Imperial College London

DrMatthewEaton

Faculty of EngineeringDepartment of Mechanical Engineering

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Contact

 

+44 (0)20 7594 7053m.eaton

 
 
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Location

 

657City and Guilds BuildingSouth Kensington Campus

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Summary

 

Course/Module

Teacher, 1st year tutorials. (Undergraduate)

Nuclear Reactor Physics - MECH70002

Aims

This module provides a basic introduction to the reactor physics of nuclear reactors, including 

neutron conservation, neutron diffusion, criticality for spheres cylinders and cuboids, reflected spheres, point kinetics with delayed neutrons, xenon poisoning, and other reactivity feedback mechanisms.

 

ECTS = 5

Role

Course Leader