This project is conceived to improve your knowledge
in fundamentals of nuclear reactor design,
as taught in the four chapters studied in class:
3) graphite-moderated reactors
4) reactors with reduced moderation,
by working on recent and accessible research articles.
Nuclear Design, How To ?
Teacher : Alexis Nuttin
4 subjects = 4 parts (defined below) of the two selected articles (pdf files via title links)
Understanding and synthesis work in group
During our brainstorming sessions and outside
Questions about precise issues to ask by e-mail
Send documents by e-mail before October 20
Slides in pdf, w/o animation (12 max. per group)
Abstract of about 500 words (for details slide by slide)
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)
by using if needed the following documents (complementary to articles 1 and 2) :
the video below (explaining the interest for micro-reactors precisely on the example of small high temperature reactors),
these articles cited by articles 1 and 2 : DingNuclEngDesign2011 (on the "U-Battery" design) et ShiozawaNuclEngDesign2004 (on the experimental reactor HTTR).
article 1, part a (sections 1, 2 and 3) : introduction, codes-data-models, methodology
Sophia and Matteo
article 1, part b (sections 4, 5 and 6) : results-discussion, conclusion, further work
George
article 2 : S. Atkinson et al. (Liverpool Univ.), Safety Assessment (rod withdrawal, LOCA, ...)
article 2, part a (sections 1 and 2) : introduction, codes-methods
Alessandro and Jheffry
article 2, part b (sections 3 and 4) : results-discussion, conclusions
Maria Chiara and Sandy