CVEEN 5730 - Survey of Nuclear Power

Nuclear power is a necessity to meet the global need for power. The U.S. has fallen behind in state of the art power generation, distribution and reliability. The course is designed to familiarize the student with nuclear power plants. Power generation begins with either a fission or fusion reaction. The thermal energy from the nuclear reaction is used to generate electricity. The thermal energy that captured the electricity is generated identically to more traditional forms of power plants: coal, natural gas, wood. The course focuses on systems and procedures unique to nuclear power plants, types of nuclear power plants including the GEN IV reactors, fuel loading, coolant, loss of coolant, severe accidents, reprocessing and spent fuel.