MECH 420 - Nuclear Reactor Analysis

Institution:

The Citadel

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Description:

This course focuses on nuclear reactor systems, the release of nuclear energy in the reactor core, and its removal as heat for producing electric power. Specific topics emphasize reactor kinetics, heterogeneous reactors, control rods and shim, reactor poisons, heat transfer, and alternative energy systems. The fundamentals of transport theory and the solution to the transport equation using Monte Carlo N-Particle (MCNPX) transport code are introduced.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.citadel.edu

Phone Number:

(843) 225-3294

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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