The research group forms the basis for the undergraduate and graduate studies Nuclear engineering at the Faculty of mathematics and physics of the University of Ljubljana. Since the studies were established in 1992, 43 doctoral theses were completed (15 in the period starting in 2009).
D.09 Tutoring for postgraduate students
COBISS.SI-ID: 27351079In preparation for the eventual construction of the second unit of the Krško nuclear power plant, a comprehensive review and description of severe accident management in potential candidate reactors was prepared for the utility company "GEN energija". The following generation III pressurized water reactors were considered: APR1400, Hualong One, AES-2006, AP1000, EPR, APWR and ATMEA1. Severe accident safety systems, design measures and procedures were described, and a review of severe accident safety analyses and radiological consequences was provided.
F.34 Consultancy
COBISS.SI-ID: 31484199The aim of the proposed modification was to establish the new emergency control room and enhance the functionality of the main control room in the Krško nuclear power plant. Functionalities of the main and emergency control rooms are dedicated for design basis conditions and design extension conditions. In total, four independent expert opinions were prepared for the Slovenian Nuclear Safety Administration and the Nuclear power plant Krško.
F.30 Professional assessment of the situation
COBISS.SI-ID: 31417383Leakage from a spent-fuel-pit (SFP) in a nuclear power plant, followed by late or inappropriate action of the operators, may result in high emissions of radioactive substances into the environment. Based on monitoring measurable parameters in the spent-fuel system, the authors provide in the international patent application a method and apparatus for assessing the state of the SFP’s shell integrity in terms of the calculated location (vertical) and size of the eventual rupture. These data are essential for prediction of the water level elevation course and hence for planning appropriate actions to minimise the negative impact on the people and the environment.
F.32 International patent
COBISS.SI-ID: 28441383From October 23 to 27, 2017, the research group has organised, within the international association NUGENIA, an international course on the phenomenology of severe accidents in light water nuclear power plants. The course took place at the Jozef Stefan Institute. All phenomena that occur during such accidents were considered. Ten lecturers were from abroad and three lecturers from the research group. There were 50 registered participanst from abroad and 12 registered participants from Slovenia.
D.11 Other