Weeks 3 and 4
Weeks 3 and 4, Reactor Engineering
The second two week module, Nuclear Reactor Engineering, will also be taught under the assumption that the students have no special background knowledge of reactors. Therefore, the students will be exposed to the basic physical and engineering concepts of nuclear reactor design and operation with only the appropriate university-level mathematics background assumed.
The morning session, Theoretical Aspects of Reactor Engineering, will incorporate two one hour and fifteen minute lectures separated by a fifteen minute break, with a short exam at the conclusion of Week 1 and a longer exam at the end of the module. The afternoon Reactor Laboratory will feature eight hands-on experiments using the UT TRIGA Mark II reactor. Here are the topics to be covered each day.
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Nuclear Engineering Summer Course Schedule (2 Weeks) |
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Morning: 9 – 11:30 AM |
Afternoon: 1 – 4:30 PM |
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Week 1 |
1st Lecture |
2nd Lecture |
Laboratory |
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Monday |
Introduction – Fundamental Particles |
Interactions and Radioactive Decay
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Reactor Tour with Startup |
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Tuesday |
Cross Sections; Fission |
Physics of Multiplying Systems
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Half-Life Measurement |
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Wednesday |
Fuel Depletion |
Critical Reactors; Six-factor Formula |
Neutron Activation Analysis |
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Thursday |
Reactivity, Reactor Control, Time Dependence |
Light Water Reactors |
Subcritical Multiplication |
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Friday |
Exam |
Next Generation Reactor Designs |
Prompt Jump and Prompt Drop |
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Week 2 |
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Monday |
Thermodynamic Principles |
Thermodynamic Cycles and Turbomachinery |
Xenon Buildup |
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Tuesday |
Single Phase Flow and Heat Transfer Principles |
Two Phase Flow and Heat Transfer Analyses |
Fuel Temperature Coefficient of Reactivity |
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Wednesday |
Heat Exchangers |
Heat Generation and Reactor Coolant Systems |
Power Calibration |
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Thursday |
Economics and Design Principles |
Nuclear Regulation and Licensing |
Reactor Pulse |
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Friday |
Exam |
Exam |
Final Summary |