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National Technical University of Athens
School of Mechanical Engineering
Nuclear Engineering Department

Cycle mandatory courses

Physical Principles of Nuclear Power Reactor Plants
(Nuclear Engineering I)

7th Semester — Energy Cycle
Taught by S.E.Simopoulos, N.P. Petropoulos

Basic atomic and nuclear physics concepts. Nuclear reactions. Fission and Fusion. Fission Nuclear Reactors. Neutron populations physics. Diffusion of monoenergetic neutrons. Neutron moderation. Neutron thermalization. Thermal neutrons diffusion.

Nuclear Power Reactor Set-up and Operation

8th Semester — Energy Cycle
Taught by S.E.Simopoulos, N.P. Petropoulos

Nuclear Power Reactor (NPR) types. NPR components and set-up. Criticality and geometry calculations of Nuclear Reactors. NPR heat transfer calculations. Site selection. Nuclear accidents. Fourth Generation Nuclear Power Reactors.