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13M061NEG - Nuclear Power Engineering

Course specification
Course title Nuclear Power Engineering
Acronym 13M061NEG
Study programme Electrical Engineering and Computing
Module Applied Mathematics, Audio and Video Communications, Audio and Video Technologies, Biomedical and Environmental Engineering, Biomedical and Nuclear Engineering, Computer Engineering and Informatics, Electronics, Electronics and Digital Systems, Energy Efficiency, Information and communication technologies, Information and Communication Technologies, Microwave Engineering, Nanoelectronics and Photonics, Power Systems - Networks and Systems, Power Systems - Renewable Energy Sources, Power Systems - Substations and Power Equipment, Signals and Systems, Software Engineering, System Engineering and Radio Communications
Type of study master academic studies
Lecturer (for classes)
Lecturer/Associate (for practice)
Lecturer/Associate (for OTC)
    ESPB 6.0 Status elective
    Condition
    The goal Students learn about the operation principles of nuclear reactors and their technological advances.
    The outcome Students are capable to apply concepts of nuclear engineering in practice.
    Contents
    Contents of lectures Nuclear processes. Neutron processes. Fission chain reaction. Nuclear fuel. Heat processes in a nuclear reactor. Reactor types. Reactors generations. Management of nuclear power plants. Safety and protection. Construction of nuclear power plants. Economic indicators. Climate changes and nuclear energy.
    Contents of exercises Follows the topics covered by theoretical lectures.
    Literature
    1. D. Popovic, Nuklear Power Engineering, Naucna knjiga, Belgrade, 1978.
    2. Kenneth D. Kok, Nuclear Engineering Handbook, CRC PressINC, 2009.
    3. D. Sornette, W. Kröger, S. Wheatley, New Ways and Needs for Exploiting Nuclear Energy, Springer, 2019. (Original title)
    Number of hours per week during the semester/trimester/year
    Lectures Exercises OTC Study and Research Other classes
    3 1
    Methods of teaching 45 hours of theoretical lectures + 15 hours of auditory exercises
    Knowledge score (maximum points 100)
    Pre obligations Points Final exam Points
    Activites during lectures 0 Test paper 30
    Practical lessons 0 Oral examination 40
    Projects
    Colloquia 0
    Seminars 30