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2.0 Introduction to Nuclear Fission Reactor Principles

Course subject(s) 2. Nuclear Fission Reactor Principles

Welcome back to DelftX NUCLEAR01x: Understanding Nuclear Energy.

This module we will have Prof. Dr. Jan Leen Kloosterman and Dr. Anna Smith from the Delft University of Technology. You can read more about them in the next unit.

In this module, they will discuss the basic principles of nuclear fission reactors, as well as the properties of the materials required to construct and operate them.

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