Nuclear Definition and 997 Threads

Hi everyone, I plan to major in nuclear engineering and material science and engineering. What field of study can I integrate both disciplines? Which field in nuclear engineering is currently most active? Thank you,

After long thinking I decided that I want to do either engineering or science. I am not really interested in one specific field in science but I am more interested in what field is more useful, active and revolutionary. I became very interested in quantum computing but I lost interest since it...

Is there any manipulation of nuclear particle to sort out the nuclear reactor?

why nuclear radiations occur in atoms with large nucleus?Is it the weakening of residual strong force? If so why it gets weak ?

Hello everyone, I am new to the forum , I really want to go into Nuclear engineering but I am a little bit afraid that It's going to be difficult. Is there anyone who is currently studying Nuclear engineering ? My questions are : Does it require too much Chemistry? I am very good at...

Should I go with a PC for nuclear engineering? xholic

Hello everybody, I am a first year and I have one more question. To what degree do electron contribute to nuclear decay? (Do electron which can 'spend' some time in the nucleus cause bigger decay?) Thanks in advance :)

The leptons and hadrons carry the weak isospin charge. What allows the weak bosons do carry the charge? Is it because they have a mass?

I'm not sure if any of you have heard about the game, Shattered Horizon. It's story takes place in 2047 when the Moon Mining Corporation accidentally fractured a large chunk of the moon and sent fragments and debris in orbit around Earth. International Space Agency workers and MMC miners are now...

Hi everyone, I will be a college freshman this fall, however, next spring I have to take upper division courses in nuclear engineering. Thus, I would like to learn more about each area of study. Below are all the options offered by Berkeley Nuclear Engineering Department. I would like...

I am confused about spontaneous fission. My basic understanding is that like α-decay the tunnel effect is responsible. We have a potential barrier caused by the superposition of surface tension energy and coulomb potential through which an energised nuclear fragment can tunnel with a certain...

Hello everybody! :wink: I have some difficulties concerning the concept of nuclear binding energy. First, look at this example: http://www.freeimagehosting.net/newuploads/jtefo.png In the first case, the two protons have big energy. But this energy is not changing it's weight. And in the...

What are your thoughts on nuclear energy ? Are you for it or against? In my opinion the only cons are that fact that they cost large amounts to build/maintain, as well as they develop radioactive waste. But the waste can be dealt with, thing plants can power entire cities while a regular...

Hello, My name is Zack Groothouse. I am new to this forum, although i have read the forum rules, please forgive me for any rules i break, or mistakes i make in my statements. I just recently graduated high school (2 weeks ago to be exact) and I am aspiring to be a nuclear engineer. I would...

For those who are extremely interested in nuclear technology like me. I'm happy to inform you about the starting of a new online course today from the University of Pittsburgh by prof Larry Foulke. The course could be done on Coursera. Doing that course and receiving a certificate of...

Homework Statement I'm a bit negative to this assignment, because I think this has lack of information. The question is: "220-Rn is radioactive and gives α-particles with the energy of 6.4 MeV. An injection of 0.25 µg Radon is performed in a closed container. How big effect is developed...

This Fall I will be joining my university for MS Nuclear Engineering. My undergraduate major is Mechanical Engineering. I have a few questions. 1. How important is computational physics in Nuclear Engineering? 2. How to go about learning and practicing it in the context of nuclear engineering...

hello all. I need some references and problems with soloution of nuclear reactor thermodynamic for practicing and learning better. like presurizer.and exc.

i know few things about nuclear reactors .i have a lot of doubts.i want to know everything completely such as 1.how control rods absorb neutrons? 2.how do scientists know what's happening inside an atom? and so on.... " can anyone tell me the complete details about nuclear reactors ? "...

I was just wondering about this field and I have a few questions. 1) Is it possible (or how typical is it?) to get a PhD in Nuclear Engineering with a B.Sc in Physics? 2) Is a PhD recommended if I want to work in this industry? 3) I don't know if I want to do pure research (ex...

What would be a good choice as a MSc in nuclear physics to do in a company specialized in nuclear engineering? Training on nuclear engineering will be provided. Current proposals are modeling of reactors for severe accidents, modeling for safety and licensing or reactor & fluid systems...

What colleges should I apply to for nuclear engineering? Also is going to graduate school fjjor nuclear engineering worth the cost?

I'm mostly looking into fusion but also traditional fission power systems. Good schools seem to be Michigan, Illinois, Cal, MIT maybe a few others. I go to the University of Maryland. Right now I have a 3.71 GPA, downward trending though 4.00 -> 3.55 -> 3.53 over the first three years. I got my...

Do you guys think USC has a decent nuclear engineering graduate program or should I consider somewhere else?

I think about an interesting question - How many people can kill unshielded nuclear reactor in one second? Some averages, estimates ... Do you have any idea? And why? On what is it dependent?Thanks.

In most of the news segments on the Iranian nuclear facilities you can see workers pouring something out of drums that looks like molten lead. I have wondered what that is. What is that stuff?

is it possible to make a nuclear "battery" which works off nuclear not electrochemical reactions using berylium/graphite shielding?

When a nuclear reactor is in a critical state, the neutrons released in each fission trigger an average of exactly one additional fission. If the average number of additional fissions triggered rises above one, the reactor enters a supercritical state in which the fission rate and the thermal...

I know people have designed nuclear rocket engines, but is there any reason you couldn't have a nuclear thermal jet engine? Simply take a conventional jet and swap out the combustion area with a small reactor? Could the same idea work at higher speeds with a nuclear ramjet, or scramjet equivalent?

Do you think it would be possible to use a beam of neutrinos to probe the structure of atomic nuclei? Since they do not interact electronically, they would be useful to study the structure of both neutrons and protons, either through gravitational deflection or weak interactions. Could this...

Hi everyone, I was reading the report about the Fukushima incident and I do not understand some concepts because of my limited understanding. Could you please help me? Combustible Gas Control. <----- can you explain this concept in simpler language The NRC regulations in 10 CFR 50.44...

As a career should I pick a nuclear engineer or nuclear scientist? What's the difference?

If I use hydrogen-like orbitals for other atoms, how are the number of nodes and probability density affected?

Homework Statement Homework Equations The Attempt at a Solution (a) Shown. (b) W = 975 MeV (c) Initially nucleus has volume V. Splits into two smaller particles each with charge Q/2, and volume V/2. So for each particle, Q/2 and R*(1/2)1/3 So, W' ~ 2 *...

I am about to graduate with a physics Ph.D. My University is very strong in optics, photonics and electromagnetism, and even basic quantum mechanics (for topics like entanglement and solid state physics) but rather weak in nuclear physics. Thing is, nuclear physics has always fascinated me and...

I am looking for reliable and scholarly sources (books, articles, websites, videos, etc) on the following topics: 1. Current (post-Fukushima incident) debates about whether or not a moratorium should exist (in the U.S.) 2. What new regulation are being proposed for the most current debates...

Hello, This topic is an open discussion around the technical, ethical and legal implications and issues behind high-level nuclear waste management. I am a designer working on a project aimed at exploring the future of nuclear waste, by proposing alternative ways of dealing with the issue. For...

Models suggest that the ash and fumes caused by cities set on fire by nuclear war would cause a nuclear winter. Are these models still valid, or do more refined models suggest that such a scenario would not occour, or that even a limited nuclear war would cause an extended nuclear winter...

Hello all. I was just wondering what kind of things I would need to know if I wanted to become a nuclear physicist? I'll be honest, I've never been very strong in any math or science. Almost every teacher I've had in math or science has pretty much crushed what little confidence I had in both...

Hello everyone, I am a high school senior. I got accepted to UC Berkeley, and will be attending the school this coming fall. I want to pursue nuclear engineering in college. Since UC Berkeley offers joint major programs, I would like to pursue a joint major (nuclear + another engineering...

Homework Statement A nuclear power station reactor using 235 U (Uranium) as fuel has an output of 107 W. How much uranium is consumed per hour if the overall efficiency is 10%. The 235 U decays by the following reaction: n + 235 U → 144 Nd + 89 Y + (3)(n) + (7)(e-)Homework Equations P = E /...

What would be the difficulty of building each? I have read of Michio Kaku building an atom smasher (albeit it ruined the power flow to his house,) I have found a 200,000 volt generator so I presume that a particle accelerator would be possible, and my friend is currently working on a nuclear...

For example, what potential do interactions like pair production have in harnessing the idea of converting photons to mass have in the future of nuclear engineering? Or what about quantum tunneling as the basis of fusion/fission? is it getting cold in here, yet? What are the new ideas out...

I would really appreciate if someone could assist me with these questions: https://www.dropbox.com/s/q2wg088b6ictn7f/Worksheet_Nuc_Science_2013_Edited_Cut.docx?m :)

Author: Neil E. Todreas, Mujid Kazimi Title: Nuclear Systems Volume I: Thermal Hydraulic Fundamentals, Second Edition Amazon Link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1439808872/?tag=pfamazon01-20 Prerequisities: Junior (3rd year uni) level courses in Nuclear Engineering, Mechcanical Engineering...

I was reading about the nuclear accidents in early Soviet submarines and got a couple of questions, hope this is the appropiate forum to ask them. :smile: Let's assume that a submarine suffers both a hull and reactor vessel rupture (for example, as a result of an attack in wartime) while at...

Hi! I am currently interested in working on a simulator that emulates the creation of a star in c++. Basically, I'm thinking of generating a large number of particles (protons) fairly close to each other and apply gravitational and electro-magnetic force to them, and then see what happens. It...

This excerpt is from "The Universe and the Atom" by Don Lichtenburg: I was under the impression that photons made in the nuclear fusion bounced off of particles for a long time, before they inexplicably were able to escape from the sun. Why does the sun absorb the most energetic photons...

I'm a sophomore applied physics major at Columbia Engineering, and have recently thought about going into nuclear engineering as a career. I'm extremely interested in physics and am pretty sure that it's a pretty hot industry since many people working in nuclear engineering are entering...

Hi, I'm a student of Nuclear Engineering (MS level) at University of Dhaka, Bangladesh. I completed my Honours and Master Degree with Mathematics. I have chosen to complete a thesis paper on "Application of Lie groups & Lie Algebras in Nuclear & Particle Physics." I need some guideline...