Nuclear Design 2022

This project is conceived to improve your knowledge in nuclear reactor design

as taught in class (cf. the docs4nuke website for misc docs and slides)

by working on accessible research articles (cf. previous years).

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 13

  • 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)

Design (article 1) and Safety (article 2) Analysis of a Boron-Free Small Modular Reactor core (conference on October, 19)

by using if needed the three following documents (complementary to articles 1 and 2) :

• IAEA-ARIS-SMR-2020 (Advances in Small Modular Reactor Technology Developments) for details on mPower for instance,

• NuttinIcapp2019 (Study of D2O/H2O-cooled thorium-fueled PWR-like SMR cores) for a complete and simplified design method,

• and DiamondNuclEngDes2001 (Intercomparison of results for a PWR rod ejection accident) for some REA basics and typical results.

article 1 : Y. Alzaben (KIT), Core neutronics and safety characteristics (...)

article 1, part a (from section 1 to 3) : introduction, design strategy, modelling

Lautaro, Ria, Daniel

article 1, part b (from section 4 to 6) : safety-related characteristics, verification, conclusion

Vuk, Fehim

article 2 : Y. Alzaben (KIT), Analysis of a control rod ejection accident (...)

article 2, part a (from 1 to section 3) : introduction, core features and REA criteria, methodology

Mathieu, Stanislas, Eloi

article 2, part b (from section 4 to 5) : performed simulations, power and thermal results, conclusion

Matteo, Alessandro, Emanuele