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Fundamentals Of Nuclear Power Generation

Prof. Dipankar N. Basu · IIT Guwahati

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Lectures

Week 1: Fundamentals of Nuclear Power

  1. Introduction of nuclear energy Video
  2. Binding energy and mass defect Video

Week 2 : Radioactivity and nuclear Reactions

  1. Radioactivity and radioactive decay Video
  2. Different types of nuclear transmutation Video
  3. Artificial radioactivity and neutron-nucleus interactions Video
  4. Energy and momentum conservation Video

Week 3 : Nuclear Fission

  1. Fission & role of neutron energy Video
  2. Theory of elastic scattering Video

Week 4:Chain Reaction in Reactors

  1. Neutron multiplication factor Video
  2. Neutron diffusion theory Video
  3. Solution of one-group diffusion equation Video
  4. Simple reactor theory Video

Week 5 : Reactor Thermalhydraulics

  1. Nuclear fuel & simple energy consideration Video
  2. Axial temperature distribution & heat transfer coefficient Video

Week 6:Reactor Control

  1. Prompt & delayed neutrons Video
  2. Delayed neutron kinetics Video
  3. Different control mechanisms & various effects Video

Week 7:Thermal Reactors

  1. Classical reactor designs Video
  2. Evolution of reactors from Gen-I to Gen-IV Video

Week 8:Breeder Reactors

  1. The concept of breeding Video
  2. Fuel cycles & FBR Video
  3. Gen-IV FBR designs Video

Week 9:Nuclear Fusion

  1. Hydrogen fusion reactions Video
  2. Coulomb barrier & other critical factors Video

Week 10:Biological Effects of Radiation

  1. Radiation dose & gross biological effects Video
  2. Stochastic & deterministic effects of human cells Video

Week 11:Reactor Safety & Security

  1. Lessons from TMI & Chernobyl Video
  2. Defence-in-depth Philosophy Video

Week 12:Waste Management

  1. Waste classification & Disposal of Mill Tailings Video
  2. Disposal methodologies for HLW & IMW Video

Live Session

  1. Live Session 01-03-2021 Video
  2. Live Session 01-04-2021 Video
  3. Live Session 17-02-2022 Video
  4. Live Session 03-03-2025 Video

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Credits and licence

Institution
IIT Guwahati
Department
Mechanical Engineering
Teacher
Prof. Dipankar N. Basu
Level
Undergraduate
Language
English
Subjects
Engineering
Source
NPTEL
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