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Nuclear Power Plants

Industry-Specific
Digital Skills

Energy

Duration

65h

PRESENTATION

The Course Nuclear Power Plants This is a unique opportunity to break into a rapidly expanding industry with high demand for workers. Nuclear energy, a key component in the transition toward a sustainable future, requires trained professionals who understand both the fundamental engineering principles and the safety and waste management aspects. Throughout the course, you will acquire essential skills in neutron, thermohydraulics, and the fuel cycle, which will enable you to tackle the current challenges of the industry. The growing need for clean and efficient energy sources makes this field one of the most important today. Taking this course will equip you with valuable knowledge and position you as a key player in the development of advanced nuclear technologies. Don’t miss the opportunity to be part of the energy future!

Objectives

  • Understanding the fundamental principles from the engineering in nuclear power plants and their basic operation.

  • Analyze the kinetics of nuclear reactors and their control in order to ensure safety in the operation.

  • Evaluate the thermohydraulics in reactors, including heat transfer and temperature and pressure profiles.

  • Identify the materials structural elements used in nuclear power plants and their importance to safety.

  • Understand the types of nuclear fuel cycles and their management in relation to waste generated.

  • Examine the fundamentals of the nuclear safety and its application in accident prevention.

  • Study the characteristics and developments in reactors Generations III and IV in the current context.

Syllabus

TEACHING UNIT 1. FUNDAMENTAL ENGINEERING 1. Introduction 2. Nuclear steam generation system. PWR power plants 3. Reactor cooling system 4. Main auxiliary systems 5. Nuclear Steam Generation System. BWR Power Plants TEACHING UNIT 2. NEUTRONICS AND REACTOR CONTROL 1. Basic Concepts 2. Reactor Theory 3. Steady-State Reactor Analysis. Four-factor formula. 4. Kinetics of Nuclear Reactors 5. Reactor control TEACHING UNIT 3. THERMO-HYDRAULICS 1. Introduction to reactor thermohydraulics 2. Heat Transfer in Fuel Elements 3. Flow Regimes and Heat Transfer Modes 4. Channel Analysis: Axial Temperature Profiles 5. Pressure Profiles 6. Transients and Accident Sequences 7. Thermohydraulic Codes: Types and Applications TEACHING UNIT 4. MATERIALS 1. Structural Materials Used in Modern Nuclear Power Plants 2. Light-Water Nuclear Reactor Vessels 3. Internal Components 4. Steam Generator 5. References TEACHING UNIT 5. FUEL CYCLE AND WASTE 1. Types of Nuclear Fuel Cycles 2. The First Part of the Fuel Cycle 3. The Second Part of the Fuel Cycle 4. Waste and Other Aspects of the Fuel Cycle 5. National Situation 6. References TEACHING UNIT 6. NUCLEAR SAFETY 1. Introduction 2. Fundamentals 3. Risk Quantification 4. Nuclear Accidents TEACHING UNIT 7. RADIOACTIVITY 1. Radioactivity 2. Interaction of Nuclear Emissions with Matter 3. Radiobiology and Shielding 4. Radiation Protection TEACHING UNIT 8. ADVANCED NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS (GEN. III AND GEN. IV) 1. Introduction 2. Generation III Reactors 3. Generation IV Reactors
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