Integration of Reactor Design, Operations, and Safety

Lecture Notes

LEC #	TOPICS	INSTRUCTORS
1	Nuclear Energy System Strategies (PDF - 2.8 MB)	Prof. Todreas
2	Design Goals and Interrelationship of Core Design Parameters (PDF)	Prof. Todreas
3	Thermal Hydraulic Design Requirements - LWR Steady State and Transient Design (PDF - 1.4 MB)	Prof. Todreas
4	Thermal Hydraulic in Safety Analysis (PDF - 1.6 MB)	Prof. Todreas
5	Reactor Physics - Design Parameters for PWRs (PDF)	Prof. Apostolakis
6	Design Requirements - Safety and Critical Safety Functions (PDF)	Prof. Apostolakis
7	Reactor Safety: The Emergence of Probabilistic Risk Assessment (PDF)	Prof. Apostolakis
8	Reactor Physics - Design Parameters for GFRs (PDF)	Chris Handwerk, Course TA
9	PRA Methodology Overview (PDF)	Prof. Apostolakis
10	Probabilistic Calculations - I (PDF)	Prof. Apostolakis
11	Probabilistic Calculations - II (PDF)	Prof. Apostolakis
12	Risk-Informed Changes to the Licensing Basis - I (PDF)	Prof. Apostolakis
13	Applying Safety Regulations to Plant Operations (PDF)	Prof. Kadak
14	Risk-Informed Changes to the Licensing Basis - II (PDF)	Prof. Apostolakis
15	Large Break LOCA Analysis/Result (PDF - 2.5 MB)	Prof. Todreas
16	The Maintenance Rule - I	Prof. Apostolakis
17	The Maintenance Rule - II	Prof. Apostolakis
18	Plant Economic Evaluation (PDF)	Prof. Todreas
19	Plant Economic Evaluation (cont.) (PDF)	Prof. Todreas
20	Materials Selection Process (PDF)	Prof. Ballinger
21	Radiation Damage Effects and Their Design Implications (PDF - 1.3 MB)	Prof. Ballinger
22	Environmental Degradation and its Design Implications (PDF)	Prof. Ballinger
23	PWR Materials Applications	Prof. Ballinger
24	GFR Materials Applications (PDF)	Prof. Ballinger
25	Risk Informed Design Guidance for Gen IV Reactors (PDF)	Prof. Apostolakis
26	Integration of Design Process - IRIS as the Example	Guest Lecturer: Bojan Petrovich, Westinghouse
27	Integration of Design Process - 1: IRIS Plant, 2: Sample Oral	Prof. Todreas/Prof. Apostolakis