Nuclear Safety

Course guarantor:

Lenka Frýbortová, Ľubomír Sklenka

Lecturer:

Lenka Frýbortová

Tutor:

Lenka Frýbortová

Supervisor:

Department of Nuclear Reactors

Synopsis:

The course gives information about basic requirements for safety assessment of nuclear facilities. New knowledge is connected with information get from other courses focussed on reactor physics, reactor thermomechanics and dynamics. During lectures are discussed principles of defence in depth, deterministic and probabilistic safety assessment, accidents with loss of coolant, and accidents with positive reactivity and criticality. Next part of the course follows up use of operation experiences and lessons learned from important events. The last part is focussed on safety aspect of operation of research reactors.

Requirements:

Requirements for completing the course - completion of tasks assigned during the semester, exam - written and oral part

Syllabus of lectures:

1.Basic overview (2 lecture)

2.Defence in depth (1 lectures)

3.Safety assessment of nuclear facilities (6 lectures)

4.Human factor (1 lecture)

5. Safety systems (2 lectures)

6.Loss of coolant accidents - LOCA and severe accidents with fuel melting (3 lectures)

7.Criticality accidents (2 lectures)

8. Severe accidents (1 lectures)

9.Use of operation experience (2 lectures)

10.Analysis of some events on nuclear facilities (2 lectures)

11.Safety aspects of research reactors operation (1 lectures)

12. Safeguards (1 lecture)

Syllabus of tutorials:

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Study materials:

Key references:

[1]Lamarsh J.R., Baratta A.J.: Introduction to Nuclear Engineering. London: Pearson, 2017. ISBN 978-0134570051

[2]IAEA: IAEA Safety Standards - Safety of Nuclear Fuel Cycle Facilities, IAEA, Vienna, 2017, ISBN:978-92-0-103917-0

Recommended references:

[3]IAEA: IAEA Safety Standards - Safety Assessment for Facilities and Activities, IAEA, Vienna, 2016, ISBN:978-92-0-109115-4

[4]IAEA: Accident Analysis for Nuclear Power Plants, IAEA, Vienna, 2002, ISBN: 9201156022

[5]Cacuci D.G. ed.: Handbook of nuclear engineering, volume 4, Reactors of generations III. and IV., New York: Springer, 2010 lxi, 710 s. ISBN: 978-0-387-98130-7

[6]Kok K.D.: Nuclear Engineering Handbook, 2nd edition, CRC Press, 2016, ISBN: 9781482215922

Note:

Time-table for winter semester 2025/2026:

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The course is a part of the following study plans: