Iowans preparing to operate the Duane Arnold nuclear plant when it reopens began intensive training that can take two years.

Skill levels generally differ between plant operator shifts. Further, these differences often cause divides among the shifts that result in unequal divisions of responsibility. Comprehensive, ...

Simulation technologies have numerous uses, many of which are focused on simulating plant processes to assess optimal operations and test possible plant configurations. Another use of simulation ...

Ahead of the Duane Arnold Energy Center’s proposed restart, owner NextEra Energy is preparing by training operators to run ...

Faced with the necessity of doing more with less—and less-experienced—staff, the power business increasingly is turning to simulators for reliable and efficient real-world training. Training ...

I've traveled the world since the early 1980s training plant operators and repairing asphalt plants. The question I hear most: "What kind of person makes a good plant operator?" It always amuses me ...

Technology firm TerraPower broke ground in August on a training center adjacent to its soon-to-be constructed advanced nuclear power reactor in Kemmerer, Wyo. The training facility will prepare future ...

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Utility companies are preparing a new wave of workers to run first-of-their-kind nuclear plants, a process certain to influence how workers are trained on the new technology for decades to come.

With the first new nuclear build in decades under way in the US, a new generation of operators is being trained to run first-of-their-kind power plants built for the digital age, The Associated Press ...

The first full-scope simulator for the Chinese-developed Hualong One reactor has been delivered to the Fuqing nuclear power plant, China National Nuclear Corporation announced on 14 September. The ...