PPT-SHAKTI Processor for Nuclear Reactor Applications

NAnil Satya Rajesh Medidi MManimaran TSridevi amp DThirugnana Murthy Electronics amp Instrumentation Group Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research Kalpakkam amp IITM Team CSEDepartment. How it works?. Just as conventional power-stations generate electricity by harnessing the . thermal energy . released from .  . burning fossil fuels, . nuclear reactors convert the thermal energy released from . Nuclear physics . . what’s inside the nucleus and what . holds it together . . what is radioactivity, half-life . . carbon dating . . Nuclear energy. nuclear fission. nuclear fusion. 2. What . was the Promise of Nuclear Power. ?. Economic . Cost. Power too cheap to meter. Nuclear fusion – cheap power and no waste. Environmental costs of alternatives. Coal – dirty and dangerous to mine. By. Satya . Rajesh Medidi, . M. Manimaran. , N. Anil, Ankit . Kumar, . Dr. D. Thirugnana Murthy, K. Madhusoodanan. Prof. V. . Kamakoti. Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research. IIT-Madras. Speaker (IGCAR). . Nuclear Energy Fundamentals . Module 4: Nuclear Reactor Design . Module Objectives . After the completion of this module, the student will be able to: . • . Explain the fuel assembly geometry, specifications and material. . Nuclear Power. Personal Background. 6 months Navy Nuclear Field ‘A’ school. 6 months Navy Nuclear Power School. 6 months Nuclear Field Prototype School. 4 years on board the USS Nimitz/USS Enterprise as a Reactor Operator. Dr. Andrew Ketsdever. Design Process. The design process is driven by mission requirements (all propulsion systems). Payload mass. Mission . ∆V. Operational environment. Key differences for nuclear propulsion system from the design of a liquid rocket. 2. . Materials in . pwr. In this Chapter. Major component and degradation mechanisms. Design and Materials of PWR Components . Corrosion-Related Issues in PWR . Major Components . Reactor . pressure vessel . INTRODUCTION. QUICK CHECK. . Cladding. Control Rod. Enriched Uranium. MOX fuel. Moderator. Reflector. Blanket. ANSWERS:. Cladding-. Protective material surrounding the fuel . that acts . as a barrier between the fuel and the coolant . Nuclear Chemistry Generation IV Fuel manufacturing Separation Fuel/coolant/ cladding interactions Accidents Iodine chemistry Ruthenium chemistry FP interactions with molten salt Gen II III Used fuel leaching . at. IN2P3. S. David. CNRS/IN2P3. NuPECC. IPHC Strasbourg. March 14th 2014. 1. Nuclear. . physics. Nuclear. . data. System . studies. Scenarios . studies. Neutronic. . simulations. Experiment. Society. Tanju Sofu. Argonne National Laboratory. Fermilab. Colloquium. June 28, 2017. Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory. Chicago Pile 1. Beginning of the road. …. Argonne’s EBR-I . p. roduces . f. irst ever nuclear . James D. Myers. Director, Wyoming CCS Technology Institute. Professor, Department of Geology & Geophysics. University of Wyoming. A Quick Look at Nuclear Power. Global Nuclear Power Industry. 3/11/2011.