UNENE Physics Refresher
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Date:
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August 27 & 28, 2022 – weekend both Saturday and Sunday
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Start:
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9:00 am
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Format:
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Two day compressed workshop containing lectures and hands-on sessions
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Location:
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Planned for online delivery via Zoom
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Instructor
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Dr. Eleodor Nichita – Saturday
Dr. Benjamin Rouben – Sunday
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UNENE Program Presentation
THIS PHYSICS REFRESHER IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED PREPARATION FOR UN0802 Nuclear Reactor Physics
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- Format: Two day compressed workshop containing lectures and hands-on sessions. Saturday & Sunday August 27 & 28, 2022
- Prerequisite: Undergraduate degree in engineering or science.
- This course will be offered as a live distance education course via Zoom. You will need a high speed internet connection outside corporate firewalls, an inexpensive headset with microphone and, optionally, a webcam.
ABOUT THE PHYSICS REFRESHER
The UNENE Physics Refresher is a review of the fundamentals of nuclear and reactor physics. The course is a fast-paced review of physics subject matter that students should be familiar with in preparation for the Nuclear Reactor Analysis (UN 0802) course. Topics include atomic and nuclear structure, nuclear reactions and radioactive decay, interaction of radiation with matter, neutron interactions, introduction to nuclear power production, linear algebra and vector calculus.
Course textbook: Introduction to Nuclear Engineering (third edition), J.R. Lamarsh & A.J. Baratta, Prentice-Hall, 2001, ISBN: 0-201-82498-1
Lecturers: E. Nichita eleodor.nichita@ontariotechu.ca, B. Rouben Benjamin.rouben@sympatico.ca
COURSE MATERIAL
Students are strongly encouraged to read the material (overhead + textbook chapters) before class.
- Calculating Absorption in a Volume
- Candu 6 Fissions
- Finding Gradient
- Flux & Current
- Neutrons Crossing Plane