OVERVIEW

The course, starting from nuclear engineering fundamentals, presents an overview of all the modern nuclear technology developments.

AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

The course has the aim to deepen the knowledge on to the nuclear fission and fusion applications, starting from nuclear engineering fundamentals and coming to the description of the state of the art in the nuclear plant developments. Particularly the course contributes to achieve the awareness of the nuclear technology applications in the energy field.

PREREQUISITES

Pre-requisites :

Energetics and Applied Termodynamics (72353).

TEACHING METHODS

Lectures and practical exercises developed in classroom.

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

Recalls on nuclear reactions. Nuclear fission reactors classification. Nuclear fuel cycle. Light water reactors (LWR): “classical” PWR and BWR; Generation III/III+ reactors (EPR, AP-1000, ABWR, etc.). Heavy water reactors (CANDU). High temperature reactors (HTR) and nuclear hydrogen production. Generation-IV. General aspects of fast reactors. Sodium Fast Reactors (SFR), Lead Fast Reactors (LFR) and Gas Fast Reactors (GFR). Nuclear spent fuel and waste treatment. Hints on sub-critical reactors (ADS). Energy sources impacts. Energy scenarios. Hints on the nuclear installations decommissioning. Additional issues on Nuclear Fusion reactors: instabilities, toroidal configurations (Tokamak, Stellarator); the blanket and the related neutronics, heat transfer and tritium generation; materials activation; energetic and economic analyses of a potential inertial fusion plant; hints on third generation fusion; the most important on-going research projects on fusion in the world.

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

Materials supplied by the lecturer and/or available on Aulaweb website.

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

Exam Board

GUGLIELMO LOMONACO (President)

VINCENZO BIANCO

DAVIDE BORELLI

WALTER BORREANI

DAVIDE CHERSOLA

MARIO MISALE

LUCA ANTONIO TAGLIAFICO

FRANCESCO DEVIA (President Substitute)

LESSONS

Class schedule

NUCLEAR PLANTS

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

Oral examinations.

ASSESSMENT METHODS

The assessment of the content of the course is carried out mainly during the final exam and consists of an oral examination, which is structured in the discussion of several subjects of the course.

Exam schedule