| Name of the course | semester | ECTS | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seminar 2 (physics) | II. | 4 |
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. |
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Experimental reactor physiscs (physics) |
I. | 6 |
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). |
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Materials in Nuclear Engineering (physics) |
I. | 6 |
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. |
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Nuclear safety (physics) |
I. | 6 |
Nuclear safety principles: -Levels (measures) of nuclear safety, defence-in-depth. -Definitions and principles of safety, risk, reliability and availability of systems, structures and devices. - Safety systems and their characteristics: redundancy, independence, separation, variety, fail-safe principle and single failure - Safety analyses. Analyses of transients and accidents. - Basic probability theory and Boolean algebra. -Databases and probabilistic models. Methods for evaluation of safety and reliability - Theory and Practice: fault tree, event tree, analysis of failure modes and effects. - Common cause failure - methods and examples. - Safety culture - the organization and management. - Measures of reliability and safety of systems and facilities. Risk criteria. - Risk based decision making. - Periodic safety review. - Quality assurance: program, procedures, implementation. |
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Physics of fission reactors (physics) |
I. | 9 |
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. |
| Photonics 2 | II. | 8 | Understanding interactions between laser beams and matter in different regimes, such as nonlinear wave mixing, modulation and signal processing. Distinguishing between resonant and non-resonant processes. |
