GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION

ADVANCED NEUTRON AND REACTOR PHYSICS/5431328

Course Title:	ADVANCED NEUTRON AND REACTOR PHYSICS
Credits	3	ECTS	7.5
Semester	1	Compulsory/Elective	Elective

COURSE INFO

-- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION

Turkısh

-- NAME OF LECTURER(S)

Assoc.Prof.Sema BİLGE OCAK

-- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)

http://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/sbocak

-- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)

sbocak@gazi.edu.tr, semamuzo@yahoo.com

-- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT

Ability to work Nuclear Power Plant and facilities produced neutron (cyclotron type accelerators / research reactors)
To be able to tell the basics of the nuclear reactors.
Order nuclear reactor types and the working principles of nuclear reactor
Tell the basics concepts and knowledges about the nuclear reactors
Ability to present oral and written forms in her/his field
Ability to rapidly distinguish the true an required knowledge,
Ability to do analyze of results
Ability to work at TAEK, TUBITAK-UME, and research groups, universities, research centers in advanced level, people who specialize in these subjects.

-- MODE OF DELIVERY

The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face

-- PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES

There is no prerequisite for this course.

-- RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENTS

There is no recommended optional programme component for this course.

--COURSE CONTENT
1. Week	Fundamentals of Neutron Physics,Fundamentals of Reactor Physics
2. Week	Slowing the Neutrons. Properties of the Thermal Neutrons.
3. Week	Division of The Nucleus (Fission)
4. Week	The Physical Properties of The Nuclear Reactors
5. Week	Homogenous Reactors
6. Week	Heterogenous Reactors,
7. Week	MIDTERM EXAM
8. Week	Infinite Rise Coefficient, Minimal Critical Dimension,
9. Week	Reactor Control
10. Week	The Structure of Nuclear Reactors.
11. Week	Power reactors and reactor materials,
12. Week	Reactor heat generation, reactor shielding and safety
13. Week	Fuel cycle of nuclear reactors
14. Week	Characteristic quantities of Fuel cycle,
15. Week	types of fuel cycle operations of fuel cycle, of radioactive waste management
16. Week	FINAL EXAM

-- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING

1.Reactor Physics, P. F. Zweifel, 1973 2.Nuclear Power Technology, W. Marshall. 1985 3.Nuclear Reactor Analysis J. J. Duderstadt, L. J. Hamilton, 1976. 4.Nuclear Reactor Engineering, S. Galsstone, A. Sesonske,1967.

-- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS

Lecture, Question & Answer, Demonstration by tecnical visit

-- WORK PLACEMENT(S)

Not Applicable

-- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA

	Quantity	Percentage
Mid-terms	1	30
Assignment	1	20
Exercises	0	0
Projects	0	0
Practice	0	0
Quiz	0	0
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade		40
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade		60

-- WORKLOAD

Efficiency	Total Week Count	Weekly Duration (in hour)	Total Workload in Semester
Theoretical Study Hours of Course Per Week	16	3	48
Practising Hours of Course Per Week			0
Reading	3	5	15
Searching in Internet and Library	13	3	39
Designing and Applying Materials			0
Preparing Reports	2	2	4
Preparing Presentation	14	3	42
Presentation	14	2	28
Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term	1	3	3
Final and Studying for Final	1	3	3
Other			0
TOTAL WORKLOAD:			182
TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25:			7.28
ECTS:			7.5

-- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM

NO	PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES	1	2	3	4	5
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2					X
3					X
4					X
5					X
6					X
7					X
8					X
9					X
10					X
11					X
12					X
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