This technical specialty course is one of thirty-five courses designed for use by two-year postsecondary institutions in five nuclear technician curriculum areas: (1) radiation protection technician, (2) nuclear instrumentation and control technician, (3) nuclear materials processing technician, (4) nuclear quality-assurance/quality-control technician, and (5) nuclear reactor (plant) operator trainee. This course, Power Plant Systems, contains nine modules: Power Plant Fundamentals, Power Plant Thermal Cycles, Turbines and Generators, Heat Exchangers and Condensers, Pumps, Valves and Piping, Electrical Transmission and Distribution Systems, Power Plant Fundamentals (Fossil Fuel), and Fossil Power Plant Auxiliary Equipment. Each module follows a typical format including the following sections: introduction, module prerequisites, objectives, subject matter, exercises, materials, procedures, data tables, reference materials, and tests. (A master index and suggested program planning guides are also available--see CE 026 856 and CE 026 639-643.) (LRA)