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Reactor Physics.pdf
July 14, 2008 · Filed Under Engineering Physic · tag: Chain Reactions, Core Thermalhydraulics, Multigroup Analysis, Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Physics, Reactor Design, Reactor Statics & Kinetics & Training Material
The next course material available at nuceng.ca, consist of brief explanation on the energetics of nuclear reactions, interactions of radiation with matter, radioactivity, design and operating principles of fission are presented. Nuclear reactor physics including chain reactions, reactor statics and kinetics, multigroup analysis, core thermalhydraulics and the impact of these topics on reactor design are covered. Special topics such as xenon dynamics, burnup and reactor flux effects on safety are included.
Contents:
- Atomic and Nuclear Constituents
- Properties and Structure of Nuclei
- Nuclear Models
- Radioactivity
- Nuclear Reactions
- Power Reactors
- Pressurized Water Reactors
- Pressurized Heavy-Water Reactors (CANDU)
- Gas-Cooled Reactors
- Interaction of Radiation with Matter
- Mechanisms of Interaction for Charged Particles
- Mechanisms of Interactions for Neutral Particles
- Attenuation of a Photon Beam
- Attenuation of a Neutron Beam
- Microscopic Cross Sections and Reaction Rates for Neutrons
- Neutron Intensity, Flux, Current and their Applications
- Attenuation of a Neutron Beam from a Neutron Balance Perspective
- Fission
- Nuclear Reactors – The Basics
- Neutron Diffusion and Moderation
- Recapitulation of Important Concepts
- Neutron Diffusion
- Fick’s Law
- Diffusion Equation
- Energy-Dependent Diffusion
- Energy-Dependent Neutron Balance Equation
- Particular Cases of the Diffusion Equation
- Solving the Diffusion Equation for Simple Cases
- Nuclear Reactor Theory
- Neutron Life Cycle, Four Factor Formula, Six Factor Formula
- One-Group Treatment of Finite Reactors
- Point Kinetics
- Inhour Equation
- Fission Product Poisoning
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