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Nuclear Reactor Safety

Prof. Andrew Kadak · Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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About

Problems in nuclear engineering often involve applying knowledge from many disciplines simultaneously in achieving satisfactory solutions. The course will focus on understanding the complete nuclear reactor system including the balance of plant, support systems and resulting interdependencies affecting the overall safety of the plant and regulatory oversight. Both the Seabrook and Pilgrim nuclear plant simulators will be used as part of the educational experience to provide as realistic as possible understanding of nuclear power systems short of being at the reactor.

Lectures

Video Lectures

  1. Lecture 1: Introduction and overview 57 min · Video
  2. Lecture 2: Reactor physics review 1 h 22 min · Video
  3. Lecture 3: Reactor kinetics and control 56 min · Video
  4. Lecture 10: Safety analysis report and LOCA 1 h 6 min · Video
  5. Lecture 13: Integration of safety analysis into operational requirements 1 h 10 min · Video
  6. Lecture 24: Current Regulatory Safety Issues 1 h 3 min · Video

Syllabus and materials

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Credits and licence

Institution
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Department
Nuclear Science and Engineering
Teacher
Prof. Andrew Kadak
Term
Spring 2008
Level
Undergraduate
Language
English
Subjects
Physics, Engineering, Earth and environment, Economics
Source
MIT OpenCourseWare
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, as MIT OpenCourseWare states it. Non-commercial use only. MIT OpenCourseWare's terms
Attribution
Prof. Andrew Kadak. Nuclear Reactor Safety. Spring 2008. Massachusetts Institute of Technology: MIT OpenCourseWare, https://ocw.mit.edu/. License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA.
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