A01_Performance_Work_Statement_2017_(rev1)_(002).docx

US Army Nuclear Disablement Team (NDT) Training Program Performance Work Statement

1.0 INTRODUCTION: This performance-based work statement (PWS) outlines the requirement to provide basic nuclear reactor operator training to the Nuclear Disablement Team.

1.1 BACKGROUND: The Nuclear Disablement Team (NDT) is a unit of nuclear experts equipped and trained to perform missions that support theater and strategic objectives. NDT competencies include the ability to disable Weapons of Mass Destruction infrastructure; package, transport and safeguard nuclear and/or radiological materials that pose a threat to friendly forces; collect and transport samples of radiological or nuclear material for forensic analysis; and to conduct sensitive site exploitation operations on nuclear sites.

1.2 OBJECTIVE: Understanding how a reactor plant responds in normal operating, normal shutdown, and accident conditions is vital to all personnel whose jobs potentially entail maintaining a plant in a safe condition. It is also imperative that individuals who may be called upon to safely shutdown a nuclear plant, possibly on very short notice, be aware of the similarities between all major types of nuclear plants; including reactor theory, safety system design and construction, key plant parameters, and plant layouts. The ultimate goal of the course is to train NDT members to safely respond to a wide range of nuclear reactors on short notice, in a variety of tactical circumstances.

The contractor shall design and execute a 40 hour training course to familiarize NDT personnel with a reactor plant control room operations, identify the most important safety and plant parameter related indications and controls, and adjust controls as necessary to maintain the plant in a safe condition. In addition, this course must include topics such as accident analysis, severe accident management, and Pressurized Water Reactor (PWR) and Boiling Water Reactor (BWR) operations. Training should include both classroom and hands-on training on Control Room simulators.

1.3 SCOPE

The five-day (40 hour) Nuclear Disablement Team (NDT) training program should be designed to give the attendees a sound understanding of reactor plant safety systems, control room design, reactor theory, and identification of major components and parameters. In order to achieve this goal, the course shall cover a variety of topics, as outlined below:

· Reactor Theory (Objective: Discuss the fission process; explain the events that can occur during a neutron generation; describe examples of operator controlled reactivity methods; and describe examples of inherent reactivity effects).

· Anatomy of a nuclear plant (Describe major components of different types of reactors)

1. Pressurized Water Reactor (PWR)

2. Boiling Water Reactor (BWR)

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· Identification of major systems in the control room (Describe the engineered safety features systems and the function of the Reactor Protection System).

· Potential severe problems for nuclear plants including loss of AC power, loss of coolant accidents, and steam generator tube ruptures, with particular emphasis on the operator actions required in response to the accident).

1. Loss of all AC power

2. Loss of Coolant Accident

3. Steam Line Break

· Secondary problems

1. Loss of one/all Diesel Generators (DGs)

2. Loss of feed pumps(s)

3. Loss of heat sink

· Tactical solutions to identified problems (Demonstrate methods of evaluating accidents).

1. Combinations of secondary problems

2. Combinations of severe and secondary problems

The contractor will ensure that the course involves the practical application of course concepts in a full mock-up of a reactor control room. Therefore, the focus of the course will be on simulator training, demonstrations, and practical exercises/examinations in order to increase the ability of a NDT to quickly identify major challenges and then place the plant in a safe condition from the control room.

The contractor and/or its affiliates shall not publicize acknowledgement of 20th CBRNE CMD using its services or identities of unit personnel involved without written review and approval from 20th CBRNE CMD. Any use or acknowledgement of a relationship with 20th CBRNE CMD, other than for internal administrative purposes, is prohibited without written consent. At no time will classified material be discussed during the training event and the contractor will not have access to any restricted areas or information.

1.4 PLACE OF PERFORMANCE: The primary place of performance should be a contractor owned or operated facility that allows for the training of 12 NDT personnel in both a classroom and simulator environment.

2.0 TRAVEL: Contractor will not be responsible for any travel. NDT personnel will separately fund all travel to contractor’s facility for training.

3.0 SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS: Contractor shall provide an instructor with Senior Reactor Operator (SRO) certification, instrumentation and control, nuclear engineering, and simulator based training, thereby ensuring a broad base of experiences and capabilities in order to make this training highly effective and operationally based.

4.0 PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: The period of performance for the base year is a one week period, preferably during March 2017. Option years dates will be mutually agreed upon.