NE (NEEP) 555: Nuclear Reactor Dynamics

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NE (NEEP) 555 - Nuclear Reactor Dynamics

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555 Nuclear Reactor Dynamics. II, Odd Yrs; 3 cr. Basic equations and physical parameters of point reactor kinetics without feedback effects; the nuclear reactor as a total system; reactor excursions, Fuchs-Nordheim and Bethe-Tait models; space-time reactor dynamics; synthesis methods. P: NEEP 405.

Course Prerequisite(s)

NE (NEEP) 405

Prerequisite knowledge and/or skills

Multigroup Diffusion Theory
Fast Group Constant Evaluation
Thermal Group Constant Evaluation
Burnup Calculations
PWR Specific Problems
Thermal Hydraulic Analysis
Safety Analysis

Textbook(s) and/or other required material

None.

Course objectives

This course is basic to nuclear reactor control and safety analysis. It is designed to provide an understanding and use of the theory and methods of nuclear reactor dynamics, and to provide an exposure to analytical and numerical methods widely used in the analysis of reactor transients. The areas of accident analysis and models, space-dependent effects, and methods of space-time analysis in reactor dynamics will be considered.

Topics covered

Basic Equations and Physical Parameters
Point Reactor Dynamics Without Feedback
Reactivity Feedback Effects
Analytical and Numerical Methods in Point and Space-Dependent Reactor Dynamics
Special topics such as Reactor Noise Analysis, Controlled Fusion Reactor Dynamics and its Relation to Fission Reactor Dynamics, Stability Analysis, etc.

Person(s) who prepared this description

Robert J. Witt

Copyright 2007 The Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System
Date last modified: 04-Aug-2007
Date created: 29-Oct-1999
Content by: neep@engr.wisc.edu
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