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      Lecture 1, 9 September 2020 File
      Available until 31 May 2021, 11:55 PM

      About energy in general; nuclear energy as part of the energy economy

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      Lecture 2, 16 September 2020 File
      Available until 31 May 2021, 11:55 PM

      Basic concepts of atomic and nuclear physics

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      Lecture 3, 23 September 2020 File
      Available until 31 May 2021, 11:55 PM

      Fission; chain reaction; the concept of nuclear reactor

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      Lecture 4, 30 September 2020 File
      Available until 31 May 2021, 11:55 PM

      Neutron flux, Fick’s law, diffusion; 1-group reactor statics


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      Lecture 5, 7 October 2020 File
      Available until 31 May 2021, 11:55 PM

      Multigroup diffusion theory; 2-group reactor statics; thermal reactors

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      Lecture 6, 14 October 2020 File
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      Reflected reactors, heterogeneous reactors

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      Lecture 7, 28 October 2020 File
      Available until 31 May 2021, 11:55 PM
      Time-dependent reactor: prompt and delayed neutrons, equation of reactivity, prompt kinetics, reactor power adjustment
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      Lecture 8, 4 November 2020 File
      Available until 31 May 2021, 11:55 PM

      Effect of temperature on reactivity, fission product poisoning

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      Lecture 9, 11 November 2020 File
      Available until 31 May 2021, 11:55 PM

      Reactor core life cycle calculations; fuel management; nuclear power plant components, steam cycle and efficiency

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      Lecture 10, 18 November 2020 File
      Available until 31 May 2021, 11:55 PM

      General thermodynamics; power density and heat transfer in a reactor

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      Lecture 11, 25 November 2020 File
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      Heat removal from the reactor, thermohydraulics

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      Lecture 12, 2 December 2020 File
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      Fuel cycles, reprocessing, waste management; nuclear safety, risk analysis