13E064NT - Nuclear Techniques
| Course specification | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Course title | Nuclear Techniques | |||
| Acronym | 13E064NT | |||
| Study programme | Electrical Engineering and Computing | |||
| Module | ||||
| Type of study | bachelor academic studies | |||
| Lecturer (for classes) | ||||
| Lecturer/Associate (for practice) | ||||
| Lecturer/Associate (for OTC) | ||||
| ESPB | 6.0 | Status | mandatory | |
| Condition | None | |||
| The goal | Introduce students to general properties of nuclei, radioactivity and nuclear reactions and radiation detection. Neutron physics and physics of fission and fusion reactions are considered. | |||
| The outcome | Students will have proper knowledge to be independent in the filed of Nuclear Techniques. They will have active knowledge to recognize and solve variety of problems in the field of fission nuclear reactors and application of radiation. | |||
| Contents | ||||
| URL to lectures | https://teams.microsoft.com/l/team/19%3amrERahPlqWjw5nqtJHgpVJf0JaA_PWh1JnRCi6y2bUQ1%40thread.tacv2/conversations?groupId=067616f4-6b30-447d-9ccf-92b376b309c3&tenantId=1774ef2e-9c62-478a-8d3a-fd2a495547ba | |||
| Contents of lectures | Nuclear reactions. Detectors of radiation. Chain reaction. Multiplication factor. Slowing down and diffusion of neutrons. Multigroup approximation. Critical size of nuclear reactor. Static parameters of nuclear reactor. Reactivity changes in time. Nuclear reactor poisoning. Burnup and conversion of nuclear fuel. Generations of nuclear reactors. Fusion reactors. Radiation applications. | |||
| Contents of exercises | Practices, LAB and study research works | |||
| Literature | ||||
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| Number of hours per week during the semester/trimester/year | ||||
| Lectures | Exercises | OTC | Study and Research | Other classes |
| 3 | 1.5 | 0.5 | ||
| Methods of teaching | Practices, LAB and study research works. | |||
| Knowledge score (maximum points 100) | ||||
| Pre obligations | Points | Final exam | Points | |
| Activites during lectures | 0 | Test paper | 70 | |
| Practical lessons | 30 | Oral examination | 0 | |
| Projects | 0 | |||
| Colloquia | 0 | |||
| Seminars | 0 | |||