UN 504 – Small Modular Reactors

2022 course – updates and material will be posted as they become available 

Date:Saturdays and Sundays: April 9-10, April 23-24, May 14-15, and June 11-12, 2022.
Time:9:00am – 4:00pm, with lunch breaks at 12:00pm
Location:Ontario Tech University
2000 Simcoe Street North
Oshawa, Ontario L1G 0C5
Canada

Energy Systems and Nuclear Science Research Centre (ERC)
Nuclear Simulation Lab ERC 4052

Campus map: https://ontariotechu.ca/maps/

Zoom will be used for distance education and lecture capture for all registered UNENE students.
Instructor:Dr. Igor Pioro, Ontario Tech University
Deadlines:Final date to Register without penalty – April 8, 2022
Last day to Drop Course – April 11, 2022

Prerequisite

Prerequisite:  Registration in the UNENE M.Eng. or UNENE Diploma Program

Distance Education

  • Zoom is the web conferencing tool for distance ed.
  • It is highly recommended that you review the Physics refresher / prerequisite material for this course and the general Math refresher / prerequisite to ensure you are ready for UN0804. See the Refresher / Prerequisite Material page for further information.

Announcements

Although the level of physics and math required for UN0504 is relatively modest, it is highly recommended that you review the Physics refresher / prerequisite material for this course and the general Math refresher / prerequisite to ensure you are ready for UN0504. See the Refresher / Prerequisite Material page for further information.

Course Description

The course describes the role of the Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) in electricity generation and for special applications in developed and developing countries. Selected types of SMRs that are relevant and considered for implementation in Canada are described in the course.  The course covers the most important design features of selected SMR reactors in each group. The course summarizes the physics, thermalhydraulics, fuel and safety characteristics of the selected SMR designs. Comparison of safety improvements, inherent and passive safety features, and reactor safety margins for different SMR designs are included. 

Attendees must register in advance with Areti Tsiliganos (unene@mcmaster.ca). A reminder will be sent leading up to the dates for the courses.

2022 Course Notes

Course Outline

Updated Lectures

https://unene.ca/wp-content/uploads/Lecture-SMRs-May_2022.pdf

Part-A-Pages-from-Slides-Introductory-Lecture-Part-2-Full-Version-204-Slides-for-Presentation-only_May_14_2022-2.pdf

Part-B-Slides-Introductory-Lecture-Part-2-Full-Version-202-Slides-for-Presentation-only_May_14_2022.pdf

https://unene.ca/wp-content/uploads/Recommendations-of-proper-technical-writing-presentation-by-Dr_Pioro-83_Slides-Apr_2022-1.pdf

https://unene.ca/wp-content/uploads/Lecture-Forced-Convection-Hea-Transfer-Apr_2022-3.pdf

https://unene.ca/wp-content/uploads/Slides-for-HT-at-SCPs-I_Pioro-Jun_2022-46_Slides-3.pdf

https://unene.ca/wp-content/uploads/Lecture-Only-SMRs-Slides_137-June_8_2022-2.pdf

Lectures

Recommendations of Proper Technical Writing

Slides for Introductory Lecture Part 1

Slides for Properties Fluids Gases Nuclear Coolants Fuels

Slides CANDU PHWRs

NIST REFPROP Software

Lecture Rankine Cycles ThD Chapter 10

Slides for Introductory Lecture Part 2

Lecture Forced Convection Heat Transfer

Lecture HT in Reactor Applications Boiling Condensation

Additional Course Materials

Handbook-of-Gen-IV-Reactors-Elsevier-I_Pioro-2016-Promotion-Intro-Appendices

Glossary for Thermodynamics

Description NIST REFRPROP Ver 10

Nomenclature Sample Pioro-Duffey

The Most Important Materials on SMRs

Handbook of Gen IV Reactors Chapter SMRs 2016

Paper CNS Thermophys Prop D2O-H2O-Petriw-et-al

Paper ICONE27 2017 Final Thermophys Prop HT-D2O-H2O-Sabir-et-al

Assignments