Introduction to Nuclear Engineering

This lecture covers various topics in nuclear engineering, including reactor technology, nuclear physics, fuel cycle, reactor physics, reactor kinetics, thermal hydraulics, radiation protection, nuclear safety principles, design basis accidents, generation-IV reactors, and waste treatment. The instructor discusses the emergency core cooling system, large-break LOCA, hydroaccumulators, containment design, BWR heat removal systems, severe accidents, core flooding tank, and safety analysis assumptions. The lecture also delves into LB-LOCA sequences, containment isolation, core heatup phase, temperature escalation phase, core melt progression, and engineered safety features of a PWR. The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident is analyzed, highlighting the severe consequences and lessons learned.