This course will cover reactor physics and neutron-related various areas to help understand the neutron behaviors in the reactor cores which is fundamentals for understanding the reactor core behaviors regarding heat and power production. the contents will include those of review of nuclear physics, neutron-nucleus interactions, chain reactions and criticality, neutron transport equation, neutron diffusion and two-group diffusion theory, reactor kinetics, and reactivity feedback, etc.

2 Homeworks(20%), Mid-term exam.(40%), Final exam.(40%)

(1) Nuclear Reactor Anaysis, J. J. Duderstadt and L. J. Hamilton, Wiley(1976)
(2) Additional Handouts
(3) Fundamentals of Nuclear Reactor Physics, E. E. Lewis, Academic Press(2008)

1 Review of Nuclear Physics
2 Fundamentals of Nuclear Reactions
3 Kinematics of Neutron Scattering/Slowing-down
4 Thermal Neutron Fissions
5 Chain Reactions and Criticality
6 Neutron Transport Theory/Neutron Diffusion Model
7 Neutron Diffusion Model/One-Group Neutron Diffusion Equation(1)
8 One-Group Neutron Diffusion Equation(2)
9 Multi-group Diffusion Theory(1)
10 Multi-Group Diffusion Theory(2)/Two-Group Theory(1)
11 Two-Group Diffusion Theory(2)
12 Reactor Kinetics(1)
13 Reactor Kinetics(2)
14 Lattice Effects/Reactivity Control and Composition Changes(1)
15 Reactivity Control and Composition Changes(2)
16 Homogenization and Nuclear Reactor Core Design

Class schedule is flexible depending on the progress and exam schedule.
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