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Engineering Physics 4P03/6P03

Engineering Physics 4P03/6P03. Nuclear Power Plant Systems & Operation Hello! My name is Ben Rouben. I am the instructor for this course. For those who don’t know me:

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Engineering Physics 4P03/6P03

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  1. Engineering Physics 4P03/6P03 Nuclear Power Plant Systems & Operation Hello! My name is Ben Rouben. I am the instructor for this course. For those who don’t know me: I worked in reactor physics at AECL from 1975 to 2007. I was Manager of the Reactor Core Physics Branch, 1993-2005. Right now I am Reactor-Physics Consultant and Adjunct Professor at McMaster and at UOIT.

  2. E-mail Addresses To communicate with me, you may use either e-mail address below: • roubenb@mcmaster.ca • roubenb@alum.mit.edu Teaching Assistant: • Feng Zhou, zhouf5@mcmaster.ca

  3. Course Webpage • The course webpage is http://www.nuceng.ca/br_space/2014-01_4p03_6p03/ep_p03_home.htm

  4. Objectives of Course Objectives of course: To learn • The principles of nuclear unit operation and control • The functions, equipment and operation of the main process systems • How the systems are controlled • How to conduct operations on a CANDU-9 simulator cont’d

  5. Simulator Exercises To learn how to conduct normal and abnormal operations, e.g.: • Power maneuvers • Poison override • Recovery from a reactor trip or a turbine trip • Responses to reactor, heat-transport, steam and feedwater system malfunctions

  6. Self-Study, Multimedia Format The course material is in a multimedia format designed for distance education: • Self-study using CD-ROM and computer • Get Course Pack from McMaster Bookstore: • Cost is ~$29.95 for the main notes + CD • ~$15 for the resource book (containing assignments and other support material), and • ~$15 for reference text. • Resource book & reference text are on the CD, but you would have to print them off!  • I recommend you buy all 3 parts (~$60). Ask for the CD at the checkout.

  7. Course Map The course is organized into chapters and modules: • Chapter 1: Overall Unit • Chapter 2: Reactor and Moderator • Chapter 3: Reactor Regulating System • Chapter 4: Heat Transport • Chapter 5: Steam, Turbine & Feedwater

  8. Schedule • All classes at McMaster U • Starts 2014 January, 13 weeks • Nominally 2 classes/week, room BSB/136: • Tuesday 8:30 - 9:20 & Friday 8:30 - 10:20 • But this is mostly a self-study course! • We will meet once aweek (mostly on Fridays, but it may vary). • First class will be on Tuesday Jan. 7 cont’d

  9. Schedule (cont’d) • My office hours: • Any time by e-mail, or • For an hour after class on the day of the week on which we meet, JHE-327 A • Term recess is scheduled for week of Feb 17-21 • Date of mid-term examination will be discussed; tentatively scheduled for Feb. 14 or Feb. 28. • Final examination date not yet known.

  10. Marks Overall marks for the course: • Weekly Assignments: 30%, broken down as • Review Questions: 5% • Problem Sets: 10% • Simulator Problems: 15% (except when there are no problem sets or no simulator problems – to be determined) • Mid-Term Examination: 20% • Final Written Examination: 50% • 6P03 students will have to do an extra assignment, worth 20%. Cont’d

  11. Marks (cont’d) • Note: Weekly Assignments must be handed in promptly on time, every week! • To be handed in to TA by 8:00 am on the day of the week on which we will meet (or earlier), either by e-mail or in drop box outside EP office. • Week-1 assignment due Tuesday Jan 14, 8:00 am. • Etc. • In week 1 there are no simulator problems. Therefore for week 1 marks will be 10% for review questions, 20% for Problem set.

  12. Mid-Term & Final • Mid-term: • Nominally 2 hours • Closed book, but 1 single-sided 8.5”x11” crib sheet may be allowed (I will confirm before midterm). • Final: • 3 hours • Closed book; 1 double-sided crib sheet may be allowed (will confirm).

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