CODE 73245 ACADEMIC YEAR 2020/2021 CREDITS 6 cfu anno 2 INGEGNERIA MECCANICA - ENERGIA E AERONAUTICA 9270 (LM-33) - GENOVA SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR ING-IND/19 LANGUAGE Italian TEACHING LOCATION GENOVA SEMESTER 2° Semester TEACHING MATERIALS AULAWEB 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 GUGLIELMO LOMONACO Ricevimento: By appointment (by arrangement with the lecturer). 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 Data appello Orario Luogo Degree type Note 30/07/2021 14:30 GENOVA Esame su appuntamento 17/09/2021 14:30 GENOVA Esame su appuntamento