Number of hours
- Lectures 8
- Projects 8
- Tutorials 4
Goal(s)
Assimilate the essential concepts and methods used in the process of Nuclear Reactor Design
Content(s)
- Historical summary, nuclear reactor general design principles, classification attempt
- water-cooled reactors (PWR, BWR, CANDU, ...)
- graphite-moderated reactors (RBMK, GTR, HTR, ...)
- fast reactors (GFR, SFR) and exotic systems (ADSR, MSR, ...)
Test
Project : presentations and questions about a R&D article (Nuclear Engineering conference or journal)
Additional Information
Apogee code : 5PMHCLA0
Bibliography
Gauthron, Introduction au Génie Nucléaire (tome 2)