UN 0802 – Nuclear Reactor Physics
2022 Version –
UN802 is preceded by the Physics Refresher Course – It is expected that students know the material covered in the Refresher course to complete the UN802 Nuclear Reactor Analysis Course successfully.
Course Details:
| Dates | August 27 & 28, 2022 – Refresher Course September 3 & 4, 2022 September 17 & 18, 2022 October 1 & 2, 2022 October 15 & 16, 2022 November 5, 2022 – Final Exam |
| Start Time | 9:00 am |
| Location |
Lecturer Theatre (Rm 1-0)
Durham College – Whitby Campus 1610 Champlain Avenue, Whitby, ON, L1N 6A7 Durham College – Whitby Campus Map |
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- Prerequisite: Registration in the UNENE M.Eng. or UNENE Diploma Program
- Zoom is the web conferencing tool for distance ed.
- It is highly recommended that you review the Physics refresher / prerequisite material for this course and the general Math refresher / prerequisite to ensure you are ready for UN0601. See the Refresher / Prerequisite Material page for further information.
- It is highly recommended that you review the Physics refresher / prerequisite material for this course and the general Math refresher / prerequisite. It will be expected that you know the material covered in these two refresher courses. See the Refresher / Prerequisite Material page for further information.
Course Description:
An introduction to nuclear energy and fission energy systems is presented. 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.
Course Administration
Dr. Ben Rouben – Learning Modules
1_neutron_reactions_&_beam_reaction_rates – PW
4_neutron-balance_equations – PW
5_source-sink_problems_in_1_energy_group – PW
6_analysing_multiplying_media_in_1_energy_group – PW
7_flux_shape_in_various_reactor_geometries – PW
8_4-factor_formula_for_k-inf – PW
9_diffusion_in_2_energy_groups – PW
10_evolution_of_lattice_properties – PW
11_subcritical_multiplication_&_approach_to_criticality – PW
13_solving_the_diffusion_equation_numerically – PW
Dr. Eleodor Nichita – Learning Modules
01 – overview-of-reactor-kinetics -PW
02 – approximate-reactivity-calculations-perturbation-theory – PW
03 – approximate-kinetics-calculations-the-prompt-jump-approximation – PW
04 – steps-for-setting-up-a-kinetics-problem – PW
05 – reactivity-measurement-methods – PW
07 – fission-product-poisoning – PW
08 – overview-of-the CANDU-reactor-system – PW
The following is required reading for Part 2:
Garland, editor, 2014. The Essential CANDU – A textbook on the CANDU Nuclear Power Plant Technology, Chapter 5: (https://unene.ca/essentialcandu/pdf/TheEssentialCANDU.pdf)