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| GENU2007-1 | Operation and control
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| Duration : | 20h Th, 10h SEM |
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| Holder(s) : | Greet Janssens‑Maenhout |
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| Language : | English language |
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| Course contents : |
- Fuel burnup and the basic principles of core reloading
- Variation of reactivity during a normal operating cycle of the reactor (burnup, moderator effect, Doppler effect, poisoning)
- Power distributions, Xe effect, Xe oscillations
- Operating modes, operating limits and protection diagram
- Measurement systems and their specific problems in the nuclear reactor
- Automatic control systems and their performance in transient and steady-state operation
- Safety requirements and advanced safety features of NPP
- An overview of the major Design Base Accidents, consequences and mitigation
- Visit of a Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)
- Seminar on reload calculations: tools used and economic considerations
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| Course objective : |
- To learn how to operate a nuclear reactor
- To seek the safe limits of operation of a nuclear reactor
- To study specific problems of measurement and control in nuclear reactors
- To obtain knowledge on nuclear reactor safety under accidental conditions emphasis is on PWR technology
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| Prerequisites : |
- It is advised that this course is taken after the following ones, because a number of topics in these courses are assumed known to the student:
- Nuclear Energy: introduction (must)
- Introduction to Nuclear Physics (advised)
- Nuclear Reactor Theory (advised)
- Nuclear Thermal-hydraulics (advised)
REFERENCE BOOKS ON PREREQUISITE
See the recommended reference books for these courses
See also www.sckcen.be/bnen (http://www.sckcen.be/bnen Brochures and Info Background books W. D'haeseleer) |
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| Organization : |
- 1 t.m. / 20 hours of lectures
- Visit of a NPP
- Two 1/2 day seminars on reload calculations
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| Written notes : | Collection Génie Atomique
"La chaudière des réacteurs à eau sous pression"
Ed. EDP Sciences, 2004
(No dedicated reference book in English has been identified at present). |
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| Assessment : | Individual oral exam, closed book, no written preparation |
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| Contacts : | Peter Baeten: peter.baeten@sckcen.be |
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