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Fission Reactor Physics Course

In this folder I collected some Homework Projects and Exercises carried out during the Fission Reactor Physics Course that I followed during my Master Degree in Nuclear Engineering at Politecnico di Milano (PoliMi).

Topics of the Course:

  • Nuclear Power Generation
  • Nuclear Physics of Fission Chain Reactions
  • Nuclear Reactors, Multiplication Factors and Reactor Criticality
  • Neutron Transport
  • One-speed Diffusion Theory Model
  • Neutron Diffusion in Non-Multiplying Media
  • Time-Independent Diffusion Equations and Criticality Conditions
  • Nuclear Reactor Kinetics
  • Point Reactor Kinetic Model
  • Reactivity Feedbacks, Reactor Dynamics and Thermal-hydraulic coupling
  • Multigroup Diffusion Theory

The course was a mix of theoretical lessons about Fission Reactor Physics and Exercise Sessions using Python to solve problems concerning Neutronics and Reactor Dynamics.