SRM UNIVERSITY

DEPARTMENT OF NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING

LESSON PLAN

COURSE CODE & TITLE : NE0319 – NUCLEAR REACTOR THEORY - I

YEAR/SEMESTER : III / V
YEAR : 2012-13
CLASS : B.Tech NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING

Sr.
DATE Hrs TITLE/DETAILS OF THE CHAPTER REFERENCES
No.
INTRODUCTION
1 Lecture 1 1 Fundamentals of nuclear physics TB-ch1
2 Lecture 2 1 Neutron-nuclear reactions -do-
3 Lecture 3
2 Nuclear cross-sections -do
4 Lecture 4
5 Lecture 5
2 Fission reaction and characteristics -do-
6 Lecture 6
7 Lecture 7 1 Principles of nuclear reactors TB-1,RB-1
FUNDAMENTALS OF NUCLEAR SYSTEMS
8 Lecture 8
2 Characteristics of fission reaction TB-Ch 3
9 Lecture 9
10 Lecture 10
2 Fuel, Moderator and reactor power -do-
11 Lecture 11
12 Lecture 12 1 Burnup and fuel consumption TB-Ch 4
Homogeneous & heterogeneous cores and
13 Lecture 13 1 RB – Ch.3
reflectors
14 Lecture 14
2 Reactor kinetics and dynamics TB-Ch.4
15 Lecture 15
16 Lecture 16 Reactivity feedback – core composition changes
2 RB – Ch.5
17 Lecture 17 – nuclear system life time
MATHEMATICAL DESCRIPTION OF PHYSICAL PHENOMENA : NEUTRON AND
MODELLING METHODS
18 Lecture 18
2 Reactor physics and engineering requirements TB, Ch 5
19 Lecture 19
20 Lecture 20
2 Neutron distribution – flux, current, source -do-
21 Lecture 21
22 Lecture 22
2 Nuclear data – cross sections, reaction rates -do-
23 Lecture 23
24 Lecture 24
Basic scheme for nuclear system modeling
25 Lecture 25 3 -do-
methods
26 Lecture 26
27 Lecture 27 Modelling of nuclear systems – neutron balance
2 -do-
28 Lecture 28 equations
 NUCLEAR DATA & CROSS SECTION PROCESSING

29 Lecture 29
2 Cross section data – Nuclear data files AR-2
30 Lecture 30
31 Lecture 31
32 Lecture 32 3 Data formats – ENDF-6 system AR-2
33 Lecture 33
34 Lecture 34
35 Lecture 35 3 NJOY data processing AR-2
36 Lecture 36
37 Lecture 37
2 Multigroup cross-section libraries AR-2
38 Lecture 38
CORE COMPOSTION CHANGES DURING REACTOR OPERATION
39 Lecture 39 Nuclide production- destruction equations and
2 TB Ch 7
40 Lecture 40 solution
41 Lecture 41
2 Adiabatic fuel depletion modeling -do-
42 Lecture 42
43 Lecture 43 1 Equilibrium fuel cycle -do-
44 Lecture 44
2 Reactivity effects of fuel composition changes -do-
45 Lecture 45
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TEXT BOOK
1. W.M.Stacey, Nuclear Reactor Physics, John Wiley & Sons, 2001

REFERENCE BOOKS
1. J.R.Lamarsh, Introduction to Nuclear Reactor Theory, Addison-Wesley Pub.,1966
2. J.R.Lamarsh, A.J.Baratta, Introduction to Nuclear Engineering, 3rd ed.

ADDITIONAL REFERENCE BOOKS

1. Samuel Glasstone, Alexander Sesonske, Nuclear Reactor Engineering, CBS, 4th ed.
2. Walter and Todd, Fast Spectrum Reactors

Name of the Faculty: Sucheta S Deshmukh

Signature: HOD/Nuclear