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NUCL 66000 - Magnetic Confinement Fusion


Credit Hours: 3.00. Applications of plasma physics for analysis and design of plasma configurations in fusion reactors. Topics include beam-driven fusion systems, plasma heating and ignition via neutral beams and RF wave heating, plasma waves, kinetic and fluid descriptions of plasmas, and energy transport; blanket neutronics for tritium breeding, energy conversion, and reactor design considerations. Prerequisite: NUCL 56000 . Typically offered Spring.



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