EngineerHub category // Nuclear & Radiation
Nuclear Engineering & Radiation
Explore reactor behaviour, fuel-cycle calculations, decay heat, radiation dose and shielding with educational tools grounded in engineering equations and references.
11 calculator / tools7 interactive simulators4 study materials20 pages total
The nuclear and radiation collection combines reactor-system simulation with radiation-protection and fuel-cycle calculations. It includes BWR and PWR educational simulators, decay heat, burnup and enrichment tools, dose and shielding calculators, and supporting radiation study material. These pages are educational and preliminary tools—not licensing, clinical or operational analysis software.
Choose a tool below by purpose. Individual pages include their own assumptions, equations, references and limitations where applicable.
Calculators & tools
11 pages
Worked Example: Vogtle 3 & 4 Water UseA cooling-tower water balance for the two AP1000 units at Vogtle: makeup, evaporation, blowdown and discharge.→Nuclear-Powered Data Center Sizing CalculatorMatch reactor output to a data-centre electrical load, including PUE, capacity factor and reserve margin.→Advanced Flight Dose CalculatorCalculate annual cosmic-radiation dose from direct or connecting flights. Import routes, compare SI/US units, and review aircrew exposure.→Background Radiation CalculatorEstimate annual background radiation from radon, cosmic, terrestrial and ingestion pathways, with optional medical dose and mSv/mrem display.→Building Material Radiation CalculatorCalculate activity concentration index, gamma dose rate, annual dose and hazard indices from Ra-226, Th-232 and K-40 in Bq/kg or pCi/g.→Flight Radiation Dose CalculatorEstimate cosmic radiation dose from flying using cruise time, altitude, geomagnetic latitude and solar-cycle assumptions.→Fuel Enrichment CalculatorCalculate uranium fuel enrichment requirements including SWU, uranium feed, depleted uranium tails, enrichment energy and illustrative enrichment costs.→Medical Imaging Dose CalculatorCompare representative effective-dose ranges for X-rays, CT, dental imaging, mammography, PET/CT and nuclear medicine in mSv or mrem.→NORM Worker Dose CalculatorEstimate annual NORM worker dose from external gamma, radioactive dust inhalation, radon progeny and ingestion, with mSv or mrem results.→Nuclear Fuel Burnup CalculatorCalculate nuclear fuel burnup from segmented thermal-power history with reactor and fuel-system context, enrichment, FIMA, EFPD, target planning and burnup-limit comparison.→Nuclear Reactor Decay Heat CalculatorEstimate nuclear reactor decay heat after shutdown using the Way–Wigner approximation. Explore residual power, operating-time effects and post-shutdown decay milestones.→Radiation Shielding CalculatorEstimate gamma, X-ray, beta and fast-neutron shielding with energy and material presets, attenuation curves, comparisons and safety guidance.→Unit ConverterConvert engineering units for length, pressure, flow, power, energy, force, radiation, concentration, ppm and more. Includes density-based ppm to mg/L conversion.→
Interactive simulators
7 pages
Advanced BWR Reactor SimulatorAdvanced ABWR-style BWR reactor simulator with point kinetics, internal recirculation pumps, ECCS, turbine/feedwater controls, startup and failure transients.→Advanced PWR Reactor Simulator — AP1000 ReferenceOperate an AP1000-reference PWR simulator with primary loops, RCPs, pressurizer, steam generators, turbine cycle, passive safety and failure transients.→Basic BWR SimulatorLearn how a boiling water reactor works with an interactive BWR simulator. Follow fission, steam, turbine, condenser, water level, safety systems and failures.→Charged Particle, Mass Spectrometer & Cyclotron SimulatorExplore Lorentz force, velocity selectors, mass spectrometers, cyclotrons and time-of-flight analysis with live particle trajectories and equations.→Energy Mix ModelBuild an electricity mix and simulate 8,760 hours of solar, wind, nuclear, hydro, bioenergy and battery operation, including cost, emissions and reliability.→Nuclear District Heating ModelModel nuclear district heating using an hourly heat-demand profile. Compare steam extraction, condenser heat recovery and heat-only supply, including pipeline sizing, storage, peak…→Passive Boiling Water SMR SimulatorExplore a BWRX-300-based SMR simulator with natural circulation, isolation condensers, passive safety, startup, load control and abnormal scenarios.→
Study materials
2 pages
Natural Draft Cooling TowerLearn how natural draft cooling towers work, why hyperbolic shells are used, and where they are applied in nuclear and thermal power plants. Free engineering reference from EngineerHub.→Radiation Dose GuideEducational radiation dose guide covering gray, sievert, rem and millirem units, typical medical and background doses, acute whole-body effect ranges, dose addition, and protection by…→