NOC:Fundamentals of Nuclear Power Generation (USB)

Media Storage Type : 32 GB USB Stick

NPTEL Subject Matter Expert : Prof. Dipankar N. Basu

NPTEL Co-ordinating Institute : IIT Guwahati

NPTEL Lecture Count : 30

NPTEL Course Size : 6.9 GB

NPTEL PDF Text Transcription : Available and Included

NPTEL Subtitle Transcription : Available and Included (SRT)

Lecture Titles:

Lecture 1 - Introduction of nuclear energy
Lecture 2 - Binding energy and mass defect
Lecture 3 - Radioactivity and radioactive decay
Lecture 4 - Different types of nuclear transmutation
Lecture 5 - Artificial radioactivity and neutron-nucleus interactions
Lecture 6 - Energy and momentum conservation
Lecture 7 - Fission and role of neutron energy
Lecture 8 - Theory of elastic scattering
Lecture 9 - Neutron multiplication factor
Lecture 10 - Neutron diffusion theory
Lecture 11 - Solution of one-group diffusion equation
Lecture 12 - Simple reactor theory
Lecture 13 - Nuclear fuel and simple energy consideration
Lecture 14 - Axial temperature distribution and heat transfer coefficient
Lecture 15 - Prompt and delayed neutrons
Lecture 16 - Delayed neutron kinetics
Lecture 17 - Different control mechanisms and various effects
Lecture 18 - Classical reactor designs
Lecture 19 - Evolution of reactors from Gen-I to Gen-IV
Lecture 20 - The concept of breeding
Lecture 21 - Fuel cycles and FBR
Lecture 22 - Gen-IV FBR designs
Lecture 23 - Hydrogen fusion reactions
Lecture 24 - Coulomb barrier and other critical factors
Lecture 25 - Radiation dose and gross biological effects
Lecture 26 - Stochastic and deterministic effects of human cells
Lecture 27 - Lessons from TMI and Chernobyl
Lecture 28 - Defence-in-depth Philosophy
Lecture 29 - Waste classification and Disposal of Mill Tailings
Lecture 30 - Disposal methodologies for HLW and IMW