Fundamentals of Reactor Physics

Catalog description

Nuclear reactions and interactions relevant to nuclear engineering including fission, cross-sections, reaction rate calculations, energy depositions rates, and radioactive decay. This course is designed to acquaint junior-level undergraduate students with knowledge essential to the reactor physics and nuclear reactor systems. Students will learn nuclear reactions including radioactive decay, fission and fusion, reaction rates, energy deposition rates, various nuclear systems, and introductory diffusion theory.