Luca Podofillini: Catalogue data in Spring Semester 2021 |
| Name | Dr. Luca Podofillini |
| Address | Paul Scherrer Institut (PSI) OHSA/D20 5232 Villigen PSI SWITZERLAND |
| Telephone | 056 310 53 56 |
| lucapo@ethz.ch | |
| Department | Mechanical and Process Engineering |
| Relationship | Lecturer |
| Number | Title | ECTS | Hours | Lecturers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 151-0156-00L | Safety of Nuclear Power Plants  | 4 credits | 2V + 1U | H.‑M. Prasser, V. Dang, L. Podofillini | |
| Abstract | Knowledge about safety concepts and requirements of nuclear power plants and their implementation in deterministic safety concepts and safety systems. Knowledge about behavior under accident conditions and about the methods of probabilistic risk analysis and how to handle results. Introduction into key elements of the enhanced safety of nuclear systems for the future. | ||||
| Learning objective | Deep understanding of safety requirements, concepts and system of nuclear power plants, knowledge of deterministic and probabilistic methods for safety analysis, aspects of nuclear safety research, licensing of nuclear power plant operation. Overview on key elements of the enhanced safety of nuclear systems for the future. | ||||
| Content | (1) Introduction into the specific safety issues of nuclear power plants, main facts of health effects of ionizing radiation, defense in depth approach. (2) Reactor protection and reactivity control, reactivity induced accidents (RIA). (3) Loss-of-coolant accidents (LOCA), emergency core cooling systems. (4) Short introduction into severe accidents (Beyond Design Base Accidents, BDBA). (5) Probabilistic risk analysis (PRA level 1,2,3). (6) Passive safety systems. (7) Safety of innovative reactor concepts. | ||||
| Lecture notes | Script: Hand-outs of lecture slides will be distributed Audio recording of lectures will be provided Script "Short introduction into basics of nuclear power" | ||||
| Literature | S. Glasston & A. Sesonke: Nuclear Reactor Engineering, Reactor System Engineering, Ed. 4, Vol. 2., Chapman & Hall, NY, 1994 | ||||
| Prerequisites / Notice | Prerequisites: Recommended in advance (not binding): 151-0163-00L Nuclear Energy Conversion | ||||