General Physics' Generic Fundamentals Training Materials at Almost 4 out of 5 US Nuclear Plants.Business Editors/Energy Writers COLUMBIA, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 24, 2001 Generic Fundamental Examination (GFE GFE abbr. government-furnished equipment ) Training Materials, developed by General Physics, a wholly-owned subsidiary of GP Strategies (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :GPX GPX - Early system on UNIVAC II. Listed in CACM 2(5):16 (May 1959). ), have been purchased for use at almost 80% of the nuclear plants in the U.S. The GFE Training Materials cover the topics on the NRC's Generic Fundamentals Examination, the first in a series of examinations administered by the NRC NRC abbr. 1. National Research Council 2. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Noun 1. NRC - an independent federal agency created in 1974 to license and regulate nuclear power plants to reactor operator A reactor operator (or nuclear reactor operator) is an individual at a nuclear power plant who is responsible for directly controlling a nuclear reactor from a control panel and is the only individual at a nuclear power plant who can directly alter significant amounts of reactor and senior reactor operator license applicants at US nuclear power plants. This set of materials is a powerful tool that provides instructors and students with the knowledge they need in Plant Components; Reactor Theory; Heat Transfer, Fluid Flow, and Thermodynamics thermodynamics, branch of science concerned with the nature of heat and its conversion to mechanical, electric, and chemical energy. Historically, it grew out of efforts to construct more efficient heat engines—devices for extracting useful work from expanding . Many utility clients also use the GFE Training Materials to train their managers, non-licensed operators and technicians on the principles of how a nuclear plant and its components operate. General Physics offers a version of GFE Training Materials for both Pressurized Water Reactors and Boiling Water Reactors. Technically upgraded, the current version is in the user-friendly and versatile Microsoft Word 97 and PowerPoint 97. Jeff Klein, GP VP Nuclear Energy Service, stated, "General Physics is currently working on several new offerings that link to the GFES GFES Generic Fundamentals Examination Section material and represent the next logical steps in what we hope will eventually be a curriculum that meets the needs of employees from initial screening through advanced training. With de facto [Latin, In fact.] In fact, in deed, actually. This phrase is used to characterize an officer, a government, a past action, or a state of affairs that must be accepted for all practical purposes, but is illegal or illegitimate. acceptance of the General Physics material as the industry standard, we are excited that these follow on products will meet with equal success." GP is the principal operating subsidiary of GP Strategies Corporation (NYSE:GPX). GP is a global provider of training, management consulting and engineering services, improving the effectiveness of organizations by customizing solutions to meet the specific needs of clients. Clients include Fortune 500 companies, manufacturing, process and energy industries, and other commercial and government customers. Additional information about GP may be found at www.gpworldwide.com. The forward-looking statements contained herein reflect GP's management's current views with respect to future events and financial performance. These forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements, all of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond the control of GP, including but not limited to those risks and uncertainties detailed in GP Strategies Corporation's periodic reports and registration statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. |
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