JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD

Course Objective

The objective of this course is to make understand the concepts of

Nuclear Science and Special Properties required for materials to meet nuclear reactor requirements.

Course Outcome

By the end of the course student will get good knowledge of various

types and components of the nuclear reactor, their functional requirements with respect to Materials and the usage of various materials based on the type of nuclear reactor.

UNIT - I

Elementary Nuclear Physics and Chemistry; Structure of nucleus, radioactivity, binding energy; nuclear interaction; fission and fusion; nuclear reaction; energy release and chain reactions; neutron absorption cross-section; multiplication and criticality concepts and factors.

UNIT - II

Rector components; Types of reactors; PWR, BWR, Graphite Moderator Reactor, Heavy water Reactor, Graphite moderator Reactor, Light Water moderator Reactor, Liquid metal coolant reactor Mechanisms of moderation, radiation detection, radiation effects on fissile and non fissile materials; radiation damage and radiation growth; thermal cycling; protection against radiations.

UNIT - III

Materials for nuclear reactors; Considerations in selection and properties of common materials used as fuels, their physical and chemical properties; canning materials; coolants; control rods; reflectors and shielding materials. Production of reactor materials; Occurrence and general characteristics of nuclear minerals and their production.

UNIT - IV

Indian Resources; Flow sheets of processing of nuclear minerals for the production of nuclear grade uranium, thorium, beryllium and zirconium with emphasis on basic scientific principles involved; production and enriched uranium and fabrication of fuel elements.

UNIT - V

Nuclear power production in India and its economics; and safety measures.

R16 B.TECH METALLURGICAL AND MATERIALS ENGG.

TEXT BOOKS:

• 1. Wright JC -Metallurgy in Nuclear Power Technology; Iliffe Book Ltd., 1962
• 2. Glasstone S and Snesonske A; Principles of Nuclear Reactor Engineering; Macmillan, London

REFERENCES:

• 1. Grainger L Uranium and Thorium: George Newness Ltd., London.
• 2. Gurinsky DH and Dienes JL Nuclear Fuels, Macmillan.
• 3. Proceedings of the symposium on Nuclear Science and Engineering – Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Bombay. R16 B.TECH METALLURGICAL AND MATERIALS ENGG.