Nuclear Reactors by Amir Zacarias Mesquita

Nuclear Reactor Safety Lecture Notes

This note will focus on understanding the complete nuclear reactor system including the balance of plant, support systems and resulting interdependencies affecting the overall safety of the plant and regulatory oversight. Topics covered includes: Reactor kinetics and control, Fuel depletion and related effects, Reactor energy removal, Design issues, Power cycles for nuclear plants, Boiling water reactors, Safety culture, Current regulatory safety issues.

Author(s): Prof. Andrew Kadak

NA Pages

Nuclear Reactors by Amir Zacarias Mesquita

This book presents a comprehensive review of studies in nuclear reactors technology from authors across the globe. Topics discussed in this compilation include: thermal hydraulic investigation of TRIGA type research reactor, materials testing reactor and high temperature gas-cooled reactor, decay heat in reactors and spent-fuel pools, present status of two-phase flow studies in reactor components, two-phase flow coolant behavior in boiling water reactors under earthquake condition, simulation of nuclear reactors core, fuel life control in light-water reactors, methods for monitoring and controlling power in nuclear reactors, structural materials modeling for the next generation of nuclear reactors, application of the results of finite group theory in reactor physics, and the usability of vermiculite as a shield for nuclear reactor.

Author(s): Amir Zacarias Mesquita

350 Pages