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Syllabus

CLASS # TOPICS HW# DUE LAB# DUE
1 Introduction - Front End Overview
2 Front and Back end Overview
3 In-Core Aspects Hw 1
4 In-Core Aspects (Cont'd)
5 Core Design Criteria-Physics Hw 2
6 Core Design Criteria-Engineering 1
7 Fuel Cycle & Operations Economics Hw 3
8 Fuel Cycle & Operational Economics 2
9 CANDU Physics, Fuel Cycle, Limits Hw 4
10 HTGR Physics, Fuel Cycle, Limits
11 Fast Reactors Hw 5
12 High Level Waste #1 3
13 Initial Project Presentation Hw 6
14 Initial Project Presentation
15 High Level Waste #2, Def.W Hw 7
16 Actinide Transmutation #1 4
17 Research Reactor Fuel Manag.
Given at ANS seminar time
18 Actinide Transmutation #2, Reproc. Hw 8
19 Proliferation #1 5
20 Proliferation #2 Hw 9
21 Pu-Recycle & Weapons Burning 6
22 Thorium Fuel Hw 10
23 DOE R+D Plans
24 Manufacturing and Eng. Design
25 Fuel Performance Models
26 Term Paper Presentations
27 Term Paper Presentations

Grades

Homework 30%
Computer Lab 20%
Mid-Term Presentation 10%
Term Paper 30%
Final Presentation 10%