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Course 22: Nuclear Science and Engineering |
 | | | 22.00-22.099 plus UROP, UPOP, and ThU | | | 22.101-22.599 | | | 22.60-22.THG | | |  |
Graduate Subjects22.101 Applied Nuclear Physics
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Prereq: Physics II (GIR) and 18.03 Units: 4-0-8 
Provides an accelerated introduction to the basic principles of nuclear physics and its application within nuclear science and engineering. Fundamentals of quantum mechanics, nuclear properties, and nuclear structure. Origins of radioactivity and radioactive decay processes. Development of nuclear reaction theory, including cross sections, energetics, and kinematics. The interactions of photons, electrons, neutrons, and ions with matter, including the use of nuclear data and modeling tools. Basic theory of radiation and particle detection, shielding, and dosimetry. Uses of nuclear physics in energy, medicine, security, and science applications. B. Yildiz 22.102 Applications of Nuclear Science and Engineering
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Prereq: None Units: 1-0-2 [P/D/F]  Lecture: F1-2.30 (24-115)
Provides an overview of the current research directions and application areas in the field of nuclear science and engineering. Faculty from throughout the department each present an introduction to their field of specialization, along with targeted assignments to develop awareness and cross-links between fields. R. Kemp No textbook information available 22.103 Nuclear Technology and Society
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Prereq: 22.01 or permission of instructor Units: 3-0-6 Credit cannot also be received for 22.16
Introduces the societal context and challenges for nuclear technology. Major themes include economics and valuation of nuclear power, interactions with government and regulatory frameworks, safety, quantification of radiation hazards, and public attitudes to risk. Covers policies and methods for limiting nuclear-weapons proliferation, including nuclear detection, materials security, and fuel-cycle policy. R. Kemp 22.104 Monte Carlo Radiation Transport Methods
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Prereq: 22.101 Units: 3-0-9
Covers solutions to the radiation transport equation for neutrons and photons. Focuses on Monte Carlo methods when numerical methods are necessary, but touches on analytic solutions in simple systems when possible. Emphasizes the physical processes and nuclear data considerations when performing Monte Carlo simulations and covers key assumptions and challenges in modeling both fission and fusion energy systems. Staff 22.11 Applied Nuclear Physics
()  ; first half of termNot offered regularly; consult department Prereq: 22.02 or permission of instructor Units: 2-0-4
Introduction to nuclear structure, reactions, and radioactivity. Review of quantization, the wave function, angular momentum and tunneling. Simplified application to qualitative understanding of nuclear structure. Stable and unstable isotopes, radioactive decay, decay products and chains. Nuclear reactions, cross-sections, and fundamental forces, and the resulting phenomena. Staff 22.12 Radiation Interactions, Control, and Measurement
() ; second half of termNot offered regularly; consult department Prereq: 8.02 or permission of instructor Units: 2-0-4
The interaction, attenuation, and biological effects of penetrating radiation, especially neutrons and photons. Physical processes of radiation scattering and absorption, and their cross-sections. Outline of health physics. Biological effects of radiation, and its quantification. Principles of radiation shielding, detection, dosimetry and radiation protection. Staff 22.13 Nuclear Energy Systems
() ; first half of termNot offered regularly; consult department Prereq: 2.005, 22.01, or permission of instructor Units: 2-0-4
Introduction to generation of energy from nuclear reactions. Characteristics of nuclear energy. Fission cross-sections, criticality, and reaction control. Basic considerations of fission reactor engineering, thermal hydraulics, and safety. Nuclear fuel and waste characteristics. Fusion reactions and the character and conditions of energy generation. Plasma physics and approaches to achieving terrestrial thermonuclear fusion energy. Staff 22.14 Materials in Nuclear Engineering
() ; second half of termNot offered regularly; consult department Prereq: Chemistry (GIR) or permission of instructor Units: 2-0-4
Introduces the fundamental phenomena of materials science with special attention to radiation and harsh environments. Materials lattices and defects and the consequent understanding of strength of materials, fatigue, cracking, and corrosion. Coulomb collisions of charged particles; their effects on structured materials; damage and defect production, knock-ons, transmutation, cascades and swelling. Materials in fission and fusion applications: cladding, waste, plasma-facing components, blankets. Staff 22.15 Essential Numerical Methods
() ; first half of termNot offered regularly; consult department Prereq: 12.010 or permission of instructor Units: 2-0-4
Introduces computational methods for solving physical problems in nuclear applications. Ordinary and partial differential equations for particle orbit, and fluid, field, and particle conservation problems; their representation and solution by finite difference numerical approximations. Iterative matrix inversion methods. Stability, convergence, accuracy and statistics. Particle representations of Boltzmann's equation and methods of solution such as Monte-Carlo and particle-in-cell techniques. Staff 22.16 Nuclear Technology and Society
() Not offered regularly; consult department Prereq: 22.01 or permission of instructor Units: 2-0-4 Credit cannot also be received for 22.103
Introduces the societal context and challenges for nuclear technology. Major themes include economics and valuation of nuclear power, interactions with government and regulatory frameworks, safety, quantification of radiation hazards, and public attitudes to risk. Covers policies and methods for limiting nuclear-weapons proliferation, including nuclear detection, materials security, and fuel-cycle policy. Staff Nuclear Reactor Physics22.211 Nuclear Reactor Physics I
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Prereq: 22.05 Units: 3-0-9 Lecture: TR11-12.30 (24-121)
Provides an overview of reactor physics methods for core design and analysis. Topics include nuclear data, neutron slowing down, homogeneous and heterogeneous resonance absorption, calculation of neutron spectra, determination of group constants, nodal diffusion methods, Monte Carlo simulations of reactor core reload design methods. D. Price No textbook information available 22.212 Nuclear Reactor Analysis II
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Prereq: 22.211 Units: 3-2-7
Addresses advanced topics in nuclear reactor physics with an additional focus towards computational methods and algorithms for neutron transport. Covers current methods employed in lattice physics calculations, such as resonance models, critical spectrum adjustments, advanced homogenization techniques, fine mesh transport theory models, and depletion solvers. Also presents deterministic transport approximation techniques, such as the method of characteristics, discrete ordinates methods, and response matrix methods. B. Forget 22.213 Nuclear Reactor Physics III
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Prereq: 22.211 Units: 3-0-9
Covers numerous high-level topics in nuclear reactor analysis methods and builds on the student's background in reactor physics to develop a deep understanding of concepts needed for time-dependent nuclear reactor core physics, including coupled non-linear feedback effects. Introduces numerical algorithms needed to solve real-world time-dependent reactor physics problems in both diffusion and transport. Additional topics include iterative numerical solution methods (e.g., CG, GMRES, JFNK, MG), nonlinear accelerator methods, and numerous modern time-integration techniques. Staff 22.251 Systems Analysis of the Nuclear Fuel Cycle
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(Subject meets with 22.051) Prereq: 22.05 Units: 3-2-7
Study of the relationship between the technical and policy elements of the nuclear fuel cycle. Topics include uranium supply, enrichment, fuel fabrication, in-core reactivity and fuel management of uranium and other fuel types, used fuel reprocessing and waste disposal. Principles of fuel cycle economics and the applied reactor physics of both contemporary and proposed thermal and fast reactors are presented. Nonproliferation aspects, disposal of excess weapons plutonium, and transmutation of long lived radioisotopes in spent fuel are examined. Several state-of-the-art computer programs relevant to reactor core physics and heat transfer are provided for student use in problem sets and term papers. Students taking graduate version complete additional assignments. Staff Nuclear Reactor Engineering22.312 Engineering of Nuclear Reactors
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Prereq: (2.001 and 2.005) or permission of instructor Units: 3-0-9
Engineering principles of nuclear reactors, emphasizing power reactors. Power plant thermodynamics, reactor heat generation and removal (single-phase as well as two-phase coolant flow and heat transfer), and structural mechanics. Engineering considerations in reactor design. M. Bucci 22.313[J] Thermal Hydraulics in Power Technology
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(Same subject as 2.59[J], 10.536[J]) Prereq: 2.006, 10.302, 22.312, or permission of instructor Units: 3-2-7
Emphasis on thermo-fluid dynamic phenomena and analysis methods for conventional and nuclear power stations. Kinematics and dynamics of two-phase flows. Steam separation. Boiling, instabilities, and critical conditions. Single-channel transient analysis. Multiple channels connected at plena. Loop analysis including single and two-phase natural circulation. Subchannel analysis. Staff 22.315 Applied Computational Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer
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Prereq: Permission of instructor Units: 3-0-9
Focuses on the application of computational fluid dynamics to the analysis of power generation and propulsion systems, and on industrial and chemical processes in general. Discusses simulation methods for single and multiphase applications and their advantages and limitations in industrial situations. Students practice breaking down an industrial problem into its modeling challenges, designing and implementing a plan to optimize and validate the modeling approach, performing the analysis, and quantifying the uncertainty margin. Staff 22.316 Computational Fluid Dynamics for Multiphase Flows
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