The course begins with an overview of how steam power plants produce electricity. This includes both fossil and nuclear plants. The power generation industry is then explored and in particular those organizations involved in nuclear power. The course focus is PWRs which is the most common type of nuclear plant in the world and the US. In addition, the course briefly reviews Boiling Water Reactors (BWRs) to examine the main difference between PWR plants and BWR plants. Once basic electric power production is explored, the nuclear fission process is studied and the basic principles of reactor physics defined. From reactor theory the course then describes the primary and secondary systems of the pressurized water reactor.
The course includes a brief overview of normal plant operation, control, and plant safety.
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