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Exercises are provided at the training reactor. Each exercise consists of practical (individual) experimental work and theoretical introduction. Reactor instrumentation with reactivity meter is used to perform all the measurements and exercises. Basic knowledge of reactor physics, kinetics and radiation detection is required to perform all the exercises. A set of exercises is chosen to match the measurements that are necessary for the operation of a nuclear reactor (including nuclear power plant).
To acquire basic knowledge about properties and the behaviour of materials and the effects of irradiation on material properties. Application of thermodynamics, properties of solid materials combined with irradiation effects to understand the properties of materials. Ability to solve problems of materials in nuclear engineering.
Nuclear safety principles:
Nuclear reactions with neutrons and fission, characteristics of the cross-sections for the most important nuclides.
Prompt and delayed neutrons, fission products.
Chain reaction and multiplication factor.
Boltzmann equation for neutron transport in a matter.
Diffusion approximation and its validity.
Time-independent cases, non-fissile and fissile agent.
Slowing down the neutrons in the moderator, resonant absorption, thermalisation.
Solving the time-dependent transport and diffusion equations, the derivation of point kinetics equations.
Linear kinetics of the reactor and control over the chain reaction.
Feedback effects on the reactivity and non-linear kinetics.
The program is determined each year, and typically covers topics in physics and related fields research. Students can choose the seminar topic among the available topics or through the choice of the supervisor - teacher at the faculty. Students will perform literature search in various databases and on internet. Lecture can be up to 40 minutes long, allowing 5 minutes for discussion. Lecture is based on computer slides. After the lecture, final written version of the seminar must be submitted in two weeks. Text should not exceed 12 pages. Final form of the text must suitable for publication at the conference or in a journal. During the 1st semester students also attend some of the presentations at Seminar II in order to identify research areas rthey are interested in and conact potential supervisors.
The program is determined each year, and typically covers topics in physics research which are pursued at the faculty as well as in the related institutions. Supervisors of students are lecturers at UL as well as researchers at related institutions.