Reactor Critical Thinkings Samples For Students

Introduction

Ethical behavior is crucial in every field including engineering. Unethical behavior in engineering can lead to serious negative consequences during construction or several years after the construction work is done, which can involve the death and/or injury of several people depending on the application. In particular, concealing or helping in concealing a defect in a construction is an unethical behavior that has been known to lead to serious negative consequences. Such a behavior is quoted as the main cause of the nuclear disaster involving the Dai-Ichi Reactor No. 4 (Bloomberg 1-2). This paper criticizes the allegations by a Fukushima engineer, Tanaka, and evaluates ...

Introduction

Carbon Capture and Sequestration (CCS) is a group of technologies that received recognition in 21 century. CCS process consists of collection and concentration of CO2 emitted from combustion of fossil fuels with further transportation to special storage locations. The reason for storing carbon dioxide away is related Greenhouse effect and its influence on global warming process. The main goal of carbon capture technologies is to stabilize the levels of greenhouse gas in the atmosphere. It is expected that implementation of CCS technologies will make it possible to reduce the total emission of CO2 up to 54% (to 450 ppmv). ( ...

William Ekastern is a nuclear engineer at the thermal-hydraulic department of nuclear reactor firm. He is a member of the Administrative Law Judge-Technical on the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board under the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Also he sits at the National Academy of Nuclear Engineers and the American Association for Advancement of Science and America Nuclear Society.
William finds himself in a challenging situation. A memo he wrote to his superiors concerning the potential impacts of operators to terminate High pressure Injection following the initial stage of LOCA at one of the plants receives a negative feedback. The memo was rejected ...