Syllabus - Nuclear Safety and Radioactive Materials (FT303)

Fire Technology & Safety Engineering

Nuclear Safety and Radioactive Materials (FT303)

III-Semester

Radiation Terms

Radioactivity, Alpha, Beta, Gamma Rays, Ionizing Effect, Radiation Exposure, Biological Effects, Radiation Protection Factors, Radioactive Placard and Label Requirement, Fixed site Storage Vessels for Medical Isotopes, Radiation Monitoring Equipment- Geiger- Muller (GM) Counter, Pocket Chamber Dosimeters, Survey meters, Radiation Detection, Devices.

Special Nuclear Materials, Radioactive Pyrophoric Metals

Uranium, Plutonium, Thorium with Fire Extinguishing guide lines, Radioactive material Emergency Response- Hazard Identification, Action Plan, Zoning, Managing the Incident, Assistance and Termination.

Nuclear Power Plant Safety

Overview and brief description of Pressurized Water Reactor (PWR), Boiling Water Reactor (BWR) and Pressurized Heavy Water Reactor (PHWR-CANDU), Components and Equipments, Engineered Safety Features in each Reactors. Nuclear Power Plant Operating States and Accident Classification as per code of federal regulation, Large break LOCA typical sequence in Nuclear Power Plant.

Dispersion of Radioactivity Releases from Nuclear Power Plant

Phenomena of Releases, Diffusion of Radioactive Plume at different heights and temperature condition. Simple Evaluation Techniques, Special Case of Radioactive Iodine release, Biological Absorption and Remedial Plans.

Major Nuclear Power Plant Accidents

Case Studies, Causes and sequence of events, Consequences & follow up actions in Three Mile Island unit-2 Accident, Chernobyl Accident, Fukushima Station Accident and Davis Basse Accident.

Course Objective

To teach basic concept and fundamentals of Radioactivity and its effect. To learn about the special nuclear materials and their fire extinguishing guide lines. To teach different types of reactors and their Engineered Safety Features in Nuclear Power Plant. To learn the Radioactivity dispersion and its absorption with remedial plans. To study the major nuclear power plant accident in past.

Course Outcome

Students will be able to explain Radioactivity and its effect on human body. Students will be able to evaluate various techniques concerning to Radioactivity dispersion and its absorption. Students will be able to demonstrate the types of reactors and their engineered safety features in Nuclear Power Plant.

Practicals

  • Experiments as suggested by the course coordinator.

Reference Books

  • J. Misumi, B. Wilpert and R.Miller, Nuclear Safety: A Human Factors Perspective, Taylor & Francis.

  • Gianni Petrangeli, Nuclear Safety, Elsevier-2006

  • John C. Lee and Morman J. McCormick, Risk and Safety Analysis of Nuclear Systems, Wiley- 2011

  • Joe Varela, Hazardous Materials Handbook for Emergency Response, International Thomson Publishing.