NUCENG 270
Advanced Nuclear Reactors
The scope of this class is to provide students with a broad overview of Gen IV and beyond reactor systems, advanced fuel cycles, and new trends in reactor design (e.g., small modular, load following, etc.).
Topics
- The main objective of this course is to provide students with an understanding of how advanced nuclear reactors work, their mission, their benefits, and the challenges that remain to be addressed. This class is intended for all graduate students (PhD, MS, and MEng) at any stage in their academic career.
- By the end of this course students are expected to be able: - to identify the main advanced reactor concepts and recognize their main features; - to discuss the benefits and challenges associated with each concept; - to understand the difference between fuel cycle options and associated characteristics such as resource utilization, waste generation, non-proliferation and safeguards; - to recognize the contribution and limitation of advanced reactors towards various applications (i.e., load-following, hydrogen generation, etc.).
Official catalogue course objectives and student learning outcomes
Prerequisites & course information
{'preRequisiteCourse': '1168071', 'concurrentPrerequisit': False}; {'preRequisiteCourse': '1168031', 'concurrentPrerequisit': False}
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027