Schedule and topics


Date Week Day Time  Room
(R0001)		 Topic
           
9 Sep 2020 37 Wed 12:15-14:00
About energy in general; nuclear energy as part of the energy economy
16 Sep 2020 38 Wed 12:15-14:00
Basic concepts of atomic and nuclear physics  (La 2.9-2.14, 3.1-3.4)
23 Sep 2020 39 Wed 12:15-14:00
Fission, chain reaction, production of nuclear fuel (La 3.7, 3.5, 4.1-4.2, 4.7)
30 Sep 2020 40 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)
07 Oct 2020 41 Wed 12:15-14:00
Multigroup diffusion theory, 2-group reactor statics, thermal reactors (La 5.8-5.10, 6.5)
14 Oct 2020 42 Wed 12:15-14:00
Reflected reactors, heterogeneous reactors (La 6.6-6.8)
21 Oct 2020 43 Wed

NO LECTURE
26 Oct 2020 44 Mon 12:15-15:15 Otakaari 1, R001/U149 (U6 KONECRANES) 1ST MID-TERM EXAM (scope: lectures and exercises 1-6)
28 Oct 2020
 44 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)
04 Nov 2020 45 Wed 12:15-14:00
Time-dependent reactor: effect of temperature on reactivity, fission product poisoning (La 7.4-7.5)
11 Nov 2020 46 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)
18 Nov 2020
 47 Wed 12:15-14:00
General thermodynamics, power density in a reactor and heat transfer (La 8.1-8.3)
25 Nov 2020 48 Wed 12:15-14:00
Heat transfer from the reactor, thermal hydraulics (La 8.4-8.6)
2 Dec 2020

 48 Wed 12:15-14:00
Nuclear fuel cycles, nuclear waste (La 4.6, 4.8-4.9); Nuclear safety, risk analysis (applicable sections of La 11)
14 Dec 2020
Mon 12:15-15:15 Otakaari 1, R001/U149 (U6 KONECRANES)
 2ND MID-TERM EXAM
(scope: lectures 7-12 and related exercises 7-11)
18 Dec 2020
Fri 12:15-15:15 Otakaari 1, R001/U149 (U6 KONECRANES)
 or FINAL EXAM (scope: all lectures and exercises)


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