Animated diagram of a Pressurized Water Reactor. (Public domain image by U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).)
Instructor(s)
Prof. Jacopo Buongiorno
MIT Course Number
22.06
As Taught In
Fall 2010
Level
Undergraduate
Course Description
Course Features
Course Description
In this course, students explore the engineering design of nuclear power plants using the basic principles of reactor physics, thermodynamics, fluid flow and heat transfer. Topics include reactor designs, thermal analysis of nuclear fuel, reactor coolant flow and heat transfer, power conversion cycles, nuclear safety, and reactor dynamic behavior.