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Design of Nuclear Power Units and SMR Reactors

Type of study Follow-up Master
Language of instruction Czech
Code 345-5301/01
Abbreviation KJBSMRR
Course title Design of Nuclear Power Units and SMR Reactors
Credits 5
Coordinating department Department of Mechanical Technology
Course coordinator Ing. Jindřich Kozák, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

1. Introduction to the subject
2. Pressurized water reactors PWR
3. Boiling reactors BWR
4. Heavy water reactors PHWR/CANDU
5. Gas-cooled reactors AGR/Magnox
6. Fast breeder reactors FBR
7. Small modular reactors SMR
8. Generation 4 reactors MSR
9. Channel reactors RBMK
10. Fusion reactors
11. Thorium reactors
12. Other types of reactors
13. Consultation and knowledge verification

E-learning

www.lms.vsb.cz

Literature

www.cez.cz
IAEA (2025). Nuclear Innovations: Advanced Reactor Designs and Fuel Technologies. International Atomic Energy Agency, September 2025. Dostupné z: https://www.iaea.org/sites/default/files/2025-09/nuclearinnovations_0_0.pdf
ScienceDirect (2025). Evaluating advanced nuclear fission technologies for future energy systems. Energy, 15 November 2025. DOI: S0306261925011250
Frontiers in Nuclear Engineering (2025). Nuclear power technology: an analysis and informed opinions. Frontiers in Nuclear Engineering, Vol. 3, 2025. DOI: 10.3389/fnuen.2025.1501247
MIT Technology Review (2026). Next-gen nuclear: 10 Breakthrough Technologies 2026. Technology Review, January 12, 2026.
MDPI Energies (2025). A State-of-the-Art Review on Nuclear Reactor Concepts and Future Energy Markets. Energies, August 15, 2025. DOI: 10.3390/en18164359
ResearchGate (2023). Research and analysis of new generation nuclear reactors in the world. Machinery, November 22, 2023. DOI: 10.31548/machinery/4.2023.86
ScienceDirect (2024). A review on emerging mixed-spectrum nuclear reactors for sustainable energy. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2024. DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2024.114567
OECD/NEA (2021). Advanced Nuclear Reactor Systems and Future Energy Market Needs. Nuclear Energy Agency, May 22, 2021. Dostupné z: https://www.oecd.org/content/dam/oecd/en/publications/reports/2021/12/advanced-nuclear-reactor-systems-and-future-energy-market-needs_4f92e165/beb24009-en.pdf
World Nuclear Association (2025). World Nuclear Performance Report 2025. September 15, 2025. Dostupné z: https://world-nuclear.org/images/articles/World%20Nuclear%20Performance%20Report%202025.pdf
Longdom Publishing (2024). Advancements in Nuclear Reactor Design for Sustainable Power Generation. Journal of Nuclear Energy Science & Power Generation Technology, 2024.

Advised literature

CZECH REPUBLIC. Act No. 263/2016 Coll., Atomic Act, as amended [online]. In: Collection of Laws of the Czech Republic.
Available at: https://www.e-sbirka.cz/sb/2016/263
CZECH REPUBLIC. Act No. 18/1997 Coll., on the State Office for Nuclear Safety, as amended [online]. In: Collection of Laws of the Czech Republic.
Available at: https://www.e-sbirka.cz/sb/1997/18
CZECH REPUBLIC. Act No. 458/2000 Coll., Energy Act (on the conditions of business and the exercise of state administration in energy sectors), as amended [online]. In: Collection of Laws of the Czech Republic.
Available at: https://www.e-sbirka.cz/sb/2000/458
CZECH REPUBLIC. Decree No. 21/2017 Coll., on ensuring nuclear safety of nuclear installations [online]. In: Collection of Laws of the Czech Republic.
Available at: https://www.e-sbirka.cz/sb/2017/21
CZECH REPUBLIC. Decree No. 361/2016 Coll., on the physical protection of nuclear facilities and nuclear material, as amended by Decree No. 202/2025 Coll. [online]. In: Collection of Laws of the Czech Republic.
Available at: https://www.e-sbirka.cz/sb/2016/361
HEJZLAR, Radko. Nuclear Power Plant Machinery and Equipment. (Publications available in the libraries of CTU/NTK reflecting modern approaches).
DUBŠEK, František. Nuclear Energy. (University textbooks, new editions around 2020).
ČEZ GROUP. Basic types of nuclear reactors [online]. Prague: ČEZ, 2024 [cited 2025-02-09]. Available from: cez.cz.
INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY (IAEA). Nuclear Power Reactors in the World [online]. Vienna: IAEA, 2024 [cited 2025-02-09]. Reference Data Series No. 2. Available from: iaea.org.
INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY (IAEA). Advances in Small Modular Reactor Technology Developments [online]. Vienna: IAEA, 2022 [cited 2025-02-09]. Available from: aris.iaea.org.
SMITH, Curtis et al. Risk-informed Methods and Applications in Nuclear and Energy Engineering. Elsevier, 2023.
TUCKER, Colin. How to Drive a Nuclear Reactor (Popular Science). 2020.