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UN 0803 – Nuclear Reactor Safety Design

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

Date:	Sundays January 9, 16, 23, 30 February 6, 13, 27 March 6
Time:	9:00am – 4:00pm, with lunch breaks at 12:00pm
Location:	100% synchronous and virtual delivery via Zoom for all registered UNENE students during the Winter 2022 term only, due to pandemic circumstances.
Instructor:	Dr. Victor Snell, McMaster University
Deadlines:	Final date to Register without penalty – December 9, 2021 Final date to Register with penalty – January 2, 2022 Last day to Drop Course – January 10, 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 UN0803 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 UN0803. See the Refresher / Prerequisite Material page for further information.

It is assumed you are familiar with CANDU design. If not, it is highly recommended that you skim the text for UN0803 to understand what you need to know; and read the relevent sections of the textbook: “The Essential CANDU” for a summary of the CANDU design.

Course Description

Safety design and analysis of nuclear reactors based on deterministic and probabilistic assessments. Topics include: concepts of risk; probability tools and techniques; safety criteria; design basis accidents; risk assessment; safety analysis; safety system design; and general policy and principles.Info

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

Supplementary Reading
- IAEA SSR-2/1 – Safety of Nuclear Power Plants: Design Specific Safety Requirements
- ICONE 12-49287 – The Probability and Management of Human Error, Romney B. Duffey and John W. Saull, Proceedings of ICONE12: 12th International Conference on Nuclear Engineering , April 25-29, 2004, Virginia, USA

2022 Course Notes

Lectures

Project Report and Presentation Guidelines

Assignments

Projects