<p>Lecture, four hours; outside study, eight hours. Underlying physics and mathematics of nuclear reactor (fission) core design. Diffusion theory, reactor kinetics, slowing down and thermalization, multigroup methods, introduction to transport theory. Letter grading.</p>

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

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General Catalog

Nuclear Reactor Theory

MECH&AE235A

4 units