NucE 430 Design Principles of Reactor Systems

Course Description

This course objectives for this course are to provide students in Nuclear Engineering with sufficient background in nuclear power cycles; nuclear reactor heat generation and removal; thermal/hydraulic calculations for different reactor designs; different accident classifications and reactor operating limits. The course project will utilize the the COBRA-IV subchannel code. This is an .exe application running on PC under Windows environment. You must have access to a Window OS computer to complete the Course Project.

Future Course Offering Schedule via C&DE

Semester: Summer 2013
Time and Date: On-Line
Location: On-Line
Start Date: May 13, 2013
End Date: August 9, 2013

Course Instructor:

PSU Course Catalog Description

NucE 430 Design Principles of Reactor Systems (3) Nuclear power cycles; heat removal problems; kinetic behavior of nuclear systems; material and structural design problems.
PREREQUISITES: M E 410; NUC E 301 or NUC E 401

Required Course Textbooks and References

Class Notes and Handouts will be posted in ANGEL

TEXTBOOKS:

1) L. E. Hochreiter et al., NUCE 430 Lecture Notes, PSU 2008

REFERENCES:

1) M. Avramova, NUCE 430 Class Materials, PSU 2010

2) J. R. Lamarsh and A. J. Baratta, “Introduction to Nuclear Engineering”

3) J. Duderstadt and L. Hamilton, “Nuclear Reactor Analysis” – Chapter 12

4) N. Todreas and M. Kazimi, “Nuclear Systems I: Thermal Hydraulic Fundamentals”

Computer and Technology Requirements:

The enrollment process is:

1. Contact the the Office of Continuing and Distance Education for admission into the course at 814-865-7643.

2. Complete and submit the Registration Form via mail, fax, or in person. See the Registration Page.