3.00 Credits
NEEP 405. Nuclear Reactor Theory 3(3,0). The neutronic behavior of fission reactors, primarily from a theoretical, one-speed perspective. Criticality, fission product poisoning, reactivity control, reactor stability and introductory concepts in fuel management, followe by slowing down and one-speed diffusion theory. Prerequisites: NEEP 305, Math 319 and 321.