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Textbooks


The text book for this course is:

Amazon logo Lamarsh, John. Introduction to Nuclear Engineering. 3rd ed. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2001. ISBN: 9780201824988.
This covers basic reactor physics as part of a complete survey of nuclear engineering.

Readings may also be assigned from certain of the books listed below:

Amazon logo Henry, A. F. Nuclear Reactor Analysis. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 1975. ISBN: 9780262080811.

Amazon logo Shultis, J., and R. Faw. Fundamentals of Nuclear Science and Engineering. New York, NY: Marcel Dekker, 2002. ISBN: 9780824708344.

Amazon logo Hewitt, G., and J. Collier. Introduction to Nuclear Power. New York, NY: Taylor and Francis, 2000. ISBN: 9781560324546.

Amazon logo Turner, J. Atoms, Radiation, and Radiation Protection. New York, NY: Pergamon Press, 1986. ISBN: 9780080319377.

Amazon logo Kneif, R. Nuclear Criticality Safety: Theory and Practice. American Nuclear Society, 1985. ISBN: 9780894480287.

Amazon logo Knoll, G. Radiation Detection and Measurement. New York, NY: Wiley, 2000. ISBN: 9780471073383.



Readings by Lecture Topic


Note: "L" refers to the Lamarsh text.


Lec #TopicsReadings
1Introduction/reactor layout and classificationHenry - Section 1.8 (PDF - 2.5 MB) (Courtesy of MIT Press. Used with permission.)
2Chart of nuclides/neutron sources

L - Chapter 2

Knoll - pp. 20 to 28

3Neutron reactions/Boltzman distribution/number densityTurner -Section 9.7
4Neutron cross-sections
5Binding energy/liquid drop model/fission process

Shultis - Section 3.2

L - Section 3.7

Tour of MIT research reactor
6Burners, converters, breeders/neutron life cycleL - Section 4.2
7Neutron life cycle
8Criticality accidents/why is radiation dangerousKneif - Chapter 3
9Neutron flux, reaction rates, currentL - Sections 5.1 and 5.2
10One velocity modelL - Sections 5.3 and 5.4
Exam 1
11Non-multiplying mediaL - Section 5.6
12Multiplying mediaL - Sections 6.1 to 6.3
13Criticality conditionsL - Section 6.4
14Kinematics of neutron scattering

L - Section 3.6

Henry - Section 2.5

15Group diffusion method

L - Section 5.8

Henry - Sections 3.1 and 3.2

16Solution of group equationsHenry - Section 3.3
Exam 2
17Energy dependence of fluxHenry - Section 3.4
18Group theory/four factor formulaHenry - Section 3.5
19Reactors of finite sizeHenry - Section 4.4 to 4.7
20Reactors of multiple regions: One groupHenry - Sections 4.9 and 4.10
21Reactors of multiple regions: Two groupHenry - Section 4.11
22Application of the two-group equationsL - pp. 304 to 308
23Few group and multi-group approaches

L - Section 6.7

Henry - Section 4.13

24Monte Carlo analysisHenry - pp. 371 to 379
Exam 3
25Subcritical multiplication and reactor startup
26Reactor operation without feedback

L - Section 7.1 to 7.2

L - Section 7.1

27Analytic solution of reactor kineticsHenry - Section 7.5
28Dynamic period and inhour equationBernard, John A., and Lin Wen Hu. "Dynamic Period Equation: Derivation, Relation to Inhour Equation, and Precursor Estimation." IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science 46, no. 3 (1999): 425-437.
29Reactor operation with feedback effects

L - Sections 7.3 and 7.4

Henry - Section 6.3

30Achievement of feedback effectsHewitt - Sections 2.4.6 and 5.2.7
Exam 4
31Shutdown margin/review of TMI
Review

 








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