Nuclear Energy Facilities and Accelerators

Course guarantor:

Tomáš Čechák

Lecturer:

Kamil Augsten, Tomáš Čechák

Tutor:

Supervisor:

Department of Dosimetry and Application of Ionizing Radiation

Synopsis:

Basic scheme of nuclear reactor and nuclear power plant, chain fission reaction development, main components of nuclear energetic reactor, most important reactor types, linear high-voltage accelerators, linear high-frequency accelerators, accelerators based on cyclotron, microtron, betatron, electron and proton synchrotrons, electron and ion sources for accelerators, targets.

Requirements:

Knowledge of Basic nuclear physics, dosimery an ddetection of ionizing radiation.

Syllabus of lectures:

1. Nuclear power, types of reactors used in NPP

2. Basic principle of nuclear reactors, chain reaction

3. Radionuclides in nuclear reactor

4. Reactivity balance, fuel cycle

5. Spent fuel

6. Monitoring in NPP, environmental impact assessment of NPP

7. Future of nuclear energy

8. Type of accelerators,

9. Linear accelerator

10. Cyclotron, betatron, microtron

11. Electron and proton synchrotron

12. Electron a ion sources, targets

13. Applications of accelerators

Syllabus of tutorials:

Study Objective:

Knowledge:

Obtaining the knowledges about the fundamentals and types of nuclear reactors and accelerators and related problems of radiation protection.

Abilities:

Gaining knowledge about the principles and types of nuclear reactors and accelerators, with their use and the principles of radiation protection associated with their operation.

Study materials:

Key references:

[1] L. Sklenka: Provozní reaktorová technika, ČVUT 2001

[2] S. Humphries: Principles of Charge Particle Acceleration, John Wiley and Sons 1999

[3] H. Wiedemann: Particle Accelerator Physics, Springer Verlag Berlin 1999

Recommended references:

[4] F. Click, J. Daliba, Nuclear Energy, Technical University 2002

Teaching aids:

Carny, P., The EU Este, User Guide, Trnava 2008

Note:

Time-table for winter semester 2024/2025:

	06:00–08:0008:00–10:0010:00–12:0012:00–14:0014:00–16:0016:00–18:0018:00–20:0020:00–22:0022:00–24:00
Mon	roomBR:215 Augsten K. 10:00–11:50 (lecture parallel1) Břehová 7
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri

Time-table for summer semester 2024/2025:

Time-table is not available yet

The course is a part of the following study plans:

• Radiologická technika (compulsory course in the program)