Survey of Nuclear Power
CVEEN 5730

The following are links to the Spring 2008 Course documents & reference sheets:

Syllabus Spring 2008

 

Class Lectures (ppt):
1- Introduction
2- Energy
3- Radiation
4- Fission
5- Reactors I
6- Reactors II
7- Reactors III
8- Heat Transfer I
9- Heat Transfer II
10- Loss of Colant
13- Accident
14- TMI
15- Chernobyl
16- Safety
17- Safety (cont)
18- Nuclear Fuel
19- Fuel Cycle
20- Reprocessing
21- Waste
22- Health
23- D and D
24- Fusion
26- Regulations
27- Economics
28- Locomotion
Resources (pdF):
3- Common Radiation Sources
4- Atoms for Peace
4- DOE Handbook v1
4- DOE Handbook v2
5- AP 1000
5- EPR
5- ESBWR
6- GNEP Fact Sheet
6- GNEP Presentation
7- Gen IV Reactors
8- Modular Reactors
8- Reactor Economics
15- NRC TMI Fact Sheet
15- TMI Report
18- Digital Instrumentation
21- MOX Fuel
21- SI Cycle
21- Urex+ (a,b)
21/22- Repository Benefit
22- Yucca Mountain
24- Dose Ranges
24- Dose Chart
24- Radiation in the Body
27- Nuclear Applications

 

 

Homework:
#1 Due 1/23
#2 Due 2/6
#3 Due 2/13
#5 Due 4/9
#6 Due 4/16
#7 Due 4/23

 

Web Resources:
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission NRC Student Corner
American Nuclear Society International Atomic Energy Association
IAEA Power Reactor Information System IAEA Nuclear Research Reactors
Nuclear Energy Institute US DOE: Office of Nuclear Energy
Institute of Nuclear Power US DOE: Energy Information Administration
World Nuclear Association Virtual Nuclear Tourist
Nuclear Reactors on Wikipedia Nuclear Power on Howstuffworks.com
The ABC's of Nuclear Science Nuclear Chemical Engineering Textbook

 

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