INTRODUCTION TO NUCLEAR POWER: THEORY TO APPLICATION

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INTRODUCTION TO NUCLEAR POWERTHEORY TO
APPLICATION
MIDN 1/C Carl A. Pearson

• NS 191 Naval Science IS
• Topics in Naval Engineering
• Instructor LT M. Eberlein

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LECTURE PURPOSE OUTLINE

• PURPOSE
• TO EDUCATE REGARDING THE HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT
  OF NUCLEAR POWER
• OUTLINE
• BASIC POWER THEORY
• DISCOVERY OF NUCLEAR POWER
• THE MANHATTAN PROJECT
• ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY
• US NAVAL NUCLEAR PROPULSION PROGRAM
• THE PRESSURIZED WATER REACTOR
• CONCLUDING REMARKS

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BASIC POWER THEORY
ENERGY WHAT IS IT?
KINETIC ENERGY
POTENTIAL ENERGY
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BASIC POWER THEORY
ENERGY HOW DO WE PRODUCE IT?
KINETIC TO POTENTIAL
POTENTIAL TO KINETIC
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BASIC POWER THEORY
THERMODYNAMICS
0th, 1st, and 2nd Laws
Heat Engines Carnot Cycle
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DISCOVERY OF NUCLEAR ENERGY
1896
1895
1934
1905
1899
1896
1938
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THE MANHATTAN PROJECT
EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF LOS
ALAMOS
1939 - 1942
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THE MANHATTAN PROJECT
LOS ALAMOS
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THE MANHATTAN PROJECT
TRINITY
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ARGONNE LABORATORY
INCEPTION
MILESTONES
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USN NUCLEAR PROPULSION
INCEPTION HISTORY
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PRESSURIZED WATER REACTOR
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USS NAUTILUS
HISTORY
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USS NARWHAL
HISTORY
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FUTURE ADVANCES
METALLIC FUEL FAST REACTOR SODIUM MODERATOR
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CONCLUDING REMARKS
QUESTIONS???