Graduate Catalog

NUCE 783 Nuclear Reactor Theory

To provide students with a principled understanding of the reactor physics theory and practice involved in the design of nuclear reactors and applications in related areas. Topics include neutron transport, numerical solutions of the diffusion equation, multi-group diffusion theory, the treatment of resonance, reactor kinetics including numerical exercises, elements of the Monte Carlo method in reactor analysis, and modeling exercise using various reactor codes.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

Undergraduate knowledge of nuclear reactor physics.