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MANE 6280 - Nuclear Reactor Analysis II


Reactor kinetics, stability, and control. Perturbation methods, reactivity coefficients; feedback mechanisms, long-term reactivity changes. Fission product effects on reactor startup and spatial stability. Fuel depletion. Theory of control and burnable poisons.

When Offered: Fall term every two to three years.

Credit Hours: 3