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This 18 hour course describes the operating principles and current types of nuclear reactors.
Topics include:
Topics include:
• Operating principles of a Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)
-Differences to other electrical power sources
• Reactor design characteristics
- Object
-Neutron population
-Moderator, coolant
-Fuel and cladding
• NPPs Worldwide
-Different types
-PWR and BWR concepts
-Other reactor types
• Advanced Nuclear Power Plants
-Basic aspects of the new designs
-Types of advanced reactors
• New generation Nuclear Power Plants
