Materials
The course textbook is Lamarsh & Baratta: Introduction to Nuclear Engineering (3rd edition, Prentice-Hall 2001).
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About energy in general; nuclear energy as part of the energy economy
Basic concepts of atomic and nuclear physics
Fission; chain reaction; the concept of nuclear reactor
Neutron flux, Fick’s law, diffusion; 1-group reactor statics
Multigroup diffusion theory; 2-group reactor statics; thermal reactors
Reflected reactors, heterogeneous reactors
- Time-dependent reactor: prompt and delayed neutrons, equation of reactivity, prompt kinetics, reactor power adjustment
Effect of temperature on reactivity, fission product poisoning
Reactor core life cycle calculations; fuel management; nuclear power plant components, steam cycle and efficiency
General thermodynamics; power density and heat transfer in a reactor
Heat removal from the reactor, thermohydraulics
Fuel cycles, reprocessing, waste management; nuclear safety, risk analysis