Physics module 26 · Put your knowledge to work
Advanced Fission & Fusion Applications
Practise criticality, reactor power, fusion, and dose problems.
6 problem sets · Learn at your pace · Some resources require membership
From understanding to problem solving.Your next step
Choose a problem set
Start with a familiar topic, then work towards more demanding problems.
6 of 6 sets
- 01Problem studio
Chain Reactions and Criticality Problems
N = N₀k^g generation growth, critical mass reasoning, doubling times, and chain energy release.
Open practice - 02Problem studio
Inside a Fission Reactor Problems
Moderators, fissions per second from thermal power, enrichment, fuel mass per year, and coal comparisons.
Open practice - 03Problem studio
Fusion and the Coulomb Barrier Problems
The D–T Q value from masses, U = kq₁q₂/r barriers, (3/2)kT temperatures, and tritium budgets.
Open practice - 04Problem studio
Fusion Technology Problems
Magnetic and inertial confinement, Lawson triple products, gyroradii, and the 14 MeV neutron.
Open practice - 05Problem studio
Radiation Safety and Nuclear Waste Problems
Grays and sieverts, weighting factors, annual dose budgets, and waste decay horizons.
Open practice - 06Problem studio
Fission and Fusion Calculus Problems
dN/dt = (k − 1)N/τ, reactor periods and doubling times, burn-up integrals, and breeding equilibrium.
Open practice
Review the foundations 6 related lessons
Extra challenging questions
Take the ideas further with course-specific extension questions, supplied-data graphs and worked solutions.