Training


Crane Nuclear valve and actuator Training

Ensuring safe performance is vital to personnel safety and plant profitability. A typical nuclear power plant has hundreds of motor-operated valves, air-operated valves, check valves, and electric motors that require knowledgeable operation and maintenance to preserve the necessary high level of safety.

Crane Nuclear provides superior nuclear valve training courses to facilitate personnel proficiency and maximize operations of these highly regulated facilities. Our nuclear services and training courses have helped to streamline valve maintenance and testing practices, extended the life of existing equipment, and maximized efficiency in every U.S. nuclear power plant that has used our services.


2023 Open Enrollment

Crane Nuclear’ s open enrollment courses are designed to allow students in need of training to purchase individual seats. Open enrollment is ideal for situations such as recertification, change of responsibilities and continuing education.

With COVID-19, additional protocols are in place to protect our students including social distancing, increased cleaning, sanitizers and masks provided.


Course Descriptions

Air operated (AOV) valve TRAINING courses

Description Pre-Requisite Standard Class Size Max. Class Size Course Days
AOV Instrument Maintenance & Repair None 6 8 5
Principles of Air-Operated Valves None 6 8 3
Votes Infinity AOV Data Acquisition & Basic Analysis None 6 8 5
Votes Infinity AOV Advanced Signature Analysis AOV Data Acquisition & Analysis 8 8 5
Votes Infinity AOV System Usage AOV Data Acquisition & Analysis 6 8 3
Control Valve Maintenance AOV Data Acquisition & Analysis 6 8 5

motor operated (MOV) valve TRAINING courses

Description Pre-Requisite Standard Class Size Max. Class Size Course Days
VOTES MOV Infinity Data Acquisition & Basic Analysis None 6 8 5
VOTES Infinity MOV Advanced Signature Analysis MOV Advanced Signature Analysis 8 8 4
Votes Infinity MOV System Usage MOV Data Acquisition 6 8 3
MC 2 Data Acquisition & Analysis None 6 8 5
MOV Frequency Domain Analysis MC 2 Data Acquisition & Analysis 6 8 5
VOTES Infinity Advanced Configuration MOV or AOV Data Acquisition & Analysis 6 8 5

CHECK VALVE training courses

Description Pre-Requisite Standard Class Size Max. Class Size Course Days
VOTES CV Data Acquisition & Basic Analysis None 6 8 5

VALVE MAINTENANCE training courses

Description Pre-Requisite Standard Class Size Max. Class Size Course Days
Valve Maintenance & Repair None 6 8 5
Valve Internal Seat Repair Training None 6 8 5
Safety Relief Valve Training None 6 8 5

ACTUATOR MAINTENANCE training courses

Description Pre-Requisite Standard Class Size Max. Class Size Course Days
Limitorque Actuator Maintenance & Repair None 6 8 5
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