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introduction |
introduction to global energy, primary energy sources, and issues with fossil fuels |
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2. |
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thermal nuclear reactors |
current light water thermal reactor systems, their design and operational parameters |
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high temperature reactors, GEN IV Reactors |
hydrogen and as energy carrier, hydrogen economy, nuclear heat and electrical driven hydrogen generation systems |
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hydrogen economy, nuclear hydrogen system |
nuclear power plant heat source, decay heat, reactor heat transport systems, power conversion, intermediate heat exchanger, process heat exchangers |
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nuclear reactor heat source, IHX |
hydrogen production with steam methane reformation, water shift reactor, process parameters, conversion efficiency |
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hydrogen generation via steam reformation process |
high temperature thermochemical based hydrogen generation, various chemical intermediates, electrochemical processes |
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thermochemical cycles overview |
sulfur based thermochemical process, sulfur iodine cycle, Westinghouse hybrid cycle, process flow sheets, operating conditions and reaction details |
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SI cycle, HyS cycle |
non-sulfur thermochemical cycles, university of Tokyo cycle, calcium chloride, calcium bromide cycle, high temperature electrolysis |
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UT-3, High Temp. Electrolysis |
nuclear reactor heat coupling to hydrogen production schemes, heat and temperature matching to thermochemical process conditions thermal efficiency |
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H2 production Processes Heat matching, efficiency |
nuclear hydrogen system schemes, heat and temperature matching to thermochemical process conditions, thermal efficiency |
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IHX Systems nuclear H2 R&D projects |
nuclear hydrogen system schemes, intermediate heat exchanger, process heat exchanger, design parameters, global programs in nuclear hydrogen |
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prismatic HTGR, PBMR |
high temperature gas cooled reactors, pebble bed modular reactor, prismatic pebble bed, design and operating parameters |
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VHTR, GFR, LFR |
very high temperature reactor, gas cooled fast reactor, liquid metal cooled fast reactor design and operating conditions |
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MSR, SCWR |
molten salt cooled reactor, supercritical water reactor, design and operating parameters |
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Kinetics model-point kinetic model |
neutronic model for nuclear reactor core, neutron transport equation, point kinetics model |
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neutronic kinetic codes |
reactor physics codes, reactor kinetics models, regulatory and commercial code structure, 2-D and 3-D neutronic codes, PARCS |
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mid-term exam |
review of nuclear hydrogen system, high temperature reactors, thermochemical hydrogen generation methods and key cycles |
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thermal-hydraulics analysis, 3-D TH codes |
nuclear reactor cooling, thermal hydraulics analysis, codes, 3-D and 1-D thermal analysis codes, RELAP5, THERMIX |
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safety analysis |
Reactor safety, defense in depth, safety philosophy, analysis methods |
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HTR fuels and performance |
high reactor fuels, TRISO fuel, fuel performance |
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HTR materials issues, advanced materials |
high temperature reactor vessel, core and other component materials and issues, advanced materials for high temperature and radiation environment |
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energy conversion systems-Brayton Cycle |
high temperature reactor energy conversion systems, Brayton Cycle, cycle efficiency |
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ECS control system |
high temperature reactor energy conversion control system, coolant inventory, coolant bypass methods |
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24. |
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coupled HTR and hydrogen plant-simplified models |
coupled high temperature reactor and hydrogen plant, models for HTGR neutronic and thermal hydraulics, and hydrogen plant chemical models-simplified models |
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coupled HTR-H2plant dynamics |
dynamic analysis of coupled HTR and hydrogen plant, accident analysis |
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Holiday |
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Safety in a process heat HTR |
high temperature reactor safety, heat transfer through process heat exchanger |
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HTR licensing issues, PIRT |
phenomena identification and ranking table, HTR licensing issues |
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Holiday |
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Market potential, review for final exam |
nuclear hydrogen commercialization |
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Project I |
nuclear hydrogen system components, design projects |
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Project II |
nuclear hydrogen system components, design projects, models, reviews |
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Project III |
nuclear hydrogen system, components safety, analysis |
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