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Lecture 3 of 34Week 2 : Radioactivity and nuclear Reactions
Radioactivity and radioactive decay
Prof. Dipankar N. Basu · IIT Guwahati
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- Introduction of nuclear energy
- Binding energy and mass defect
- Radioactivity and radioactive decay
- Different types of nuclear transmutation
- Artificial radioactivity and neutron-nucleus interactions
- Energy and momentum conservation
- Fission & role of neutron energy
- Theory of elastic scattering
- Neutron multiplication factor
- Neutron diffusion theory
- Solution of one-group diffusion equation
- Simple reactor theory
- Nuclear fuel & simple energy consideration
- Axial temperature distribution & heat transfer coefficient
- Prompt & delayed neutrons
- Delayed neutron kinetics
- Different control mechanisms & various effects
- Classical reactor designs
- Evolution of reactors from Gen-I to Gen-IV
- The concept of breeding
- Fuel cycles & FBR
- Gen-IV FBR designs
- Hydrogen fusion reactions
- Coulomb barrier & other critical factors
- Radiation dose & gross biological effects
- Stochastic & deterministic effects of human cells
- Lessons from TMI & Chernobyl
- Defence-in-depth Philosophy
- Waste classification & Disposal of Mill Tailings
- Disposal methodologies for HLW & IMW
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