Introduction To Nuclear Power detailed Syllabus for Electrical & Electronics Engineering (EEE), 2018 scheme has been taken from the VTUs official website and presented for the VTU students. For Course Code, Subject Names, Teaching Department, Paper Setting Board, Theory Lectures, Tutorial, Practical/Drawing, Duration in Hours, CIE Marks, Total Marks, Credits and other information, visit full semester subjects post given below. The Syllabus PDF files can also be downloaded from the official website of the university.
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Course Objectives:
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Module 1
The Earth and Nuclear Power: Sources and Resources: Introduction, Earth’s Internal Heat Generation, The Earth’s Energy Flow, The Fission Process, Thermal Energy Resources. How Reactors Work: Introduction, The Fission Process, Basic Components of a Nuclear Reactor, Thermal Reactors, Fast Reactors.
Module 2
Cooling Reactors: Introduction, General Features of a Reactor Coolant, Principles of Heat Transfer, Gaseous Coolants, Liquid Coolants, Boiling Coolants. Loss of Cooling: Introduction, The Electric Kettle, Pressurized-Water Reactor, Boiling-Water Reactor, CANDU Reactor, Gas-Cooled Reactors, Sodium- Cooled Fast Reactor.
Module 3
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Module 4
Postulated Severe Accidents Introduction: Introduction, Postulated Severe Accidents in Water-Cooled Reactors, Specific Phenomena relating to Severe Accidents, Severe Accidents in other Reactor Types, Fission Product Dispersion following Containment Failure. Cooling during Fuel Removal and Processing: Introduction, Refuelling, Spent Fuel Storage and Transport, Reprocessing Plant.
Module 5
Cooling and Disposing of the Waste: Introduction, Classification of Waste Products, Fission Products and Their Biological Significance, Options for Nuclear Waste Disposal, Long-Term Storage and Disposal of Spent Nuclear Fuel, Storage and Disposal of Fission Products from Reprocessing Plants, Disposal of other Materials. Fusion Energy -Prospect for the Future: Introduction, The Fusion Process, Confinement, Current Technical Position, Conclusions.
Course Outcomes:
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Question paper pattern:
- The question paper will have ten questions.
- Each full question is for 20 marks.
- There will be 2 full questions (with a maximum of three sub questions in one full question) from each module.
- Each full question with sub questions will cover the contents under a module.
- Students will have to answer 5 full questions, selecting one full question from each module.
Text Books:
- Introduction to Nuclear Power Geoffrey F. Hewitt Taylor & Francis 1st Edition, 2000
Reference Books:
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