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ESE-824 Nuclear Energy Engineering

Campus

CES

Programs

Session

Summer Semester 2016

Course Title

Nuclear Energy Engineering

Course Code

ESE-824

Credit Hours

3-0

Pre-Requisutes

Course Objectives

Course Objectives
The objectives of this Nuclear Energy Engineering course are:

To discuss the essential concept of nuclear energy
To describe the interaction of radiation with matter
To explain the construction and working of nuclear reactors and be able to differentiate different types of reactor
To provide the essential knowledge of nuclear reactor components and their characteristics
To enlighten the essential concept of nuclear reactor theory and to develop fundamental calculation skills
To describe the heat removal generated from nuclear reactor to produce steam and explain the phenomenon’s involved during this process.
To discuss the safe operation of nuclear reactor, excessive risk to staff and environment and prevent incident
To provide knowledge and explain the practical aspect of radiation protection and radiation shielding

Outcomes

This course demonstrates the students to know the aspects of nuclear reactor physics.
The students will be able to differentiate between different types of reactors, next generation nuclear power plant, and fuel cycles.
The students will be familiar about the nuclear reactor components and working.
The course will provide in-depth knowledge of nuclear reactor theory and understand the phenomenon of heat transfer from reactor core to produce steam.
The topic of radiation protection and reactor safety reveals their importance in commercial nuclear power plants.

Detail Content

No.	Topics	Book	Contact Hours
1	Nuclear Energy Role and importance of nuclear energy Nuclear power planning and economics Particle wavelength Excited states and radiation Nuclear stability and radioactive decay Nuclear reaction Binding energy Nuclear models	LB	4
2	Interaction of radiation with matter Neutron interaction Cross-sections Neutron attenuation Neutron flux Neutron cross-section data Energy loss in scattering collision Fission γ-ray interaction with matter	LB	4
3	Nuclear reactor Fission chain reaction Nuclear reactor fuel Categories of nuclear power plant PWR BWR CANDU Small modular reactor Nuclear cycles Isotope separation Fuel reprocessing Next generation power plant	LB	7
4	Nuclear Reactor Systems and components Steam generator Pressurizer Steam supply system Emergency core cooling system Filtered vented containment system Passive containment cooling system Containment spray system Turbine building Control room	LB	7
5	Nuclear reactor theory Neutron flux Fick’s law Equation of continuity Diffusion equation Boundary conditions Diffusion length One-group reactor equation Slab reactor and other reactor shapes Thermal reactors Reflected reactors	LB	7
6	Heat Removal from reactor Thermodynamics Heat generation in reactors Heat flow by conduction Heat transfer to coolants Boiling Heat transfer	LB	7
7	Nuclear reactor safety Reliability Risk Safety PSA 1, 2, 3 LPSA Risk Monitoring	LB GP	4
8	Radiation protection and shielding Definition and units of radiation Biological effects of radiation Calculation of radiation protection Principles of reactor shielding Gamma-ray shielding
Total			45

Text/Ref Books

S.No.	Title	Author(s)	Assigned Code	Remarks
1	Introduction to Nuclear Engineering, 3rd Ed., Prentice Hall, 2001	J. R. Lamarshand A. J. Baratta	LB	Text Book
2	Nuclear reactor analysis, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1976.	J. J. Duderstadt and L. J. Hamilton	DL	Reference Book
3	Fundamentals of Nuclear Reactor Physics	E. E. Lewis	EE	Reference Book
4	Nuclear Energy: An introduction to the concepts, systems, and applications of nuclear processes, 6thEdition, Elsevier Inc., 2009	R. L. Murray	RM	Reference Book
5	Handbook of Nuclear Engineering, Springer 2010	D. G. Cacuci	GC	Reference Book
6	Nuclear Engineering Theory and Technology of Commercial Nuclear Power 2008	R. A. Knief	RK	Reference Book
7	Nuclear Safety	Gianni Petrangeli	GP	Reference Book

Time Schedule

Summer 2014

Faculty/Resource Person

Dr. Majid Ali
Assistant Professor
Ph.D. - Nuclear Energy Science and Technology