Courses:

Course Info

• Course Number / Code:
• 22.05 (Fall 2006) 
• Course Title:
• Neutron Science and Reactor Physics 
• Course Level:
• Undergraduate 
• Offered by :
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
  Massachusetts, United States  
• Department:
• Nuclear Science and Engineering 
• Course Instructor(s):
• Prof. John Bernard 
• Course Introduction:
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  22.05 Neutron Science and Reactor Physics
  
  
  
  

  Fall 2006

  
  
  

  
  
  

  Course Highlights

  
  
  

  
  
  22.05 Neutron Science and Reactor Physics
  
  
  
  

  Fall 2006

  
  
  

  

  The MIT Nuclear Reactor Laboratory is a tank-type reactor. The fuel elements of uranium are positioned in a hexagonal core structure at the bottom of the core tank, while power is controlled by six shim blades and an automatic regulating rod. The pressure in the system is roughly atmospheric, and the maximum temperature approximately 120 degrees F. (Image courtesy of William McGee. Used with permission.)

  
  
  

  Course Description

  
  
  

  This course introduces fundamental properties of the neutron. It covers reactions induced by neutrons, nuclear fission, slowing down of neutrons in infinite media, diffusion theory, the few-group approximation, point kinetics, and fission-product poisoning. We emphasize the nuclear physics basis of reactor design and its relationship to reactor engineering problems.