After successful completion of the course, students are able to:
The course gives a survey on the current design of nuclear power plants, such as PWR, BWR,VVER, CANDU, AGR, HTR, LMFBR, GEN 3+ and Gen 4 NPPs, Small Modular NPPs. Further the safety aspects and major nuclear accidents in the past (such as Chernobyl, Three Mile Island, Fukushima) and the situation in Europe after Fukushima are discussed. For each reactor type specific safety and operational aspects are discussed. Radioactive waste management and disposal options in Europe are discussed.
The lecture will be held in presence. There are existing recordings of the lecture in TUWEL.
Written in form of a homework and a short examination at the end of the term a short written exam
Topic of the homework: Description of a Gen IV Reactor System, approx. 1,5 - 2 pages - no AI support allowed.
Exam at the end of the term with TUWEL
Reactor physics, Nuclear physics