Course detail

Nuclear Power Engineering

FSI-LJEAcad. year: 2011/2012

The subject makes familiar with elementary principles of nuclear energy conversions in to the thermal, mechanical and electrical energies and fundamental and detailed design of reactors and nuclear power plant equipments where mentioned conversions of energies take place. An attention is dedicated to fundaments of nuclear fuel preparation, manufacture, reprocessing, storage and transmutation and nuclear wastes management with regard to the at Czech Atomic Law. Safety, technical tools to meet safety requirements as well as enviromental problems of nuclear power plants are studied. Ways of nuclear power plant upgrades by passive safety systems are analysed.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

5

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

prof. Ing. Oldřich Matal, CSc.

Department

Energy Institute (EÚ)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Students learn nuclear transmutations calculation bases, heat transfer from fuel elements into the coolant bases, nuclear power equipments classification and nuclear safety bases and ways of its further development.

Prerequisites

Atom nucleus physics, thermomechanics, power stations heat circulation loops.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Teaching methods depend on the type of course unit as specified in the article 7 of BUT Rules for Studies and Examinations.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Credit: Active seminars attendance. Complete individual exercises and calculations.
Exam: Test of nuclear energetics principles knowledge, nuclear equipment knowledge, ensuring of nuclear safety knowledge.

Course curriculum

Not applicable.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

This subject gives new informations about nuclear energy from nucleus fission to electic energy transformation to students. Futher it gives informations about nuclear fuel preparation, utilization and nuclear spent fuel treatment. Subject deals with basic questions of nuclear safety of nuclear equipments too.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

Lecture attendance is not obligatory.
Credit attendance is obligatory and it will be checked. Maximum number of nonexcused absences are 2. In case of higher absence is the student obligated to do an individual work in accordance with teachers requirements.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Heřmanský, B.: Termomechanika jaderných reaktorů. Academia, 1986

Recommended reading

Dubšek, F.: Jaderná energetika. PC-DIR Brno, 1994
Heřmanský, B.: Termomechanika jaderných reaktorů. Academia, 1986

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme M2I-P Master's

    branch M-TEP , 1. year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional
    branch M-TEP , 1. year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional
    branch M-FLI , 1. year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional
    branch M-FLI , 1. year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional
    branch M-ENI , 1. year of study, summer semester, compulsory
    branch M-ENI , 1. year of study, summer semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

39 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Hugo Šen

Syllabus

1. Basic definitions, nuclear reactions, nuclear fuel production, fuel reprocessing. Atomic law.
2. Fuel cycle, uranium fission, radwaste.
3. Genesis of neutrons, neutrons absrorption and scatering, nuclear reactions recovery, critical dimensions of
reproducing system.
4. Nuclear reactors classification, nuclear reactors types, neutrons diffusion in core.
5. Moderation of neutrons in core, critical dimensions and composition of reactor core calculation.
6. Thermal and hydraulic calculation. Measuring system in reactor.
7. Thermal and technological schemes of nuclear power stations.
8. Technological schemes of auxiliary system connected to system of main reactor cooling. Dispositional arrangemet
of nuclear power station. Safety of nuclear power station and its legislative ensurance.
9. Nuclear power station safety and technical devices of its ensurance. Defence of power station surroundings.
Nuclear power station heat cycle. Fuel consumption. Iradiated fuel manipulation.
10. Storage pools, spent fuel buffer stock. Pipes and valves for nuclear equipment.
11. Pumps, heat exchangers, steam generators, staem turbines and reheaters.
12. Nuclear power stations with improved passive safety (AP 600, VVER 640, EPR)
13. Radwastes and state task. Spant fuel manipulation procedures. Spent fuel separation and transmutation, energy
producing. ADDT transmutor.

Exercise

13 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Jiří Martinec, Ph.D.
Ing. Hugo Šen

Syllabus

1. Basic definitions.
2. Nuclear fuel problems. Spent fuel problems.
3. Criticality calculations according to the equation of 4 coefficients.
4. Specifics of individual nuclear reactors types.
5. Calculation of critical dimensions and composition of reactor core.
6. Thermal and hydraulic calculation.
7. Thermal and technological schemes of nuclear power stations.
8. Thermal and technological schemes of nuclear power stations.
9. Nuclear safety, safety specifications of individual nuclear machines. 10. Calculation of basic parameters of nuclear power plant cycle.
11. Heat exchangers in nuclear energetics, calculation.
12. Nuclear spent fuel treatment.
13. Spent fuel transmutation, ADDT transmutor.