NUCL 6050 - Reactor Physics

This course will provide students with an overview of cross sections and fission processes to build a comprehensive understanding of reactor physics and its application to reactor design. The main focus of this course will be on the theory of reactor steady-state (normal) operation. Methods of neutron transport modeling will be explained: diffusion, method of characteristics, finite difference method, Sn, Pn. Some aspects of the reactor kinetics will be also introduced.