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
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
