PHYS-E0460 - Introduction to Reactor Physics D, Lecture, 6.9.2023-8.12.2023
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Schedule and topics
Completion requirements
Date | Week | Day | Time | Room (R0001) |
Topic |
U410b | |||||
6 Sep 2023 | 36 | Wed | 12:15-14:00 | About energy in general; nuclear energy as part of the energy economy |
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13 Sep 2023 | 37 | Wed | 12:15-14:00 | Basic concepts of atomic and nuclear physics (La 2.9-2.14, 3.1-3.4) | |
20 Sep 2023 | 38 | Wed | 12:15-14:00 | Fission, chain reaction; the concept of nuclear reactor; conversion and breeding; nuclear fuel (La 3.7, 3.5, 4.1-4.2, 4.7) |
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27 Sep 2023 | 39 | Wed | 12:15-14:00 | Neutron flux, diffusion, 1-group statics (La 5.1-5.2, 3.6, 5.3-5.7, 6.1-6.4) | |
4 Oct 2023 | 40 | Wed | 12:15-14:00 | Multigroup diffusion theory, 2-group reactor statics, thermal reactors (La 5.8-5.10, 6.5) | |
11 Oct 2023 | 41 | Wed | 12:15-14:00 | Reflected reactors, heterogeneous reactors (La 6.6-6.8) | |
18 Oct 2023 | 42 | Wed | NO LECTURE | ||
18 Oct 2023 | 42 | Wed | 9:00-12:00 | U5 (U147) | 1ST MID-TERM EXAM (scope: lectures and exercises 1-6) |
25 Oct 2023 |
43 | Wed | 12:15-14:00 |
Time-dependent reactor: prompt and delayed neutrons, reactivity equation (La 7.1-7.2); prompt kinetics, reactor control (La 7.2-7.3) |
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1 Nov 2023 | 44 | Wed | 12:15-14:00 | Time-dependent reactor: effect of temperature on reactivity, fission product poisoning (La 7.4-7.5) | |
8 Nov 2023 | 45 | Wed | 12:15-14:00 | Reactor core
life cycle calculations, fuel
management (La 7.6); nuclear power plant components, steam cycle
and efficiency (La 4.3-4.4) |
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15 Nov 2023 |
46 | Wed | 12:15-14:00 | General thermodynamics, power density in a reactor and heat transfer (La 8.1-8.3) | |
22 Nov 2023 | 47 | Wed | 12:15-14:00 | Heat transfer from the reactor, thermal hydraulics (La 8.4-8.6) | |
29 Nov 2023 |
48 | Wed | 12:15-14:00 | Nuclear safety, risk analysis (applicable sections of La 11); nuclear fuel cycles and nuclear waste (La 4.6, 4.8-4.9); waste disposal; INES scale | |
1 Dec 2023 | 48 | Fri | 11:00-14:00 | M232 (Otakaari 1) | 2ND MID-TERM EXAM (scope: lectures 7-12 and related exercises 7-11), or: |
8 Dec 2023 | 49 | Fri | 9:00-12:00 | E (Otakaari 1) | FINAL EXAM (scope: all lectures and exercises) |
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