NucE 497A RAMP

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• COURSE OUTLINE
• Total Period - 22 classes (lectures)
• NucE 497A Part I Chapters 1, 2, 3, and 4
• NucE 497A Part II Chapters 5, 6, and 7
• Textbook Lamarsh and Baratta, Introduction to
  Nuclear Engineering, 3rd edition, Prentice Hall,
  2001.

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• Additional References
• W.M. Stacey, Nuclear Reactor Physics, John
  Willey Sons, 2001
• J. J. Duderstadt and L. J. Hamilton, Nuclear
  Reactor Analysis, John Wiley Sons, 1976. 
• This course is designed as an intensive summer
  semester course providing introduction to nuclear
  engineering (NucE) to the undergraduate co-op
  students, and to graduate students with non-NucE
  background, and to returning students. After
  successfully completing this course,
  undergraduate students will be able to
  effectively follow the regular NucE curriculum.

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• Instructor Kostadin N. Ivanov
• Phone [phone]
• Fax [phone]
• E-mail kni1_at_psu.edu
• Web http//www.me.psu.edu/rdfmg/

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• COURSE OUTLINE
• TA There is a teaching assistant for this class.
  The information about the TA will be provided at
  the ANGEL site
• Homework (total of five) 15
• Exams
• 1st Exam Chapters 2 and 3 - 20
• 2nd Exam Chapters 5 and 6 30
• 3rd Exam Chapters 6, and 7- 35
• Submission of homework and exams via fax and
  e-mail

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• Course Schedule
• Lecture 1
• Introduction to the course - Course objectives,
  Grading, homework, exams, Attendance
• Chapter 1 of Lamarsh
• The scope of nuclear engineering

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• Course schedule
• Chapter 2 of Lamarsh
• Lecture 2 Fundamental particles
• Lecture 3 Radiation, radioactive decay and
  calculations
• Assignment of Homework 1
• Lecture 4 Nuclear Reactions

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• Course Schedule
• Chapter 3 of Lamarsh
• Lecture 5 Neutron interactions and
  cross-sections
• Lecture 6 Poly-energetic neutrons and fission
• Assignment of Homework 2
• Lecture 7 Gamma-ray interactions and charged
  particles

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• Course Schedule
• Chapter 4 of Lamarsh
• Lecture 8 Types of nuclear reactors
• Lecture 9 Nuclear fuel cycles
• Exam 1

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• Course Schedule
• Chapter 5 of Lamarsh
• Lecture 10 Neutron flux and current, and
  diffusion equation
• Lecture 11 Solutions of the diffusion equation
• Assignment of Homework 3

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• Course Schedule
• Lecture 12 The group diffusion method, thermal
  neutron diffusion, and two-group calculation
  of neutron moderation
• Chapter 6 of Lamarsh
• Lecture 13 One-group reactor equation, the
  slab reactor, and other reactor shapes
• Lecture 14 The one group critical equation,
  and thermal reactors

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• Course Schedule
• Exam 2
• Lecture 15 Reflected reactors, and
  multi-group calculations
• Assignment of Homework 4
• Lecture 16 Heterogeneous reactors

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• Course Schedule
• Lecture 20 Fission product poisoning and core
  properties during the lifetime
• Lecture 21 Review
• Lecture 22 Review
• Exam 3

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• CHAPTER 1 NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
• Nucleus of an atom a tremendous source of
  energy
• Practical applications of nuclear energy
• For peaceful purposes
• Nuclear power systems
• -Electricity generation
• -Propulsion

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• CHAPTER 1 NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
• 20 of energy generation in US
• Environmental benefits free of greenhouse gas
  emissions
• Propulsion benefits submarines, aircraft
  carriers, icebreakers, spacecrafts, and rockets
• Medical applications of radiation

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• CHAPTER 1 NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
• Production of radioisotopes
• Activation analysis
• Food preservation
• Chemical processing

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• Reading Assignment
• Before viewing Class 2
• Read Chapter 2 in text