"Few universities in the world have their own fission nuclear reactor. We use it both for teaching, not only for our students, but also for scientific activities. We now want to briefly introduce all this to those interested in a live broadcast. And because it will be online, some rules do not apply, such as the number of visitors, the minimum age or other restrictions that otherwise restrict entry to the reactor, "says Ondřej Novák from the Department of Nuclear Reactors of the FNSPE, who will be one of the live broadcast guides.
The faculty has been operating the reactor since December 1990, meaning it will be its 30 anniversary this year. A second fission reactor is being built and should be launched in about two years. The reactor serves as an aid to students of Czech and foreign technical faculties, especially the FNSPE. There is also training for nuclear power plant workers, international courses focused on reactor physics, and training for nuclear workers in developing countries. Among others, a crew of a nuclear submarine also trained here. "There are few places, where submarine crews or power plant workers can try starting and stopping the fission reaction completely safely, and at the same time absolutely realistically and without economic damage, and watch exactly what is happening in the reactor," explains Ondřej Novák.
The fusion reactor - the Golem tokamak has been presented by Vojtěch Svoboda, its chief executive from the FNSPE Department of Physics on Thursday, 23 April. The online performance attracted extraordinary interest - the audience was so large that it would not fit into any auditorium in the FNSPE building.
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