HOBOKEN, N.J. — Professor Hamid Hadim of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology has received a grant from the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) for coursework development in nuclear power engineering.
The main objective of the grant is to develop an introductory level training course which is needed by EPRI to introduce their new and experienced, transferred technical staff to the design and operational principles of pressurized water reactor (PWR) nuclear power plants. The course will provide EPRI staff with better understanding of the fundamental principles, design methodologies, and how the plant components are integrated into a power plant system which will enable more valuable research and development, better R&D project execution and development of more valuable products.
The course will be developed in a format that can effectively communicate the fundamental science and engineering principles that define the design and function of a PWR nuclear power plant, and be organized in a logical sequence and in manageable segments to maximize effectiveness. The course will include an appropriate balance between theory and application.
This project complements other work being conducted by Professors Hadim and Chassapis as part of the newly established New Jersey Innovation Partnership Institute in Clean Energy Technology (IPI-CET) at Stevens, whose main goal is to develop educational and training programs and curricula at various levels that are related to clean energy technologies and that are needed in response to rapidly increasing workforce challenges within the energy industry.
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