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What’s the most difficult question you’ve been asked as a maintenance instructor?
Blye Widmar
"Where are the prints?!"
This was the final question in an onslaught of verbal feedback, comments, and critiques I received from my students back in 2019. I had two years of instructor experience and was teaching a class that had been meticulously rehearsed in preparation for an accreditation visit. I knew the training material well and transferred that knowledge effectively enough for all the students to pass the class. As we wrapped up, I asked the students how they felt about my first big system-level class, and they did not hold back.
“Why was the exam from memory when we don’t work from memory in the plant?” “Why didn’t we refer to the vendor documents?” “Why didn’t we practice more on the mock-up?” And so on.
D.E. Palmrose, T.A. Parish, R. Carrera, Y. Watanabe
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 19 | Number 3 | May 1991 | Pages 1931-1937
Neutronic | Proceedings of the Ninth Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy (Oak Brook, Illinois, October 7-11, 1990) | doi.org/10.13182/FST91-A29624
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The activation characteristics of several materials were evaluated for short term as well as long term impacts on the operation of the IGNITEX device. Candidate design materials for the vacuum wall, magnet, and the cryostat outer covering were studied for their activation levels over the operational history of the IGNITEX fusion experiment and for 100 years beyond shutdown. Although DT fuel was of primary interest in this study, activation from DD shots also was investigated for the primary vacuum wall candidate material. Activation results showed for that the type of material chosen for each component can significantly affect the amount and the disposal classification of the radioactive wastes generated by the IGNITEX device.
