| # |
Date |
Lesson |
Computational
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Reading/HW |
| 1 |
8/31/98
|
Introduction |
SCALE setup
|
Ch. 1
|
|
2
|
9/2/98
|
Fundamental concepts
|
SCALE: Material description (1)
|
3-6
|
|
3
|
9/9/98
|
Review of reactor theory
|
SCALE: Material description (2)/Cross sections
|
7-13
|
|
4
|
9/14/98
|
International standards
|
SCALE: Geometry (1)
|
29-36
[HW #1]
|
|
5
|
9/16/98
|
ANS standards
|
SCALE: Geometry (2)
|
36-40
|
|
6
|
9/21/98
|
Criticality accident reports
|
SCALE manual
|
Ch. 3
|
|
7
|
9/23/98
|
Critical and subcritical experiments
|
SCALE: Geometry (3)
|
43-49
|
|
8
|
9/28/98
|
Transient experiments
|
SCALE: Geometry (4)
|
49-51
[HW #2]
|
|
9
|
9/30/98
|
General features of transport theory
Cross sections
|
SCALE: Geometry (5)
|
53-60
[HW #3]
|
|
10
|
10/5/98
|
Discrete ordinates overview
|
SCALE: Geometry (6)
|
|
|
11
|
10/7/98
|
"
|
SCALE: Overview of Calculational Steps
|
|
|
12
|
10/12/98
|
MonteCarlo overview
|
SCALE: Review of output (1)
|
|
|
13
|
10/14/98
|
No class -- Fall Break
|
|
|
|
14
|
10/19/98
|
MC and discrete ordinates SCALE input
|
SCALE: Review of output (2)
|
|
|
15
|
10/21/98
|
Validation/Subcritical limits
|
SCALE: Examples (1)
|
65-73
|
|
16
|
10/26/98
|
Surface Density/Density analog
|
SCALE: Examples (2)
|
75-81
[HW #4]
|
|
17
|
10/28/98
|
Review for Midterm
|
|
[HW #5]
|
|
18
|
11/2/98
|
Midterm Test
|
|
|
|
19
|
11/4/98
|
Overview of criticality safety evaluations
Assignment of projects
|
|
|
|
20
|
11/9/98
|
Material definitions
Allowable uncertainties
|
MCNP Setup
|
|
|
21
|
11/11/98
|
Parametric studies
|
MCNP: Geometry (1)
|
|
|
22
|
11/16/98
|
Contingency analysis (1)
|
MCNP: Geometry (2)
|
|
|
23
|
11/18/98
|
Contingency analysis (2)
Team meeting
|
MCNP: Materials and cross sections
|
|
|
24
|
11/23/98
|
Layout of main calculations
Work process tools
Interim Report #1 due
|
MCNP: Review of output
|
|
|
25
|
11/25/98
|
No class -- Thanksgiving
|
|
|
|
26
|
11/30/98
|
Controls and Postings
Interim Report #2 due
|
MCNP: Examples (1)
|
|
|
27
|
12/2/98
|
|
MCNP: Examples (2)
|
|
|
28
|
12/7/98
|
Technical reviews
Final draft due
|
|
|
|
29
|
12/9/98
|
Tabletop walkthrough of reports
|
|
|
|
|
12/11/98
|
Final report due
|
|
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