Advanced Power Plant Chemistry
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A 7-track, 48-module deep dive into cycle chemistry — treatment programs, condensate & feedwater chemistry, corrosion mechanisms, cooling water, steam purity, and building a plant-wide monitoring program.

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Track 1Foundations & Monitoring
T1·M1Water Chemistry FundamentalsNot Started T1·M2Cycle Chemistry Overview & Treatment ProgramsNot Started T1·M3Makeup Water Treatment & Pretreatment SystemsNot Started T1·M4Sampling & Monitoring FundamentalsNot Started T1·M5Chemistry Excursions & Response BasicsNot Started T1·M6Reading & Using a Chemistry Data SheetNot Started
Track 2Treatment Programs
T2·M1Coordinated & Equilibrium Phosphate TreatmentNot Started T2·M2Phosphate Hideout & Load-Related Chemistry ShiftsNot Started T2·M3Caustic Treatment — Deep DiveNot Started T2·M4All-Volatile Treatment — Deep DiveNot Started T2·M5Blowdown Control & OptimizationNot Started T2·M6Oxygen Scavengers & Reducing AgentsNot Started T2·M7Treatment Program TroubleshootingNot Started
Track 3Condensate & Feedwater Chemistry
T3·M1Condensate System Overview & the Condenser's RoleNot Started T3·M2Condensate Polishing SystemsNot Started T3·M3Deaerator Design & Operation Deep DiveNot Started T3·M4Feedwater Heaters & Their Chemistry ImpactNot Started T3·M5Copper Alloy Systems & CompatibilityNot Started T3·M6Condensate/Feedwater Contamination Sources & DetectionNot Started T3·M7Feedwater Chemistry TroubleshootingNot Started
Track 4Corrosion Mechanisms & Failure Analysis
T4·M1Corrosion Fundamentals — Electrochemistry BasicsNot Started T4·M2Oxygen PittingNot Started T4·M3Caustic Gouging — Full MechanismNot Started T4·M4Acid Phosphate CorrosionNot Started T4·M5Hydrogen DamageNot Started T4·M6Flow-Accelerated Corrosion (FAC)Not Started T4·M7Corrosion Failure AnalysisNot Started
Track 5Cooling Water Chemistry
T5·M1Cooling Water Systems OverviewNot Started T5·M2Cycles of Concentration & BlowdownNot Started T5·M3Scale Control in Cooling WaterNot Started T5·M4Corrosion Control in Cooling WaterNot Started T5·M5Biological Fouling & Microbiological ControlNot Started T5·M6Legionella Control & Public Health ConsiderationsNot Started T5·M7Cooling Water TroubleshootingNot Started
Track 6Steam Purity & Carryover
T6·M1Steam Purity FundamentalsNot Started T6·M2Carryover MechanismsNot Started T6·M3Silica VolatilityNot Started T6·M4Turbine Deposition — Mechanisms & LocationsNot Started T6·M5Deposit Effects on Turbine PerformanceNot Started T6·M6Steam Sampling & Purity MonitoringNot Started T6·M7Steam Purity TroubleshootingNot Started
Track 7Program Management & QA/QC
T7·M1Building a Plant-Wide Chemistry Monitoring ProgramNot Started T7·M2Instrument Calibration & QA/QCNot Started T7·M3Laboratory Technique & Wet Chemistry MethodsNot Started T7·M4Continuous Online Analyzers Deep DiveNot Started T7·M5Data Management, Trending & Historian PracticesNot Started T7·M6Chemistry KPIs, Reporting & Regulatory ConsiderationsNot Started T7·M7Comprehensive Chemistry Program ReviewCapstoneNot Started