After successful completion of the course, students are able to describe the physical and chemical phenomena associated with severe reactor accidents and provide an overview of the current tools for studying these phenomena.
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1) Reactor types and safety concepts
2) Safety relevant phenomena of a nuclear reactor
3) Safety studies
4) Fuel behaviour and core failure
5) Aerosol behaviour
6) Iodine behaviour
7) Hydrogen generation and risks
8) Steam explosions
9) Molten-core-concrete interaction (MCCI)
10) Source term behaviour
11) Severe reactor accidents
Powerpoint- and video-supported explanation of a selected physical phenomenon, presentation of experimental investigation equipment and its simulation software
Answering special questions from three arbitrary chapters of the lecture
Not necessary
