In the process of training under this program, students study the arrangement of steam and gas turbines, the arrangement of steam boilers, the arrangement and principles of operation of thermal and nuclear power plants, the arrangement and principles of operation of renewable and alternative energy sources, the arrangement of heat exchangers for various purposes, and the arrangement and principles of designing district heating networks. The main emphasis in training is on thermophysics and thermodynamics.
Universality of training in this speciality;
Large choice of places for practical training with the possibility of further employment;
The opportunity to engage in scientific activities during training at St. Petersburg Mining University;
Widespread demand on the job market for specialized personnel for enterprises of mineral raw materials and fuel and energy complexes.
Graduates of the department presently work and are in demand at various enterprises: Concern Rosenergoatom JSC; Leningrad, Kola, Kalinin NPPs; Fuel and Energy Complex SUE of St. Petersburg; Heat Generating Company TGK-1 OJSC; St. Petersburg Heating Grid OJSC, etc. in such positions as shift supervisors, reactor control engineers, workshop and site managers, district chief engineers, boiler equipment engineers, turbine equipment engineers, etc.