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22.13 Nuclear Energy Systems

() ; second half of term
Prereq: 22.01, 2.005, or permission of instructor
Units: 2-0-4
Begins Apr 2. Lecture: R4-5.30,F2.30-4 (24-115) Recitation: F9-10.30 (24-115) +final

Introduction to generation of energy from nuclear reactions. Characteristics of nuclear energy. Fission cross-sections, criticality, and reaction control. Basic considerations of fission reactor engineering, thermal hydraulics, and safety. Nuclear fuel and waste characteristics. Fusion reactions and the character and conditions of energy generation. Plasma physics and approaches to achieving terrestrial thermonuclear fusion energy.
M. Bucci
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