Introduction to Nuclear Reactors, Safety, and Stewardship 101 (Core physics, reactor safety, and nuclear stewardship)
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This workshop will introduce the novice to nuclear reactor core physics, reactor safety, and nuclear stewardship.
NOTE: Spaces are limited. Please register your interest. This is not a confirmed registration. We will review all submissions and notify you if your registration is approved.
Purpose
Introduce novice audience to nuclear reactor core physics, reactor safety, and nuclear stewardship
Program
Duration
Two days
Coordinator
Professor Saeid Nahavandi, Chief of Defence Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology
Opening
Vice Admiral, Royal Australian Navy (Retired), Michael Noonan AO RAN – former Chief of the Royal Australian Navy
Speakers
- Professor Farzad Rahnema, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA
- Professor Glenn Sjoden, University of Utah, USA
- Professor Paul Norman, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom
- Associate Professor Jeremy Brown, Swinburne University of Technology, Australia
- Mrs. Tegan Bull, Senior Manager, Radiological & Nuclear Security Science, ANSTO, Australia
- Mr. Dale Heinken (Retired Commanding Officer of the USS Boxer (LHD 4), AVT Australia
- Ryan Hemsley, Principal Advisor Nuclear‑Powered Submarines, ARPANSA, Australia
Day one
- Nuclear power: from the fundamentals to the complexity
- Nuclear reactor design basics
- Energy from nuclear fission
- Nuclear reactions and radiations
- Nuclear mindset
Day two
- Neutron transport behavior
- Advanced reactors: SMRs and microreactor
- Nuclear stewardship
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