Nuclear Reactor Physics and Design

  1. Core Design and Fuel Management
    1. Reactor Core Components
      1. Nuclear Fuel
        1. Fuel Materials
          1. Natural Uranium
            1. Enriched Uranium
              1. Plutonium
                1. Mixed Oxide Fuel
                  1. Thorium-Based Fuels
                  2. Fuel Forms
                    1. Oxide Fuels
                      1. Metal Fuels
                        1. Carbide Fuels
                          1. Nitride Fuels
                          2. Fuel Fabrication
                            1. Pellet Manufacturing
                              1. Fuel Rod Assembly
                                1. Quality Control
                              2. Fuel Cladding
                                1. Cladding Functions
                                  1. Fission Product Containment
                                    1. Structural Support
                                      1. Heat Transfer
                                      2. Cladding Materials
                                        1. Zirconium Alloys
                                          1. Stainless Steel
                                            1. Advanced Cladding Materials
                                          2. Moderator and Reflector
                                            1. Light Water
                                              1. Properties and Characteristics
                                                1. Neutron Moderation
                                                2. Heavy Water
                                                  1. Advantages and Disadvantages
                                                    1. Neutron Economy
                                                    2. Graphite
                                                      1. Properties and Applications
                                                        1. Radiation Effects
                                                        2. Beryllium and Beryllium Oxide
                                                        3. Coolant Systems
                                                          1. Coolant Functions
                                                            1. Heat Removal
                                                              1. Neutron Moderation
                                                                1. Neutron Absorption
                                                                2. Water Coolants
                                                                  1. Light Water
                                                                    1. Heavy Water
                                                                      1. Pressurized vs Boiling
                                                                      2. Gas Coolants
                                                                        1. Carbon Dioxide
                                                                          1. Helium
                                                                            1. Air
                                                                            2. Liquid Metal Coolants
                                                                              1. Sodium
                                                                                1. Lead-Bismuth
                                                                                  1. Mercury
                                                                                2. Structural Materials
                                                                                  1. Core Support Structures
                                                                                    1. Control Rod Guide Tubes
                                                                                      1. Fuel Assembly Hardware
                                                                                        1. Material Properties Requirements
                                                                                      2. Lattice Physics
                                                                                        1. Fuel Assembly Design
                                                                                          1. Pin Arrangements
                                                                                            1. Square Lattice
                                                                                              1. Triangular Lattice
                                                                                                1. Hexagonal Lattice
                                                                                                2. Pitch-to-Diameter Ratio
                                                                                                  1. Water-to-Fuel Ratio
                                                                                                  2. Neutron Spectrum in Lattices
                                                                                                    1. Thermal Spectrum
                                                                                                      1. Epithermal Spectrum
                                                                                                        1. Fast Spectrum
                                                                                                        2. Resonance Treatment
                                                                                                          1. Equivalence Theory
                                                                                                            1. Rational Approximation
                                                                                                              1. Subgroup Method
                                                                                                              2. Burnup-Dependent Effects
                                                                                                                1. Spectral Changes
                                                                                                                  1. Cross Section Evolution
                                                                                                                2. Power Distribution Analysis
                                                                                                                  1. Flux and Power Shapes
                                                                                                                    1. Axial Power Distribution
                                                                                                                      1. Radial Power Distribution
                                                                                                                        1. Local Power Peaking
                                                                                                                        2. Power Peaking Factors
                                                                                                                          1. Nuclear Hot Channel Factor
                                                                                                                            1. Engineering Hot Channel Factor
                                                                                                                              1. Statistical Combination
                                                                                                                              2. Power Flattening Techniques
                                                                                                                                1. Fuel Enrichment Zoning
                                                                                                                                  1. Burnable Poison Distribution
                                                                                                                                    1. Control Rod Programming
                                                                                                                                    2. Power Distribution Control
                                                                                                                                      1. Axial Offset Control
                                                                                                                                        1. Quadrant Power Tilt
                                                                                                                                          1. Power Distribution Monitoring
                                                                                                                                        2. Fuel Cycle Analysis
                                                                                                                                          1. Fuel Burnup
                                                                                                                                            1. Burnup Units
                                                                                                                                              1. Burnup Distribution
                                                                                                                                                1. Discharge Burnup
                                                                                                                                                2. Isotopic Evolution
                                                                                                                                                  1. Actinide Buildup
                                                                                                                                                    1. Plutonium Production
                                                                                                                                                      1. Minor Actinide Formation
                                                                                                                                                      2. Fission Product Accumulation
                                                                                                                                                        1. Neutron Poison Buildup
                                                                                                                                                        2. Reactivity Evolution
                                                                                                                                                          1. Beginning of Life Reactivity
                                                                                                                                                            1. Burnup Reactivity Loss
                                                                                                                                                              1. End of Life Reactivity
                                                                                                                                                              2. Fuel Management Strategies
                                                                                                                                                                1. Once-Through Cycle
                                                                                                                                                                  1. Multi-Batch Refueling
                                                                                                                                                                    1. Fuel Shuffling Schemes
                                                                                                                                                                      1. Continuous Refueling

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