Training

Since 1998, OMICRON has supported the design, development, implementation, and assessment of nuclear safety training programs and courses for DOE and various DOE sites.

• Training Program Design and Development: OMCRON has supported the development and assessment of nuclear safety training programs at various DOE sites. For example, at the Nevada Test Site (NTS), we have:
  • Supported the development of a safety training program for nuclear safety, including development of corporate directives, manuals, and procedures.
  • Development of nuclear safety analysts, criticality safety, and USQ qualification and training plans.
  • Development and delivery training courses to support qualification requirements.
    
    
    OMICRON’s regulatory compliance training covers compliance with the requirements of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Part 830, as well as various regulatory requirements set forth by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) in DOE Order 5480.20 on Personnel Selection, Qualification, and Training Requirements for DOE Nuclear Facilities and associated Standards and Handbooks.
• Training Program Implementation: OMICRON had designed, developed, and delivered a wide variety of technical training courses, along with the development of qualification and training plans, and cards on nuclear safety, criticality, and USQ.

Using appropriate DOE guidelines, such as DOE-HDBK-1078-94, Training Program Handbook: A Systematic Approach to Training, OMICRON has developed all elements of the training courses, including goals and objectives, lesson plans, presentations, handouts, examinations, and methods of documentation.

OMICRON has developed and/or delivered training courses to several DOE/National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), and DOE/NNSA contractor organizations. All courses are taught by subject matter experts in their respective fields.

OMICRON’s nuclear safety courses are designed to provide participants practical, hands-on experience with a wide range of safety analysis and documentation techniques.

Examples of our courses include:

• Introduction to Criticality Safety
• Practical Criticality Safety
• Unreviewed Safety Questions (USQ)
• Functional Classification
• Technical Safety Requirements (TSRs)
• 10 CFR 830, Overview and Requirements
• DOE-STD-3009
• DOE-STD-1186
• Process Hazard Analysis
• Hazard Analysis Overview
• Special Topics in Safety Basis
• Quantitative Risk Analysis (QRA)
• Dispersion and Consequence Modeling
• Fire Modeling
• Source Term Modeling
• Pantex Nuclear Facility Safety Course (NSTE 276)
• Operational Readiness Reviews (ORR)
• Integrating Safety into Design and Operations