Innovative Nuclear Systems

  • type: Block-Lecture (BV)
  • chair: KIT Department of Mechanical Engineering
  • semester: SS 2026
  • lecturer: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Xu Cheng
  • sws: 2
  • lv-no.: 2130973
  • information: On-Site
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Content

This lecture is addressed to students of mechanical engineering, chemical engineering and physics. Goal of the lecture is the explanation of state-of-the-art development of nuclear systems. Nuclear systems, that are from todays point of view promising will be presented and explained. The main characteristics of such systems and the associated challenges are also part of the lecture.

  1. state of the art and development tendencies in nuclear systems
  2. advanced concepts in light water cooled systems
  3. new developments in fast reactors
  4. development tendencies in gas-cooled plants
  5. transmutation systems for waste management
Language of instructionGerman
Organisational issues

ACHTUNG! (für KIT-Studierende)

Dies sind die korrekten Termine der (regulären) Vorlesung:

Geb. 07.08, SR 331

Mo  (27.07.2026), 09:00 bis 17:00
Di (28.07.2026), 09:00 bis 17:00
Mi  (29.07.2026), 09:00 bis 17:00