This section contains lecture notes and slides for the course. Video lectures are available for some sessions.
| SES # | TOPICS | LECTURE SLIDES | TEACHING NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction and overview | (PDF - 2.0MB) | (PDF) |
| 2 | Reactor physics review | (PDF) | (PDF) |
| 3 | Reactor kinetics and control | (PDF) | (PDF) |
| 4 | Fuel depletion and related effects | (PDF) | (PDF) |
| 5 | MIT reactor physics exercise – power change | (PDF) | |
| 6 | Reactor energy removal | (PDF - 1.1MB) | (PDF) |
| 7 | Design issues: power cycles for nuclear plants - Rankine Cycle | (PDF) | (PDF) |
| 8 | Power cycles for nuclear plants – Rankine and Brayton Cycle | (PDF) | (PDF) |
| 9 | Safety systems and functions | (PDF) | (PDF) |
| 10 | Safety analysis report and LOCA | (PDF) | (PDF) |
| 11 | Probabilistic safety analysis | (PDF - 1.1MB) | (PDF) |
| 12 | Safety goals and risk informed decision making | (PDF) | (PDF) |
| 13 | Integration of safety analysis into operational requirements | (PDF) | (PDF) |
| 14 | Simulation exercises of accidents and transients | (PDF) | (PDF) |
| 15 | Boiling water reactors | (PDF) | (PDF) |
| 16 | Seabrook background information | (PDF) | |
| 17 | Seabrook station simulator exercises | (PDF) | |
| 18 | Pilgrim station background information | (PDF - 1.9MB) | (PDF) |
| 19 | Three Mile Island Accident | (PDF) | (PDF) |
| 20 | Chernobyl | (PDF) | |
| 21 | Davis Besse – near miss 2002 | (PDF - 1.8MB) | (PDF) |
| 22 | Safety culture | (PDF) | (PDF) |
| 23 | Current regulatory issues | (PDF - 2.3MB) | (PDF) |
| 24 | Current regulatory safety issues | (PDF) | (PDF) |
