Nuclear Launchpad
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RELAP5

Thermal-Hydraulic Systems Code
NPCILIAEAWestinghouseBHAVINI

A best-estimate thermal-hydraulic system code used for nuclear reactor transient analysis and safety evaluation.

Difficulty

Advanced

Salary premium

+28%

Demand score

85

Learning roadmap

1

Nuclear reactor systems

2

Two-phase flow basics

3

RELAP5 model nodalisation

4

Transient and accident analysis

5

Validation against experiments

6

Safety case reporting

Courses

  • Thermal-Hydraulics for Reactors

Books

  • Nuclear Thermal Hydraulics

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