Course curriculum

  • 1

    Component, Structure, & Identification of the Atom

    • Student Reference Files

    • Component, Structure, & Identification of the Atom Part 1 - Objectives and Overview [CHEM]

    • Component, Structure, & Identification of the Atom Part 1 - Objectives and Overview [RP]

    • Component, Structure, & Identification of the Atom Part 1 - Objectives and Overview [NLO]

    • Component, Structure, & Identification of the Atom Part 1 - Objectives and Overview [MAINT]

    • Component, Structure, & Identification of the Atom Part 2 - Properties of Atoms [OBJ 1, 2a, 2b & 3]

    • Component, Structure, & Identification of the Atom Part 3 - Elements & Isotopes [Obj 2c, 2d & 5]

    • Component, Structure, & Identification of the Atom Part 4 - Chart of Nuclides [Obj 4]

    • Component, Structure, & Identification of the Atom Part 5 - Review

    • Component, Structure, & Identification of the Atom - Practice Problems (Obj. Listed)
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    Binding Energy & Mass Defect

    • Student Reference Files

    • Binding Energy & Mass Defect Part 1 - Objectives and Overview [CHEM]

    • Binding Energy & Mass Defect Part 1 - Objectives and Overview [RP]

    • Binding Energy & Mass Defect Part 1 - Objectives and Overview [NLO]

    • Binding Energy & Mass Defect Part 1 - Objectives and Overview [Maint]

    • Binding Energy & Mass Defect Part 2 - Atomic Forces [Obj 1]

    • Binding Energy & Mass Defect Part 3 - Nuclear Stability [Obj 2 & 3]

    • Binding Energy & Mass Defect Part 4 - Radiation [Obj 4, 5 & 6] [MAINT, NLO]

    • Binding Energy & Mass Defect Part 5 - Binding Energy [Obj 7 & 8]

    • Binding Energy & Mass Defect Part 6 - Review

    • Binding Energy & Mass Defect - Practice Problems (Obj. Listed)
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    Radioactive Decay & Interactions

    • Student Reference Files

    • Radioactive Decay & Interactions Part 1 - Objectives and Overview [NLO]

    • Radioactive Decay & Interactions Part 1 - Objectives and Overview [MAINT]

    • Radioactive Decay & Interactions Part 1 - Objectives and Overview [RP]

    • Radioactive Decay & Interactions Part 1 - Objectives and Overview [CHEM]

    • Radioactive Decay & Interactions Part 2 - Electrons

    • Radioactive Decay & Interactions Part 3 - Radioactive Decay

    • Radioactive Decay & Interactions Part 4 - Activity

    • Radioactive Decay & Interactions Part 5 - Particle Interactions

    • Radioactive Decay & Interactions Part 6 - Review

    • Radioactive Decay & Interactions - Practice Problems (Obj. Listed)
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    Nuclear Cross Section, Fission, and Neutron Classifications

    • Student Reference Files

    • Nuclear Cross Section, Fission, and Neutron Classification Part 1 - Objectives and Overview [NLO]

    • Nuclear Cross Section, Fission, and Neutron Classification Part 1 - Objectives and Overview [MAINT]

    • Nuclear Cross Section, Fission, and Neutron Classification Part 1 - Objectives and Overview [RP]

    • Nuclear Cross Section, Fission, and Neutron Classification Part 1 - Objectives and Overview [CHEM]

    • Nuclear Cross Section, Fission, and Neutron Classification Part 2 - Cross Sections [OBJ 1] [NLO]

    • Nuclear Cross Section, Fission, and Neutron Classification Part 3 - Neutrons [OBJ 2] [MAINT, RP, NLO]

    • Nuclear Cross Section, Fission, and Neutron Classification Part 4 - Fission Yield [OBJ 3-7]

    • Nuclear Cross Section, Fission, and Neutron Classification Part 5 - Decay Heat [OBJ 8 & 9] [MAINT, RP, NLO]

    • Nuclear Cross Section, Fission, and Neutron Classification Part 6 - Decay Heat Estimates [OBJ 10] [NLO]

    • Nuclear Cross Section, Fission, and Neutron Classification Part 7 - Review
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    (Supplement) Advanced Neutrons Theory

    • Neutrons - Part 1 Objective and Introduction

    • Neutrons - Part 2 Why we can't shutdown and just walk away

    • Neutrons - Part 3 Radioactive Decay and Half Life Calculation

    • Neutrons - Part 4 Binding Energy Per Nucleon vs Mass Number

    • Neutrons - Part 5 Interactions

    • Neutrons - Part 6 Definitions

    • Neutrons - Part 7 Prompt vs Delayed Times

    • Neutrons - Part 8 Fission Product Yeild Curve

    • Neutrons - Part 9 Binding Energy Per Nucleon and Chart of Stability

    • Neutrons - Part 10 Fissile vs Fissionable, Critical vs Binding Energy

    • Neutrons - Part 11 Energy From Fission

    • Neutrons - Part 12 Slow and in the Fuel is the Name of the Game

    • Neutrons - Part 13 Review, Differences Between Prompt and Delayed in 1 Table
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    Neutron Life Cycle

    • Student Reference Files - Neutron Life Cycle

    • Neutron Life Cycle Part 1 - Objectives & Overview [CHEM]

    • Neutron Life Cycle Part 1 - Objectives & Overview [MAINT]

    • Neutron Life Cycle Part 1 - Objectives & Overview [RP]

    • Neutron Life Cycle Part 1 - Objectives & Overview [NLO]

    • Neutron Life Cycle Part 2 - Effective Multiplication Factor (Obj 1,2,3)

    • Neutron Life Cycle Part 3 - Neutron Life Cycle (Obj 3)

    • Neutron Life Cycle Part 4 - Fast Fission Factor & Fast Non-Leakage Probability (Obj 3)

    • Neutron Life Cycle Part 5 - Resonance Escape Probability & Thermal Non-Leakage Probability (Obj 3)

    • Neutron Life Cycle Part 6 - Thermal Utilization Factor & Reproduction Factor (Obj 3)

    • Neutron Life Cycle Part 7 - Six Factor Formula (Obj 1,2,3)

    • Neutron Life Cycle Part 8 - Reactivity (Obj 4,5,6,8)

    • Neutron Life Cycle Part 9 - Reactivity Conversions (Obj 5,6,8)

    • Neutron Life Cycle Part 10 - Keff & Reactivity (Obj 1,2,5,6,7)
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    (Supplemental) Neutron Life Cycle (With more Advanced Objectives from Generic Fundamentals)

    • Lifecycle - Part 3a Does Fuel Help Us or Hurt Us in an Effort to Fission 1

    • Lifecycle - Part 9 Neutron Lifecycle Level 2 Buckets

    • Lifecycle - Part 1 Objectives

    • Lifecycle - Part 12 Kexcess

    • Lifecycle - Part 8 Neutron Lifecycle Level 1 Letters

    • Lifecycle - Part 10 Neutron Lifecycle Level 2 Letters in Terms of the Buckets
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    Delayed Neutrons and Reactor Kinetics

    • Student Reference Files

    • Delayed Neutrons and Reactor Kinetics Part 1 - Objectives and Overview [CHEM]

    • Delayed Neutrons and Reactor Kinetics Part 1 - Objectives and Overview [RP]

    • Delayed Neutrons and Reactor Kinetics Part 1 - Objectives and Overview [NLO]

    • Delayed Neutrons and Reactor Kinetics Part 2 - Delayed Neutrons (Obj 1 & 2) [ NLO]

    • Delayed Neutrons and Reactor Kinetics Part 3 - Power Equation (Obj 3, 7 & 8) [CHEM, RP, NLO]

    • Delayed Neutrons and Reactor Kinetics Part 4 - Doubling Time [NLO]

    • Delayed Neutrons and Reactor Kinetics Part 5 - Reactor Control [NLO]

    • Delayed Neutrons and Reactor Kinetics Part 6 - Review
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    (Supplement) Super Advanced Reactor Kinetics for Operators

    • (Supplemental) Reactor Kinetics - Review of Previous Material

    • Reactor Kinetics - Part 1 Overview and Objectives

    • Reactor Kinetics - Part 2 Neutron Sources and P3149

    • Reactor Kinetics - Part 3 Subcritical Multiplication Factor and the Donut

    • Reactor Kinetics - Part 4 Subcritical Multiplication Formulas, thumb rules, and P5733

    • Reactor Kinetics - Part 5 Subcritical Multiplication Practice Questions P1665

    • (Supplemental) Reactor Kinetics - Part 6 What's Really Going On, Deep Understanding of Reactor Kinectics

    • Reactor Kinetics - Part 7 Reactor Start-Up NI graph in Detail

    • Reactor Kinetics - Part 8 Reactor Above POAH NI graph and Rx follows Turbine

    • Reactor Kinetics - Part 9 Reactor Trip Region

    • Reactor Kinetics - Part 10 Startup Rate and Startup Rate Factors (Critical below POAH)

    • Reactor Kinetics - Part 11 Advanced, Reactivity Rate Effects

    • Reactor Kinetics - Part 12 Poet Example P2648

    • Reactor Kinetics - Part 13 Prompt Critical, Jumping, and Dropping

    • Reactor Kinetics - Part 14 Eta Epsilon Boys (Update)

    • Reactor Kinetics - Part 15 Subcritical to No Man's Land P7225
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    Coefficients

    • Student Reference Files - Coefficients

    • Coefficients 1 - Objectives & Overview [CHEM]

    • Coefficients 1 - Objectives & Overview [NLO]

    • Coefficients 2 - Moderator Temp Coeff (Obj 1-5) [CHEM, NLO]

    • Coefficients 3 - Fuel Temp Coeff (Obj 6-8) [CHEM, NLO]

    • Coefficients 4 - Pressure & Void Coeff (Obj 9-12) [CHEM, NLO]

    • Coefficients 5 - Review (Obj 2,4,6,7) [CHEM, NLO]
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    (Supplement) Super Advanced Coefficents 3rd Derivative for Operators

    • Coefficents - Part 1 Objectives

    • Coefficents - Part 2 What is a Coefficent Definition

    • Coefficents - Part 3 What is a Coefficent In Practice P6527

    • Coefficents - Part 4 Level 1 Keff vs Level 2 Defects vs Level 3 Coefficent vs Level 4 Changes in Coefficents

    • Coefficents - Part 5 How the Rest of the Lecture is Organized ... the Coefficent ... Then How the Coefficent Changes

    • Coefficents - Part 6 MTC Moderator Temperature Coefficent Definition

    • Coefficents - Part 7 MTC Changes with Other Plant Parameters

    • Coefficents - Part 8 MTC Over and Under Moderated, Effect of Boron, P3352 and P7637

    • Coefficents - Part 9 Boron and MTC P7416

    • Coefficents - Part 10 Doppler aka FTC Fuel Temperature Coefficent Definition

    • Coefficents - Part 11 How FTC changes with other plant parameters P651 P1052

    • Coefficents - Part 12 How FTC Change with Fuel Temperature P6926

    • Coefficents - Part 13 FTC Bang for you buck P3753

    • Coefficents - Part 14 FTC vs MTC speeds and which comes first P2671

    • Coefficents - Part 15 Power Coefficent and P1551

    • Coefficents - Part 16 The Biggest Component of the Power Coefficent P851

    • Coefficents - Part 17 End of Life Game, SDM, FTC in the Power Coefficent

    • Coefficents - Part 17 DBW Definition, DBW Changes with other plant parameters, P1350

    • Coefficents - Part 18 DBW Curves P3552

    • Coefficents - Part 19 Coefficents Applied Example P1071

    • Coefficents - Part 20 Coefficents Chart

    • Coefficents - Part 21 Its Hard to De-borate at the End of Life P1050
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    Plant Operations

    • Plant Operations - Student Reference Files

    • Plant Operations 1 - Objectives & Overview [CHEM]

    • Plant Operations 1 - Objectives & Overview [MAINT]

    • Plant Operations 1 - Objectives & Overview [RP]

    • Plant Operations 1 - Objectives & Overview [NLO]

    • Plant Operations 2 - Rx Startup (Obj 1,8)

    • Plant Operations 3 - ECP (Obj 2,3)

    • Plant Operations 4 - Power Distribution (Obj 4,5)

    • Plant Operations 5 - Shutdown Margin (Obj 6,7)

    • Plant Operations 6 - Decay Heat (Obj 8)

    • Plant Operations 7 - Review (Obj 1,3,4,8)
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