to perform 10-year updates of the Valve-IST program
You Will Learn To • Identify the specific requirements of the ASME OM Code, Subsection
• Explain how to perform 10-year updates of the Pump-IST program ISTC
• Identify the latest Pump-IST requirements, including ASME OM Code, • Identify relevant Valve-IST requirements
Subsection ISTB • Describe the latest thinking on Valve-IST strengths and weaknesses
• Describe Pump-IST strengths and weaknesses • Identify current and likely future regulatory changes affecting Valve-IST
• Explain details of current and future regulatory changes affecting Pump-IST
22.5 Hours, 2.3 CEUs, 23 PDHs
22.5 Hours, 2.3 CEUs, 23 PDHs Member $595 / List Price $695
Member $595 / List Price $695
Also available as a three-day Public Course: PD596, “Developing a
10-Year Valve Inservice Testing Program” (see page 54)

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