NUEN 330: Monte Carlo Radiation Transport and MCNP Code

Course Description

Credits 3.
2 Lecture Hours.
2 Lab Hours.Principles of Monte Carlo method; statistical methods in Monte Carlo; random number generation; sampling methods for physical processes represented by Boltzmann transport equation; particle tracking in combinatorial geometry; ACE format cross-sections; introduction to MCNP code; MCNP applied to radiation shielding, criticality safety, reactor physics and detector modeling problems; MCNP output analysis; MCNP statistical tests; MCNP tallying procedures; Variance reduction techniques; introduction to develop Monte Carlo algorithms.Prerequisite:Grade of C or better inNUEN 302; grade of C or better or concurrent enrollment inNUEN 301; MCNP code single user license from RSICC, ORNL, USA; junior or senior classification.