Syllabus

LEARNING OUTCOMES

Completion of the course provides the skills to understand quite profoundly nuclear reactors, the reactor core, and computing models. Of the course, the student knows the reactor core interactions in a nuclear power plant with other systems and manages the concepts on which modern reactor physics calculation is based.

Credits: 5

Schedule: 06.09.2021 - 06.09.2021

Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):

Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Jaakko Leppänen

Contact information for the course (applies in this implementation):

CEFR level (valid for whole curriculum period):

Language of instruction and studies (applies in this implementation):

Teaching language: English. Languages of study attainment: English

CONTENT, ASSESSMENT AND WORKLOAD

Content

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  The computational modeling of a nuclear fission reactor involves solving a coupled problem between neutronics, heat transfer and coolant flow. This course covers the physics and phenomena of reactor operation, together with the state-of-the-art computational methods used in reactor core simulations.

DETAILS

Study Material

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Lecture notes, which are also suitable for self-study.

Substitutes for Courses

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Substitutes for Courses

Prerequisites

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Prerequisites

SDG: Sustainable Development Goals

7 Affordable and Clean Energy

13 Climate Action

FURTHER INFORMATION

Further Information

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Teaching Period:

  2020-2021 Spring IV-V

  2021-2022 Spring IV-V

  Course Homepage: https://mycourses.aalto.fi/course/search.php?search=PHYS-E0562

  Registration for Courses: In the academic year 2021-2022, registration for courses will take place on Sisu (sisu.aalto.fi) instead of WebOodi.

  Registration via WebOodi.

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