Visiting Professor Mike Corradini will be offering a special 6-unit graduate credit subject during the 2nd half of the spring term. Topics will include Beyond Design Basis Events, Passive Safety Systems, and a review of severe nuclear accidents including Three Mile Island, Chernobyl, and Fukushima.
Please register for this subject on the usual Spring term schedule.
Spring Term 2012—begins Monday, April 2
Class meetings: Monday, Wednesday 2:30PM–4:00PM in 24-121
Discussions sessions: Tuesday 4:00PM–5:00PM in 24-121
Instructor: Michael Corradini corradini@engr.wisc.edu
Homework: Assignments usually handed out weekly and due one week later
Quizzes/Project: probably a quiz and project due at semester-end
Grading: Homework: 40% Quiz: 20% Final Project: 40%
Grading Policy: A: 90-100; B: 80-90; C: 70-80; D: 60-70
Required Text: Handouts and notes provided by Instructor
Suggested Background Texts:
Nuclear Safety – David Okrent (IAEA Pub)
Nuclear Systems – Todreas and Kazimi (Hemisphere Pub)
Thermal Hydraulics of a BWR – F. Moody, R.T. Lahey (ANS)
Transport Phenomena – Bird, Stewart, and Lightfoor (Wiley)
Classical Thermodynamics text (e.g., Obert and Young)
Principles of Heat Transfer – F. Incropera (McGraw Hill)
Multiphase Flow: Gas-Liquid – M. Corradini (WINS website)
Tentative Course Outline for Reactor Safety Course
| Topic | Homework | Reading | |
| Week 1 | Nuclear Safety History | PSet #1 | History of Safety |
| Week 2 | TMI, Chernobyl, Fukushima | PSet #2 | History of Accidents |
| Week 3 | Beyond Design Basis Events | PSet #3 | Safety: Severe accidents |
| Week 4 | Physical Processes | PSet #4 | Safety: Severe accidents |
| Week 5 | Passive Safety Systems | PSet #5 | Passive Safety Designs |
| Week 6 | Projects | Student Presentation |
