Nuclear Design 2017

This project is conceived to improve your knowledge

in fundamentals of nuclear reactor design,

as taught in the four chapters studied in class:

1) classification attempt

2) water-moderated reactors

3) graphite-moderated reactors

4) reactors with reduced moderation,

by working on some recent and accessible research.

Neutronic and Thermal-Hydraulic Analyses of

Hydride-Fueled PWR Cores

(selected from a special issue of the Nuclear Engineering and Design journal,

with contributions of Berkeley and MIT's Departments of Nuclear Engineering)

Nuclear Design, How To ?

Teacher and contact : Alexis Nuttin

Authors : E. Greenspan (Berkeley) & N. Todreas (MIT)

• 4 subjects (the 4 parts of the 2 articles at bottom of this page)

  • All different, but on the same topic of hydride-fueled PWRs

  • Each subject is studied and presented by only one group

• Understanding and synthesis work in group

  • During our brainstorming sessions and outside

  • Questions about precise issues to ask by e-mail (to authors ideally)

• Send documents by e-mail before october 19

  • Slides in pdf, w/o animation (4 max. per person)

  • Abstract of about 800 words (2 pages max.)

• Pedagogic & synthetic presentation ("best way to learn is to teach")

  • 10-minute presentation per group (1/4h max.)

  • 10-minute Q&A session (from the other groups and the professor)

Unique session (october 23)

article 1 (PWR & neutron), part a (1. to 4.) : methodology and first results

Louis, Paulo

article 1 (PWR & neutron), part b (5. to 6.) : safety optimization with burnable poisons

Hanna, Lanlan, Oguz

article 2 (PWR & thermal), part a (1. to 4.) : design constraints and methodology (incl. App. A for 3.)

Aleksandra, Jakub, Neil

article 2 (PWR & thermal), part b (5. to 7.) : results and maximum achievable power

Matthew, Rafał, Warren

Thanks to all for the nice game we've had with Le Zoo des Systèmes