In this course students will study practical issues in mechanical engineering. In addition, the students are required to build engineering projects in groups, where each project will be accompanied by an appropriate report (including presentations, poster, video etc.) At the end of each project, an engineering competition will be held between the students; the grade of each project will be affected by the results of the competition.
The course examines reactor engineering, advanced technologies, and nuclear energy as a complex system in which engineering, physics, economics, and geopolitics intersect. Students study the operating principles of different reactor types, fission dynamics, operational safety, the nuclear fuel cycle, and the environmental impacts of nuclear energy production. Alongside the technological dimensions, the course addresses proliferation, energy policy, economics, and the integration of nuclear energy into modern electricity systems. Engineering analyses, quantitative calculations, and historical and contemporary case studies are combined to examine the potential role of nuclear energy in the future of global energy systems.
A fascinating and surprising global view on the nuclear issue. Potential risks of civil nuclear use – what can go wrong? Of what must we be careful? Who ensures these risks do not become a reality? Nuclear use and its connection to global issues, associated with crises, construction and operation, environmental effects and more. Measure to catalogue emergency nuclear events. Case study to demonstrate theoretical aspects learned about the importance of reactor planning and safety. Military aspects of nuclear. Renewed interest today in green nuclear energy and review of new technologies and future plans. Main developments in the history of nuclear use, from development of atomic bombs to its use today. Technical explanation of nuclear reactors to produce electricity to how they operate.
