The Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant. Note the containment buildings for Units 1 and 2, the turbine building and the cooling water discharge. (Public domain photo by U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.)
Instructor(s)
Prof. Jacopo Buongiorno
MIT Course Number
22.312
As Taught In
Fall 2015
Level
Graduate
Course Description
Course Features
Course Description
Engineering principles of nuclear reactors, emphasizing power reactors. Topics include power plant thermodynamics, reactor heat generation and removal (single-phase as well as two-phase coolant flow and heat transfer), structural mechanics, and engineering considerations in reactor design.
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