• The 2007 offering was given November 3 - December 15, 2007. For a complete list of past, current and future course offerings, see the overall Schedule.
• The 2005 version of this course is maintained for archival and reference purposes.
• Location: University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Room B232, 2000 Simcoe Street North, Oshawa

Course description:

An introduction to nuclear energy and fission energy systems is presented. The energetics of nuclear reactions, interactions of radiation with matter, radioactivity, design and operating principles of fission are presented. Nuclear reactor physics including chain reactions, reactor statics and kinetics, multigroup analysis, core thermalhydraulics and the impact of these topics on reactor design are covered. Special topics such as xenon dynamics, burnup and reactor flux effects on safety are included.

Course Schedule:

• November 3 & 4        - Introduction
• November 17 & 18   - Session 2
• December 1 & 2       - Session 3
• December 15            - Exam

Course Notes:

• Outline (pdf 40kb)
• Textbook: Introduction to Nuclear Engineering (third edition), J.R. Lamarsh & A.J. Baratta, Prentice-Hall, 2001, ISBN: 0-201-82498-1
• Additional good book: Nuclear Reactor Analysis, James J. Duderstadt & Louis J. Hamilton, ISBN: 0471223638

Course Presentations:

• Course material (pdf 3.14Mb)