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Objectives and competences

Nuclear installation and irradiation facilities overview, fundamental principles of operation, possibilities of implementation.

Content (Syllabus outline)

Fundamentals of nuclear and reactor physics Neutron processes in thermal reactors Modern nuclear reactors and radioactive waste deposition Radiation detectors Particle accelerators Application of nuclear and radiation techniques in industry and medicine Radiation doses Nuclear data and computational tools

Learning and teaching methods

- Lectures. - Auditorium exercises. - Laboratory work.

Intended learning outcomes - knowledge and understanding

Knowledge and Understanding: Student will be able to demonstrate the thorough understanding of principal neutron processes occurring within thermal reactors and estimate the magnitude of different nuclear parameters. He will be able to explain the nuclear and radiation techniques in industry and medicine, and the radiation hazard for the human health.

Intended learning outcomes - transferable/key skills and other attributes

Transferable/key competences and other abilities: • Communication skills, both written and oral expressions, • Developped critical spirit in analysing and uncerstanding the problem for their efficient solving using modern techniques. • In depth experience of using mathematical techniques for the analysis and problem solving.

Readings

B Cvikl: Jedrske in sevalne naprave, Fakulteta za energetiko, UM , 2014, študijsko gradivo, 188 strani, posodobljeno 2021. R. A. Knief: Nuclear Engineering, Taylor & Francis, ZDA, 1992. J. R. Lamarsh: Introduction to Nuclear Engineering, 3-rd Ed., Prantice Hall, Inc., ZDA , 2001. J. K. Shultis, R. E. Faw, Fundamentals of Nuclear Science and Engineering, Taylor&Francis, ZDA, 2008. G. C. Lowenthal and P. L. Airey, Practical Applications of Radioactivity and Nuclear Radiation, Cambridge, 2001

Prerequisits

None

  • red. prof. dr. IVAN-ALEKSANDER KODELI

  • Oral examination: 50
  • Written examination: 30
  • Laboratory work: 20

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  • Slovenian
  • Slovenian

  • ENERGY TECHNOLOGY - 1st