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MNE8114 - Fundamentals of Nuclear Engineering

Offering Academic Unit
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Credit Units
3
Course Duration
One Semester
Course Offering Term*:
Semester B 2024/25

* The offering term is subject to change without prior notice
 
Course Aims

Nuclear engineering is an extremely broad field, covering several professional aspects. The one-semester course of “fundamental of nuclear engineering” is aim to equip research students:
 
- With the knowledges of atomic and nuclear physics, interaction of radiation with matter, principles of fission reactors, nuclear reactor theory, and the development of advanced nuclear energy systems. 
 
- With the ability to identify the neutron transport theory, diffusion theory, criticality calculations, reactor kinetics, neutron slowing down theory and numerical solution to the diffusion equation.

Assessment (Indicative only, please check the detailed course information)

Continuous Assessment: 50%
Examination: 50%
Examination Duration: 2 hours
 
Detailed Course Information

MNE8114.pdf

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