PHYS-E0460 - Introduction to Reactor Physics D, 09.09.2020-04.12.2020
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Topic outline
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Lecture 1, 9 September 2020 FilePDF document
About energy in general; nuclear energy as part of the energy economy
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Lecture 2, 16 September 2020 FilePDF document
Basic concepts of atomic and nuclear physics
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Lecture 3, 23 September 2020 FilePDF document
Fission; chain reaction; the concept of nuclear reactor
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Lecture 4, 30 September 2020 FilePDF document
Neutron flux, Fick’s law, diffusion; 1-group reactor statics
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Lecture 5, 7 October 2020 FilePDF document
Multigroup diffusion theory; 2-group reactor statics; thermal reactors
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Lecture 6, 14 October 2020 FilePDF document
Reflected reactors, heterogeneous reactors
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Lecture 7, 28 October 2020 FilePDF documentTime-dependent reactor: prompt and delayed neutrons, equation of reactivity, prompt kinetics, reactor power adjustment
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Lecture 8, 4 November 2020 FilePDF document
Effect of temperature on reactivity, fission product poisoning
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Lecture 9, 11 November 2020 FilePDF document
Reactor core life cycle calculations; fuel management; nuclear power plant components, steam cycle and efficiency
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Lecture 10, 18 November 2020 FilePDF document
General thermodynamics; power density and heat transfer in a reactor
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Lecture 11, 25 November 2020 FilePDF document
Heat removal from the reactor, thermohydraulics
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Lecture 12, 2 December 2020 FilePDF document
Fuel cycles, reprocessing, waste management; nuclear safety, risk analysis