NUCL 5130G - Nuclear Design Processes and Techniques

The course presents the key principles and practices that are essential to the successful conduct of nuclear design processes and techniques so as to ensure the safe and reliable operation of the designed systems and the overall power plant. Emphasis is placed on understanding and applying nuclear safety design concepts; quality management principles and codes; the application of standards and regulations to the design of equipment and systems; the practice of establishing safety and engineering requirements; overseeing and accepting engineering work by others; applying human performance management principles and practices for the management of knowledge work; interfacing between design, commissioning, testing and operation groups; and applying techniques to deal with emergent problems.
Credit hours: 3