Engineering of Nuclear Reactors | Nuclear Science and Engineering

Photo of nuclear power plant on ocean shore, with two containment domes and a low rectangular building out front.

The Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant. Note the containment buildings for Units 1 and 2, the turbine building and the cooling water discharge. (Public domain photo by U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.)

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Engineering principles of nuclear reactors, emphasizing power reactors. Topics include power plant thermodynamics, reactor heat generation and removal (single-phase as well as two-phase coolant flow and heat transfer), structural mechanics, and engineering considerations in reactor design.

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Instructor:	Prof. Jacopo Buongiorno
Course Number:	22.312
Departments:	Nuclear Science and Engineering
Topics:	Engineering > Nuclear Engineering Engineering > Mechanical Engineering > Fluid Mechanics Engineering > Mechanical Engineering > Solid Mechanics Science > Physics > Thermodynamics
As Taught In:	Fall 2015
Level:	Graduate

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