Nuclear Power Generation Fundamentals
Training Course
10 hours
Nuclear Engineers
Power Plant Engineers
Reactor Operators
Process Engineers
Maintenance Engineers
Operations Managers
Health Physicists
Radiation Safety Officers
Technical Consultants
Facility Managers
Nuclear Plant Technicians
Project Engineers
Regulatory Compliance Officers
Energy Analysts
This training course is primarily intended for engineering and engineering management staff that would like to learn the essentials concerning nuclear power. The course provides an in-depth survey of the basic theory underlying nuclear power generation as well as the different plant designs that are either operational or under development. The operation and performance of nuclear plants is treated as well, including important considerations such as radioactive waste management and radiation safety.
· History of Nuclear Power • Review of Nuclear Physics
o Interactions of Neutrons with Matter
o Nuclear Fission and Chain Reactions · Basics for Fission Reactors
o Neutron Diffusion and Moderation
o Theory: From the Bare Critical Reactor to Heterogeneous
o Reactor Kinetics and Control
· Fuels
o Uranium, Thorium and Plutonium
o Fuel Sources and Refining
· Radiation Shielding
o Radiation Transport Calculations
o Shielding Designs
· Reactor Types
o LWR (PWR, BWR), HWR
o Breeder Reactors
· Nuclear Plant Overall Thermal Design and Operation (Example PWR)
o Heat balance, Influence of fuel
o Steam Generators, Turbines and Steam Cycle
o Part Load and Transient Operation
· Reactor Safety Systems
o Loss of Coolant Accident (LOCA)
o Other Accident Types and Scenarios
· Recent Design Developments
o SMR, Passive LWRs, High Integrity Fuels
o Safety Systems
o Major Current Hardware Suppliers
· Radioactive Waste
o Onsite and Offsite Storage Solutions
o Managing Local Emissions
· Health Physics and Safety